Biological Agents

Category A Agents

Category A agents include:

  • Smallpox (variola major)
  • Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis)
  • Plague (Yersinia pestis)
  • Botulism (Clostridium botulinum toxin)
  • Tularaemia (Francisella tularensis)
  • Ebola hemorrhagic fever
  • Marburghemorrhagic fever
  • Lassa fever
  • Argentine hemorrhagic fever

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