Public Health Investigation After the Discovery of Ricin in a South Carolina Postal Facility | Zendy

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Public Health Investigation After the Discovery of Ricin in a South Carolina Postal Facility

Author(s) -

Joshua G. Schier,

Manish M. Patel,

Martin Belson,

Amee B. Patel,

Michael Schwartz,

Nicole Fitzpatrick,

Dan Drociuk,

Scott Deitchman,

Richard F. Meyer,

Toby Litovitz,

William A. Watson,

Carol Rubin,

Max Kiefer

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2006.099903

Subject(s) - ricin , public health , environmental health , medicine , public health surveillance , occupational safety and health , poison control , medical emergency , pathology , biology , biochemistry , toxin

In October 2003, a package containing ricin and a note threatening to poison water supplies was discovered in a South Carolina postal facility, becoming the first potential chemical terrorism event involving ricin in the United States. We examined the comprehensive public health investigation that followed and discuss the lessons learned from it.

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