Medical Countermeasure Actions—A Historical Perspective

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ID11033670
AuthorsTanya Telfair LeBlanc (Tanya Telfair LeBlanc and Linda Ekperi are with the Science Integration, Applied Research and Translation Team, Applied Science and Evaluation Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA. Rachel Nonkin Avchen is with the Applied Science and Evaluation Branch, Division of State and Local Readiness, CDC. Christine Kosmos is with the Division of State and Local Readiness, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, CDC. Tanya Telfair LeBlanc, Rachel Nonkin Avchen, and...), Linda Ekperi (0000-0002-6624-0205, Tanya Telfair LeBlanc and Linda Ekperi are with the Science Integration, Applied Research and Translation Team, Applied Science and Evaluation Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA. Rachel Nonkin Avchen is with the Applied Science and Evaluation Branch, Division of State and Local Readiness, CDC. Christine Kosmos is with the Division of State and Local Readiness, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, CDC. Tanya Telfair LeBlanc, Rachel Nonkin Avchen, and...), Rachel Nonkin Avchen (0000-0002-5024-704X, Tanya Telfair LeBlanc and Linda Ekperi are with the Science Integration, Applied Research and Translation Team, Applied Science and Evaluation Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA. Rachel Nonkin Avchen is with the Applied Science and Evaluation Branch, Division of State and Local Readiness, CDC. Christine Kosmos is with the Division of State and Local Readiness, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, CDC. Tanya Telfair LeBlanc, Rachel Nonkin Avchen, and...), Christine Kosmos (Tanya Telfair LeBlanc and Linda Ekperi are with the Science Integration, Applied Research and Translation Team, Applied Science and Evaluation Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA. Rachel Nonkin Avchen is with the Applied Science and Evaluation Branch, Division of State and Local Readiness, CDC. Christine Kosmos is with the Division of State and Local Readiness, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, CDC. Tanya Telfair LeBlanc, Rachel Nonkin Avchen, and...)
Year2018
Volume108
IssueS3
PagesS175-S176
Publication date2018-09-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2018.304707
PMID30192666
OpenAlexW2890313235
LanguageEN
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An editorial is presented which addresses the authors' views about the historic aspects of medical countermeasure programs and public health emergency preparedness as of 2018, and it mentions a Sarin gas attack in Tokyo, Japan in 1995 and America's Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) program. According to the article, the SNS contains four classes of assets which include pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, and containers of medications to treat specific nerve agent exposure patients

Countermeasure · Environmental health · Perspective (graphical) · Artificial Intelligence · Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research · Computer Science · Disaster Response and Management · Engineering · Medicine · Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity

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