Volume 5, Number 4—August 1999
THEME ISSUE
Bioterrorism
Perspective
Potential Biological Weapons Threats
Table
Biological agents involved in bioterrorism or biocrimesa
| Traditional biological warfare agents | Agents associated with biocrimes and bioterrorism | |
|---|---|---|
| Pathogens | Bacillus anthracisb | Ascaris suum |
| Brucella suis | Bacillus anthracisb | |
| Coxiella burnetiib | Coxiella burnetiib | |
| Francisella tularensis | Giardia lamblia | |
| Smallpox | HIV | |
| Viral encephalitides | Rickettsia prowazekii | |
| Viral hemorrhagic feversb | (typhus) | |
| Yersinia pestisb | Salmonella Typhimurium | |
| Salmonella typhi | ||
| Shigella species | ||
| Schistosoma species | ||
| Vibrio cholerae | ||
| Viral hemorrhagic
fevers (Ebola)b | ||
| Yellow fever virus | ||
| Yersinia enterocolitica | ||
| Yersinia pestisb | ||
| Toxins | Botulinumb | Botulinumb |
| Ricinb | Cholera endotoxin | |
| Staphylococcal enterotoxin B | Diphtheria toxin | |
| Nicotine | ||
| Ricinb | ||
| Snake toxin | ||
| Tetrodotoxin | ||
| Anti-crop agents | Rice blast | |
| Rye stem rust | ||
| Wheat stem rust |
aIncludes agents which were used, acquired, attempted to acquire, involved in a threat of use or an expressed interest in using. Reprinted with permission from Carus WS. Table 6: Biological agents involved. In: Carus WS. Bioterrorism and biocrimes: the illicit use of biological agents in the 20th Century. Working Paper, Center for Counterproliferation Research, National Defense University. August 1998, revised March 1999.
bThese agents appear on both lists.
