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Editorial
. 2024 Jul 24;170(4):287-289.
doi: 10.1136/military-2023-002512.

Surveillance of bacterial disease in wartime Ukraine

Joel R Keep  1 , D J Heslop  2
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Editorial

Surveillance of bacterial disease in wartime Ukraine

Joel R Keep et al. BMJ Mil Health. .

Abstract

This analysis considers circulation of bacterial disease in wartime Ukraine. Anthrax, brucellosis, botulism and tularaemia are all naturally occurring in the country. The causative agents of these diseases also formed components of the biological weapons programme the Russian Federation inherited from the Soviet Union at the end of the Cold War. Differentiating between natural and unnatural outbreaks of disease in Ukraine is essential for combating disinformation and maintaining health security as the war intensifies.

Keywords: BACTERIOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; Public health.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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