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U.S. Response I: States Need Federal Guidance for Biological Attack State and city officials need better federal guidelines to respond to bioterrorist attacks, the General Accounting Office reported yesterday (see GSN, April 1). Many local officials have widely varied plans to deal with bioterrorist attacks, according to a GAO study of seven states. Cities and states also need to better coordinate their efforts to detect and track sickness stemming from a bioterrorist attack, the GAO announced. Some state and city governments have prepared for natural and large-scale disasters but these plans may not be applicable if a terrorist releases a dangerous biological agent, the Associated Press reported. Governments that have dealt with large public health emergencies, however, are better prepared to deal with bioterrorism, the GAO said (Laura Meckler, Associated Press/Orlando Sentinel, April 8).
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