ABSTRACT
Pathogens employed as antianimal biological weapons are generally used to produce lethal effects in the target animal species. Primarily, targeted species provide food or are of economic value to the area (e.g., cows, pigs). Pathogens can be bacteria, viruses, rickettsiae, fungi, prions or parasites. Agents may be in the form of spores, liquid containing active agents, contaminated material (e.g., dust, feathers), or freeze-dried powders. The agents may also be carried and transmitted by vectors (e.g., mosquitoes, ticks, fleas). Although these pathogens are selected to target a specific animal species, there is the possibility that the disease may migrate to humans.
Pathways
