A Review of the Current Status of Anthrax Medical Countermeasures
Received Date: Jul 03, 2023 / Published Date: Jul 31, 2023
Abstract
Anthrax, the disease resulting from infection with the zoonotic bacterium Bacillus anthracis, has a high potential for use as an agent of biological terrorism and warfare, and has in fact been used for both. Given its relative high mortality rate in untreated humans, effective medical treatments and prophylactics are essential. This brief review will summarize the current state of medical countermeasures (MCM) for treating individuals exposed to anthrax as well as preventing the disease from manifesting.
Keywords: Anthrax; Vaccine; Monoclonal antibodies; Bioterrorism
Citation: House RV (2023) A Review of the Current Status of Anthrax Medical Countermeasures . J Bioterr Biodef, 14: 338. Doi: 10.4172/2157-2526.1000338
Copyright: © 2023 House RV. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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