Nikolakakis Ioannis, Michaleas Spyros N, Panayiotakopoulos George, Papaioannou Theodore G, Karamanou Marianna
Department of History of Medicine and Medical Ethics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, GRC.
Department of Pharmacology, University of Patras, School of Medicine, Patra, GRC.
Cureus. 2023 Mar 28;15(3):e36800. doi: 10.7759/cureus.36800. eCollection 2023 Mar.
In this paper, we reveal the anthrax weaponization in the Soviet Union and its impact on biowarfare research, technology, and public health that resulted in the development of the first Soviet Anthrax vaccine and the subsequent vaccination of animals and humans en masse. We assume that there are cases that a biowarfare technology was incorporated into the civilian industry and benefited public health. However, the legacy of bioweapons today still poses an asymmetric threat to public health and safety.
在本文中，我们揭示了苏联的炭疽武器化及其对生物战研究、技术和公共卫生的影响，这导致了苏联第一种炭疽疫苗的研发以及随后大规模的动物和人类接种。我们认为，存在生物战技术被纳入民用工业并造福公共卫生的情况。然而，如今生物武器的遗留问题仍然对公共卫生和安全构成不对称威胁。
