Experts on Bioterrorism, Chemical Terrorism
BIOTERRORISM AND PUBLIC HEALTH* Dr. Bob Brooks, associate dean for health affairs, College of Medicine, former Florida Secretary of Health: (850) 644-3845, beeper (850) 395-4106.
"The recent bioterrorists events show how critical a healthy medical infrastructure and public health work force are to not only Florida, but also the United States."
MICROBIOLOGY* David Balkwill, professor of microbiology, College of Medicine: (850) 644-5719."Right now, it looks like it could be the beginning of something big, but it's too early to tell. The next few weeks will be critical."
* Myra Hurt, associate dean for student affairs, College of Medicine: (850) 644-1855."We can only hope that the anthrax came from a single set of envelopes that were mailed. If there are more sources we could be on the front end of a lot more cases."
* Robert Reeves, associate professor of biological science: (850) 644-2248."Obviously, the recent cases of anthrax are not a natural phenomenon, it's a premeditated disaster."
CHEMICAL TERRORISM* J. Michael Kuperberg, associate in research, Center for Biomedical and Toxicological Research: (850) 644-5516."Biological weapons are just one of a number of potential terrorist weapons. There are also a host of chemical compounds that could pose extreme hazards to the population were they to be deployed maliciously."
* Christopher Teaf, research associate, Florida Resources and Environmental Analysis Center: (850) 644-5516.
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