Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

The Economic Impact of a Bioterrorist Attack: Are Prevention and Postattack Intervention Programs Justifiable?

Arnold F. Kaufmann, Martin I. Meltzer

, and George P. Schmid

Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Total deaths, hospital days, and outpatient visits associated with aerosol releases of B. anthracis, B. melitensis, and F. tularensis by the postattack day of prophylaxis initiation and level of prophylaxis effectiveness.

Figure 1. Total deaths, hospital days, and outpatient visits associated with aerosol releases of B. anthracis, B. melitensis, and F. tularensis by the postattack day of prophylaxis initiation and level of prophylaxis effectiveness.

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