Bioterrorism, Concern on Some Important Tropical Diseases
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Bioterrorism is an actual threat to the world population. There are many kinds of possible infectious diseases that can be used as tools for bioterrorism. Here, the author briefly discusses on some specific important tropical diseases which can be used by bioterrorists. This is another important new issue in tropical medicine. ` ` Journal of Bioterrorism & Biodefense Citation: Wiwanitkitl V (2012) Bioterrorism, Concern on Some Important Tropical Diseases. J Bioterr Biodef 3:e101. doi:10.4172/2157-2526.1000e101
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