Review Article
Arboterrorism: Doubtful Delusion or Deadly Danger
Mackenzie L Kwak*Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, Australia
- *Corresponding Author:
- Mackenzie L Kwak
Department of Economic Development
Jobs, Transport and Resources Australia
Tel: +254 790 526395
E-mail: mackenziekwak@gmail.com
Received Date: October 24, 2016; Accepted Date: December 07, 2016; Published Date: December 14, 2016
Citation: Kwak ML (2016) Arboterrorism: Doubtful Delusion or Deadly Danger. J Bioterror Biodef 7:152. doi:10.4172/2157-2526.1000152
Copyright: © 2016 Kwak LM. 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.
Abstract
Arboterrorism, the weaponisation and use of arthropod vectors carrying pathogenic microbes, is a worrying possibility in an age of rapidly accelerating biology. Historically, arboterrorism has attracted minimal research and the probability of such attacks occurring has been unclear. For the first time the logistics of such attacks are discussed along with potential vectors and pathogens. A novel biodefence strategy against arboterrorism is also proposed.
