ABSTRACT
Recent events have called enormous attention to the twin threats of biological warfare and bioterrorism. The tragedy of September 11, 2001 and the subsequent outbreak of anthrax cases associated with contaminated mail have made anthrax and smallpox household words. Nonetheless, public health, policy, and law enforcement officials have been planning a defense against potential agents of terrorism for some time now. A component of that defense has included, and is likely to continue to include, immunization. In this chapter, we discuss currently available vaccines against potential agents of biowarfare and bioterrorism. In addition, we discuss prospects for new generation vaccines against these same agents.
