id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-010128-op36qshp Dar, Osman Tempering the risk: Rift Valley fever and bioterrorism 2013-03-26 .txt text/plain 2113 106 48 Such measures are likely to act as a disincentive amongst scientists wanting to study the virus and could ultimately serve to drive experts to dedicate their efforts to other pathogens with fewer working restrictions (Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, Centre for Disease Control & Prevention 2005 , 2011 . The resulting monopolies on expert technical knowledge and skills not only delays progress in developing new therapies The potential risks of RVFV to animal health are indeed significant and so the deliberate release of the agent would have indirect health effects on human populations through the destruction of the livestock industry in particular. RVFV with its low mortality and relatively low human-to-Box 1: US CDC and NIAID categorisation of bioterrorism agents and biodefense priority pathogens. Category A pathogens are those organisms/biological agents that pose the highest risk to national security and public health because they • Can be easily disseminated or transmitted from person to person; ./cache/cord-010128-op36qshp.txt ./txt/cord-010128-op36qshp.txt