Bioterrorism

Bioterrorism is terrorism involving the intentional release or dissemination of biological agents.^[1] These agents include bacteria, viruses, insects, fungi, and/or their toxins, and may be in a naturally occurring or a human-modified form, in much the same way as in biological warfare.^[2]^[1] Further, modern agribusiness is vulnerable to anti-agricultural attacks by terrorists, and such attacks can seriously damage economy as well as consumer confidence.^[3] The latter destructive activity is called agrobioterrorism and is a subtype of agro-terrorism.^[4]

^ ^a ^b Hummel, Stephen; Burpo, F. John; Hershfield, Jeremy; Kick, Andrew; O'Donovan, Kevin J.; Barnhill, Jason (April 27, 2022). Cruickshank, Paul; Hummel, Kristina (eds.). "A New Age of Bioterror: Anticipating Exploitation of Tunable Viral Agents" (PDF). CTC Sentinel. 15 (4, Special Issue: The Biological Threat – Part One). West Point, New York: Combating Terrorism Center: 1–6. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
^ "Bioterrorism". www.interpol.int. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
^ Croddy, Eric; Perez-Armendariz, Clarissa; Hart, John (2002). Chemical and Biological Warfare: A Comprehensive Survey for the Concerned Citizen. Copernicus Books. pp. 78-84. ISBN 0387950761.
^ Roberge, Lawrence F. (2019). "Agrobioterrorism". Defense Against Biological Attacks. pp. 359–383. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-03071-1_16. ISBN 978-3-030-03070-4. S2CID 239249186.