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biological threat

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A threat that consists of biological material planned to be deployed to produce casualties in personnel or animals or damage plants. See also biological agent; biological ammunition; biological defense; biological environment; chemical, biological, and radiological operation; contamination; contamination control.


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``Initial testing did not find the powder to be a biological threat.
Biological Threats in Healthcare: Identify & Respond--part of the eight-part Responding to the Threat of Terrorism series--is geared for clinical workers and covers the six major biologic agents, as well as how to effectively cope with exposure emergencies.
Another and, as experts believe, decisive stage in upgrading biological threat warning arrangements will be the deployment of the Joint Biological Point Detection System (JBPDS).
 
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