Durodié Bill
International Centre for Security Analysis, King's College London, 138-142 Strand, London WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom.
Curr Opin Biotechnol. 2004 Jun;15(3):264-8. doi: 10.1016/j.copbio.2004.04.001.
The possibility of bioterrorism has been met by significant financial outlays to map out public health responses. These have included comprehensive audits of potential agents, as well as exploring mechanisms for counteracting their impact. Psychological intervention and communication have been identified as key areas requiring further work, as fear of infection could pose a greater strain on social resources than the pathogens themselves. Bioterrorism provides a powerful metaphor for élite fears of social corrosion from within. Accordingly, a broader historical and cultural perspective is required to understand why individuals and societies feel so vulnerable to what remain largely speculative scenarios.
为规划公共卫生应对措施,已投入大量资金以应对生物恐怖主义的可能性。这些措施包括对潜在病原体的全面审查,以及探索应对其影响的机制。心理干预和沟通已被确定为需要进一步开展工作的关键领域,因为对感染的恐惧可能对社会资源造成比对病原体本身更大的压力。生物恐怖主义为精英阶层对内部社会侵蚀的恐惧提供了一个有力的隐喻。因此,需要从更广泛的历史和文化角度来理解为什么个人和社会对这些基本上仍属推测的情况如此脆弱。