Title: Killer Bioterrorism Agents in Your Backyard?<br/>Author: Jon Mark Hirshon<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/96/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
Which infectious disease listed as Class A agents occur naturally, though sporadically within the U.S?</p>
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Anthrax- primarily in the West and Southwest (including Texas)</li>
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Plague- western United States</li>
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Tularemia- in all states except Hawaii, but most common south central US</li>
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Botulism- throughout the U.S. Most common type reported is infant botulism</li>
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Dengue- primarily Puerto Rico. Within the continental US, a small outbreak was reported from south Texas.</li>
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Small pox no longer occurs naturally and other viral hemorrhagic fevers occur in tropical settings.</p>
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http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/divisions/dfbmd/diseases/anthrax/technical.html</p>
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http://www.cdc.gov/plague/maps/</p>
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http://www.cdc.gov/tularemia/statistics/map.html</p>
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http://www.cdc.gov/nationalsurveillance/botulism-surveillance.html</p>
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http://www.cdc.gov/dengue/epidemiology/</p>
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http://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/vhf/</p>
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