China's role in the chemical and biological disarmament regimes

Croddy, Eric

doi:10.1080/10736700208436872

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“…Whether it is the prevalence of HIV/ AIDS among the Chinese population, foot-and-mouth disease in domestic Chinese livestock (referred to officially as ''disease no. 5''), or the recent outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus, there is a past history of reticence on the part of Chinese authorities to be transparent concerning outbreaks of infectious disease and other public health problems (Croddy 2002). Therefore, open-source data on rodenticide poisonings in China may be erring on the very low side.…”

Section: Rodenticides and Mass Poisonings In Chinamentioning

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Rat poison and food security in the People’s Republic of China: focus on tetramethylene disulfotetramine (tetramine)

Croddy¹

2003

Arch Toxicol

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The last several years have seen a large number of mass poisonings in mainland China, particularly those caused by illicit rodenticides. One rat poison, tetramine (tetramethylene disulfotetramine) is responsible for a great percentage of death and injury in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Tetramine is an acutely toxic substance with human oral toxicity estimated as low as 0.1 mg/kg, and is widely available in open markets in mainland China--this despite being prohibited for manufacture or sale in the PRC. Being a GABA antagonist, and having an extremely potent effect on the brain stem, many victims can quickly fall into convulsions and die within hours following ingestion. With no known effective antidote at this time, clinical data from the PRC show that acute cases of tetramine poisoning are extremely difficult to treat. The widespread use of tetramine--including its reported sale at a Malaysian outdoor market in September 2002--could exacerbate its hazard to public health, particularly in those areas having large overseas Chinese populations.

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Section: Rodenticides and Mass Poisonings In Chinamentioning

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Rat poison and food security in the People’s Republic of China: focus on tetramethylene disulfotetramine (tetramine)

Croddy¹

2003

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“…The United States [6], the former Soviet Union [7,8], and China [9,10] have all examined C. psittaci for use as a biological weapon. Rear Admiral (Ret) Ellis Zacharias stated during the 1940's that biological weapons at that time included "bacteriological bombs containing either botulinus toxin or psittacosis virus (It should be noted that in our current understanding the term 'virus' was incorrectly applied in this context 76 years ago.)"…”

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Psittacosis: An Underappreciated and Often Undiagnosed Disease

Dembek,

Mothershead,

Owens

et al. 2023

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The bacterial agent Chlamydia psittaci, and the resulting disease of psittacosis, is a little-known and underappreciated infectious disease by healthcare practitioners and in public health in general. C. psittaci infections can cause significant psittacosis outbreaks with pandemic potential, with person-to-person transmission being documented in the last decade. In this publication, we review the pathogen and its disease, as well as examine the potential for genetic manipulation in this organism to create a more deadly pathogen. Recent disease surveys indicate that currently, the highest incidences of human disease exist in Australia, Germany and the UK. We recommend the universal public health reporting of C. psittaci and psittacosis disease and increasing the promotion of public health awareness.

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The History and Threat of Biological Weapons and Bioterrorism

Dembek

2006

Hospital Preparation for Bioterror

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China's role in the chemical and biological disarmament regimes

Cited by 14 publications

References 6 publications

Rat poison and food security in the People’s Republic of China: focus on tetramethylene disulfotetramine (tetramine)

Rat poison and food security in the People’s Republic of China: focus on tetramethylene disulfotetramine (tetramine)

Psittacosis: An Underappreciated and Often Undiagnosed Disease

The History and Threat of Biological Weapons and Bioterrorism

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