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Article: Medical Examiners, Coroners, and Bioterrorism.(Letter to the Editor)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Article date:
- September 1, 2000
- Author:
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To the Editor: Federal, state, and local agencies are developing plans to detect and respond to bioterrorism. Medical examiners and coroners should be included in these plans. A multifaceted response team for bioterrorist events includes health-care providers and law enforcement, public health, and public safety officials. Since medical examiners and coroners generally work independently from other members of this team, special efforts may be necessary to ensure their inclusion in the planning process.
Medical examiners and coroners have state statutory authority to investigate violent, suspicious, sudden, or unexplained deaths (1), including those due to ...