How to Use bioterrorism in a Sentence

bioterrorism

noun
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  • The main concern is that it could be used in bioterrorism.
    — Fabian Schmidt, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Bill Gates is sounding an alarm that hasn’t been ringing loud enough: the looming threat of bioterrorism.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 14 Feb. 2023
  • It is considered an agent of bioterrorism—and as such, there are few researchers who work with it.
    — National Geographic, 8 Dec. 2016
  • The most recent case of bioterrorism in America took place in the aftermath of 9/11.
    — Ana Santos Rutschman, The Conversation, 7 Nov. 2019
  • The law was originally written to help the state respond to bioterrorism in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Both come from a limited supply meant to be used in the event of a bioterrorism incident, such as the purposeful release of smallpox virus.
    — Tara C. Smith, Quanta Magazine, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Vaccines and drugs are available in large part because of fears of a bioterrorism attack with smallpox, a close relative of the monkeypox virus.
    — Apoorva Mandavilli, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2022
  • The school said the lab is one of about a dozen nationwide commissioned by the institute after the 9/11 attacks to study very contagious pathogens as a safeguard against bioterrorism.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2021
  • Where did all that funding go and why were those defenses against bioterrorism not more helpful in responding to the pandemic?
    — Peter Bergen, CNN, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The road to approval has been long for this vaccine, which will likely be stockpiled by some countries — the United States among them — as a hedge against a possible bioterrorism attack.
    — Helen Branswell, Scientific American, 20 Dec. 2019
  • Agents like anthrax or smallpox remain among the most feared in connection with bioterrorism attacks.
    — Ana Santos Rutschman, The Conversation, 7 Nov. 2019
  • After 9/11, the people in charge of the stockpile were concerned about bioterrorism—threats like anthrax—and sudden, mass-casualty events like, say, a bombing at the Super Bowl.
    — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2020
  • Some health experts say the chaotic vaccine rollout has also exposed gaps in the country’s ability to respond to a bioterrorism event.
    — Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 14 July 2022
  • The grant was doled out by a Canadian defense program that funded research into tools to combat bioterrorism.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 7 Jan. 2020
  • But after Clinton left office, bioterrorism became a far more pressing threat, in the wake of several anthrax attacks in 2001.
    — Adi Robertson, The Verge, 3 Nov. 2018
  • But to date, pulling off this sort of bioterrorism has required considerable expertise.
    — Byrobert F. Service, science.org, 14 June 2023
  • Many experts agree that the United States remains underprepared for a pandemic or a bioterrorism threat.
    — The Washington Post, OregonLive.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • The hospital took over the role of treatment facility in the event of bioterrorism after D.C. General hospital closed in 2001.
    — Jayne O'Donnell, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2017
  • Ziemer’s departure, along with the breakup of his team, comes at a time when many experts say the country is already underprepared for the increasing risks of a pandemic or bioterrorism attack.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2018
  • Already, some experts are mulling the nuclear option: ACAM2000, the smallpox shot that the government has been hoarding to counter a potential bioterrorism attack.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2022
  • The microbiologist and bioterrorism expert has worked for more than ten years at the Dallas County public health lab that tests virulent pathogens.
    — David Tarrant, Dallas News, 17 Apr. 2020
  • Nearly one month into America’s bioterrorism scare, the threat seemed to be receding in the nation’s capital as the Supreme Court reopened to employees on Friday.
    — Associated Press, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2001
  • Finally, future pandemics might be caused by bioterrorism by using agents such as anthrax, or smallpox.
    — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 9 May 2022
  • The government has long had been interested in developing drugs for protection against agents that might be used in a bioterrorism attack—in this case, smallpox.
    — Judy Stone, Forbes, 28 May 2022
  • But the shortage does expose a dangerous flaw in the medical supply chains that everyone relies on to counter disease outbreaks or bioterrorism.
    — Morten Wendelbo, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2018
  • If the spread of the disease is intentional, as in cases of bioterrorism or bio-warfare, adversaries could target global supplies of crucial treatments.
    — Smithsonian, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Interpol says the threat from bioterrorism is real and that criminals now have the capability to harm society.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 14 Feb. 2023
  • If the spread of the disease is intentional, as in cases of bioterrorism or biowarfare, adversaries could target global supplies of crucial treatments.
    — Morten Wendelbo, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2018
  • Since the 2001 terrorist attacks, some medical experts have warned of the possible introduction of smallpox as an agent of bioterrorism.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 8 June 2022
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei is a bacteria of particular concern as it could be used for bioterrorism.
    — Judy Stone, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022

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