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Biological warfare agents have the potential for causing widespread illness and death. According to one computer simulation model, if 110 pounds of anthrax spores were sprayed along a 1.5-mile tract upwind from a city with a population of 500,000, approximately 24,000 individuals would die. The psychological impact to the rest of the country and the world would be profound. A recent study published in the Centers for Disease Control (CDCs) Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal estimated the cost of managing a 100,000 case exposure to anthrax spores, could be as high as $26 billion.
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