Bioterrorism Containment Activities – Initial Stages

• Sampling and testing to detect the agent in the environment.
• Definition of its dispersion, and initiation of site remediation as required.
• Confirming agent as Y. pestis.
• Deploying the Strategic National Stockpile.
• Initiating an epidemiological response, including surveillance, epidemiological investigations, and the development and implementation of outbreak control strategies.