Pohanka Miroslav, Kuca Kamil
Center of Advanced Studies and Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defense, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
EXS. 2010;100:559-78.
Biological warfare agents are a group of pathogens and toxins of biological origin that can be potentially misused for military or criminal purposes. The present review attempts to summarize necessary knowledge about biological warfare agents. The historical aspects, examples of applications of these agents such as anthrax letters, biological weapons impact, a summary of biological warfare agents and epidemiology of infections are described. The last section tries to estimate future trends in research on biological warfare agents.
生物战剂是一组具有生物来源的病原体和毒素，它们有可能被滥用用于军事或犯罪目的。本综述试图总结有关生物战剂的必要知识。文中描述了其历史背景、这些制剂的应用实例（如炭疽信件）、生物武器的影响、生物战剂概述以及感染的流行病学情况。最后一部分试图评估生物战剂研究的未来趋势。
