Recognizing the devastating potential of its use as a biological weapon, the United States Congress amended the United States Public Health Code to specifically prohibit a Variola virus &apos; s production, engineering, synthesis, acquisition, direct or indirect transfer, receipt, possession, import, export or use, or possession and threatened use (18 U.S.C. § 175c).
Conscient des effets potentiellement dévastateurs de son utilisation comme arme biologique, le Congrès a amendé le Code de la santé publique (Public Health Code) afin d &apos; interdire spécifiquement la production, la mise au point, la synthèse, l &apos; acquisition, le transfert direct ou indirect, le recel, la possession, l &apos; importation, l &apos; exportation ou l &apos; utilisation du virus Variola, ou sa possession et la menace de l &apos; utiliser [United States Code, titre 18, sect. 175 c)].