Biological weapons and bioterrorism preparedness: importance of public-health awareness and international cooperation.

Biological weapons and biological terrorism have recently come into focus due to the deliberate release of Bacillus anthracis via mail delivered in the USA. Since the 1930s, biological weapons have been developed in a number of countries. In 1975, the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention entered into force; this prohibits the use of these weapons and has been signed by a large majority of countries (144).

[Update on biological weapons and bioterrorism. Important that health services pay attention to unusual events].

Biological weapons and biological terrorism have recently been in focus due to the deliberate release of Bacillus anthracis via mail delivered in the USA. Since the 1930s biological weapons have been developed in a number of countries. In 1975 a biological and toxin weapons convention prohibiting the use of these weapons were signed by a large majority of world countries.

Infantile periarteritis nodosa or mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome. A report on four cases and diagnostic considerations.

Coronary artery aneurysm in childhood is a rare disease and has in most cases been ascribed to infantile periarteritis nodosa (IPN). In recent years a mucocutaneous lymph node syndrom (MLNS) has been found almost exclusively in Japan first described by Kawasaki 1967; this disease frequently involves the coronary arteries and myocardium. Four cases with coronary aneurysms are presented from Sweden and seem to be first described from Scandinavia.