Experts Warn of Agro-terror
August 25, 2006
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The nation’s farms and food supply are highly vulnerable to terrorism and the Department of Homeland Security isn’t prepared to deal with the “catastrophic” consequences of an agro-terror attack, Georgia agricultural experts warned a U.S. House subcommittee Thursday.
“Compared to bio-terror, agro-terror is appallingly easy,” said Corrie Brown, professor at the University of Georgia’s College of Veterinary Medicine, invoking the specter of terrorists introducing foot-and-mouth disease, avian influenza, swine flu of some other animal-borne disease that could disrupt the U.S. economy — and threaten human health as well.
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