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Nishi, J.S., Dragon D.C., Elkin B.T., Mitchell
J., Ellsworth T.R. and Hugh-Jones M.E.. 2002. Emergency Response Planning
for Anthrax Outbreaks in Bison Herds of Northern Canada: A Balance Between
Policy and Science. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 969:
245-250. (PDF
= 134KB)
Abstract:
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 preplanned 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. |
