33: The Microbial Forensic Scientist 🦠

Body To Burial

This week we welcome Dr. Yvette Ghannam, and she is introducing us to the world of Microbial Forensics and biothreats.

Microbial forensics is the scientific discipline that analyzes evidence from a bioterrorism act, biocrime, hoax, or inadvertent microorganism/toxin release for attribution purposes. Microbial forensics combines the practices of epidemiology with the characterization of microbial and microbial-related evidence to assist in determining the specific source of the sample, as well as locations involved to determine the identity of the perpetrator(s) of an attack.

Microbial forensics is a layered field that includes several disciplines, from scientists, public health, law enforcement, the intelligence community, and policy and decision-makers. This interconnected system of diverse individuals helps protect us from naturally occurring disease outbreaks, like Monkey Pox, and acts of biological terrorism and bio crimes like Anthrax.

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