2、由于土拉弗朗西斯菌在生物恐怖制剂中的重要作用,土拉菌病近年来已成为世界上一种卷土重来的、不可忽视的疾病。由于土拉弗朗西斯菌具有感染剂量低、易随气溶胶快速高度传播、能诱发致命疾病等特点,它已然成为一种潜在的生物战剂。因此,疾病控制和预防中心(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,CDC)已将土拉菌病列为 A 类生物武器1-2。
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