ANFS332 Lecture 27: Agroterrorism - Foot and Mouth Disease, Rinderpest, Rift Valley Fever
4 Feb 2020
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Agroterrorism - foot and mouth disease, rinderpest, rift valley fever. According to the government accountability office, long-distance live animal transport not only places countries at risk for catastrophic disease outbreaks, but it makes them vulnerable to bioterrorism as well. U. s. animal agriculture has been described as a particularly easy target, as one of the probable threats for an economic attack on this country, according to the u. s. deputy secretary of. Agriculture, and also as a direct attack on our citizenry. The intentional use of microorganisms or toxins derived from living organisms to cause death or disease in humans, animals, or plants on which we depend. The deliberate introduction of a plant or animal disease with the goal of generating fear, causing economic losses and undermining stability. Agricultural resources have been considered potential targets of biological warfare or terrorism since world war i.
