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The goal of public health in response to bioterrorism is to improve the public health community’s preparedness to detect illness that may be related to a bioterrorism threat, and develop the appropriate public health structure with the ability to respond effectively in the event of a bioterrorism event. Fading line graphic between paragraphs An improved public health infrastructure that can detect disease outbreaks early and provide treatment and disease control is important not only for issues related to bioterrorism but for all infectious diseases. For some infectious disease agents, we might have only a short window of opportunity — between the time the first cases are identified and a second wave of people become ill — to determine that an attack has occurred, to identify the organism, and to prevent further spread. Protection against bioterrorism requires a strong public health system at the local level.
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