Foodborne zoonotic agents and their food bioterrorism potential: A review.
Bioterrorism is an act of deliberate release and dissemination of biological agents such as pathogenic microorganisms or their products in a naturally occurring or human-modified form. Bioterrorist at-tacks are aimed at causing death, disease or other biological malfunction in humans, animals or pla...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Trakia University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://tru.uni-sz.bg/bjvm/BJVM%20June%202020%20p.147-159.pdf |
| Summary: | Bioterrorism is an act of deliberate release and dissemination of biological agents such as pathogenic microorganisms or their products in a naturally occurring or human-modified form. Bioterrorist at-tacks are aimed at causing death, disease or other biological malfunction in humans, animals or plants, in order to achieve certain political goals through creating fear and panic among the popula-tion and influencing government’s behaviour. Historical data showed that zoonotic pathogens have been most commonly used as agents for bioterrorism. Applied through the food production systems or directly to processed foods as biological weapons, zoonotic pathogens can have fast and devastating effects on human health with enormous economic and social impact. Despite the development of different countermeasures and the application of hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) systems in the food industry, the bioterrorists’ attacks as intentional acts cannot be predicted, but could be avoided by strengthening food control measures. |
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| ISSN: | 1311-1477 1313-3543 |