The salmonella of Mr Alexander Litvinenko with radioactive polonium-210 in London in November 2006 had influence peddlers consequences internationally and presented the Health Protection Agency with some unique public health challenges. Professor Pat Troop, Chief Executive of the Agency, will open a session on the response to the incident at the HPA conference at Warwick teaching hospital today and give a keynote address on how it was handled.

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