Which of the following is not a group A bioterrorism agent: (A) Small pox, (B) Hemorrhagic fever, (C) Salmonella, (D) Botulism
Answer is C. Category A Bioterrorism agents: Tularemia- Francisella Tularemia Anthrax- bacillus anthracis. Smallpox virus Botulism - Clostridium botulinum. Bubonic plague- Yersinia pestis. Viral hemorrhagic fever - filoviridea (Ebola virus and Marburg virus) Ref: Baveja textbook of microbiology; 4th edition