Tularemia, biological warfare, and the battle for Stalingrad (1942-1943)

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作者
Croddy, E [1 ]
Krcálová, S [1 ]
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[1] Monterey Inst Int Studies, Chem & Biol Weapons Nonproliferat Program, Ctr Nonporliferat Studies, Monterey, CA 93940 USA
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10.1093/milmed/166.10.837
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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During World War II, both Soviet Red Army and German Wehrmacht forces suffered hundreds of thousands of casualties, many from infectious disease. In a recent book, Dr. Kenneth Alibek has suggested that the Soviet Red Army used tularemia (causative agent, Francisella tularensis) as a biological weapon during the battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943). Based on past clinical cases and the nature of the pathogen, we propose that an outbreak resulting from natural causes is more likely.
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