Australian Public and Smallpox

Durrheim, David N.; Muller, Reinhold; Saunders, Vicki; Speare, Rick; Lowe, John B.

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Australian Public and Smallpox

Published Date:

Nov 2005

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 11(11):1748-1750.

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Durrheim, David N. ; Muller, Reinhold ; Saunders, Vicki ; Speare, Rick ; Lowe, John B. ;

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Description:

A national survey of 1,001 Australians found that most were concerned about a bioterrorist attack and were ill-informed about smallpox prevention and response. Since general practitioners were commonly identified as the initial point of care, they should become a focus of bioterrorism response planning in Australia.

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Journal Article

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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