bioterrorist attack

collocation in English

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bioterrorist
noun[C]
uk
/ˌbaɪ.əʊˈter.ə.rɪst/us
/ˌbaɪ.oʊˈter.ɚ.ɪst/
someone who uses living matter, such as bacteria, in an attack in order to harm or kill people for ...
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attack
noun
uk
/əˈtæk/us
/əˈtæk/
a violent act intended to hurt or damage someone ...
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(Definition ofbioterroristandattackfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbioterrorist attack

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Thus, it seems that physicians would have an obligation to respond to abioterroristattack.
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One goal of surveillance such as that used in the example is to discover instances ofbioterroristattack.
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However, an epidemic, a large-scale disaster, or abioterroristattackcould result in a significant portion of the population within a community requiring urgent medical care.
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Our work indicates time to intervention as one of the key parameters for an effective control of abioterroristattackwith smallpox in a large city.
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Diagnosing smallpox in possiblebioterroristattack.
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It was mostly focused on the possibility of abioterroristattack.
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Additional stockpiles of appropriate antibiotics and other medical countermeasures have been put in place, as have additional stocks of smallpox vaccine for use in the event of abioterroristattack.
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It will be used in the case of a chemical orbioterroristattack.
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An early awareness and response to abioterroristattackcould save many lives and potentially stop or slow the spread of the outbreak.
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The first indications of disease outbreak orbioterroristattackmay not be the definitive diagnosis of a physician or a lab.
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Efforts have also been taken to ensure that these medical countermeasures are able to be disseminated effectively in the event of abioterroristattack.
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An innovative approach to training hospital-based clinicians for bioterrorist attacks.
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It is indicated for sporadic cases of life-threatening botulism and is also stockpiled for the eventuality of botulinum nerve toxins being used in a futurebioterroristattack.
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Obviously, this will include funds to be allocated in the event of potential bioterrorist attacks.
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