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Emergency Response Planning for Anthrax Outbreaks in Bison Herds of Northern Canada
Author(s) -
NISHI J. S.,
DRAGON D. C.,
ELKIN B. T.,
MITCHELL J.,
ELLSWORTH T. R.,
HUGHJONES M. E.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb04386.x
Subject(s) - outbreak , wildlife , threatened species , environmental health , public health , geography , biosecurity , emergency response , bacillus anthracis , medical emergency , medicine , ecology , biology , virology , nursing , habitat , genetics , bacteria
A bstract : Anthrax outbreaks in northern Canada have implications for ongoing recovery efforts for the threatened wood bison and may pose a health risk to humans, other wildlife, and domestic livestock. RWED and WBNP maintain Anthrax Emergency Response Plans (AERPs) for their respective jurisdictions. An AERP is a pre‐planned logistical framework for responding effectively and rapidly to an outbreak so as to minimize spread of the disease, reduce environmental load of spores available for future outbreaks, and minimize risk to public health. In this paper, we describe the main components of an AERP and outline areas for future research.