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Bioterrorism (Healthcare Professional Information)

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Anthrax
CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response: Anthrax
Information for consumers and health professionals.  Health professional inforamtion includes diagnosis/evaluation, environment/response, exposure management/prophylaxis, images, infection control, lab testing, preparedness and planning, surveillance and investigation, treatment, vaccination, and work safety.
subject(s): Bioterrorism (Consumer Information): Anthrax.
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Radiation
CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response: Radiological Emergencies
Fact sheets, overviews, and accident management information. "Includes basic explanations and definitions related to radiation and radiological emergencies. It also offers guidance to those responding both at the scene of an emergency (prehospital) and at the hospital."
subject(s): Bioterrorism (Consumer Information): Radiation.
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Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)
Links to news, overviews, clinical pathways, images, and guidelines on bioterrorism and food safety threats including anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, tularemia, and VHF. Provided by the University of Minnesota.
subject(s): Bioterrorism (Healthcare Professional Information).
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General Information
ACP: Bioterrorism Resources
General information plus information on specific threats including anthrax, smallpox, biotoxins nerve agents and toxic gases, plague, tualaremia, and viral hemorrhagic fevers.
subject(s): Bioterrorism (Healthcare Professional Information): General Information.
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American Society for Microbiology: Biological Weapons Resources Center

Information on detection and treatment, select agent regulations, legislation, Biological Weapons Convention, export and import regulations, research funding, preparedness, Smallpox, Visa legislation and rules, and mail irradiation

subject(s): Bioterrorism (Healthcare Professional Information): General Information.
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CDC: Emergency Preparedness & Response
Information for lab and health professionals on anthrax, smallpox, and other biological, chemical, and radiological emergencies provided by the Centers for Disease Control.
subject(s): Bioterrorism (Healthcare Professional Information): General Information.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Information on disaster assistance, fire administration, prevention/mitigation, preparedness, and flood Insurance.
subject(s): Bioterrorism (Healthcare Professional Information): General Information.
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Food Safety: Countering Bioterrorism and Other Threats to the Food Supply
Information on countering bioterrorism and other threats to the food supply; provided by various federal government agencies
subject(s): Bioterrorism (Healthcare Professional Information): General Information.
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Recognition and Management of Bioterrorism Infections
Published in American Family Physician 67(9); 1927-1934 on May 1, 2003.
subject(s): Bioterrorism (Healthcare Professional Information): General Information.
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Recognition of Illness Associated with the Intentional Release of a Biologic Agent

Published in MMWR 50(41);893-7 on October 19, 2001.

subject(s): Bioterrorism (Healthcare Professional Information): General Information.
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Treatment of Biological Warfare Agent Casualties
Field manual published by the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. Requires Adobe Acrobat.
subject(s): Bioterrorism (Healthcare Professional Information): General Information.
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UAB: Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections Education
"Resource information and continuing education about rare infections and potential bioterrorist agents."
subject(s): Bioterrorism (Healthcare Professional Information): General Information.
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United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense: Chemical Casualty Care Division
Distance education and training materials including fulltext online textbooks, handbooks, reference articles, and presentations.
subject(s): Bioterrorism (Healthcare Professional Information): General Information.
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Anthrax
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Basic Laboratory Protocols for the Presumptive Identification of Bacillus Anthracis Access Online More Information
CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response: Anthrax
Information for consumers and health professionals.  Health professional inforamtion includes diagnosis/evaluation, environment/response, exposure management/prophylaxis, images, infection control, lab testing, preparedness and planning, surveillance and investigation, treatment, vaccination, and work safety.
subject(s): Bioterrorism (Healthcare Professional Information): Anthrax.
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Effective Antimicrobial Regimens for Use in Humans for Therapy of Bacillus Anthracis Infections and Postexposure Prophylaxis

Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2005 Dec;49(12):5099-106.

subject(s): Bioterrorism (Healthcare Professional Information): Anthrax.
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Inhalational Anthrax: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management

Published in Chest. 1999; 116:1369-1376.

subject(s): Bioterrorism (Healthcare Professional Information): Anthrax.
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Update: Interim Recommendations for Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Children and Breastfeeding Mothers and Treatment of Children with Anthrax

Published in MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2001 Nov 2;50(43):941-8. Erratum in: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2001 Nov 9;50(44):991.

subject(s): Bioterrorism (Healthcare Professional Information): Anthrax.
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Update: Investigation of Anthrax Associated with Intentional Exposure and Interim Public Health Guidelines, October 2001
Published in MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2001 Oct 19;50(41):889-93.
subject(s): Bioterrorism (Healthcare Professional Information): Anthrax.
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Update: Investigation of Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax and Interim Guidelines for Clinical Evaluation of Persons with Possible Anthrax Access Online More Information
Update: Investigation of Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax and Interim Guidelines for Exposure Management and Antimicrobial Therapy, October 2001 Access Online More Information
Use of Anthrax Vaccine in Response to Terrorism: Supplemental Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

Published in MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2002 Nov 15;51(45):1024-6.

subject(s): Bioterrorism (Healthcare Professional Information): Anthrax.
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Plague
Bichat Guidelines for the Clinical Management of Plague and Bioterrorism-Related Plague Access Online More Information
CBRNE-Plague
Articles, clinical differentials, treatments, medications, follow-up information and images.
subject(s): Bioterrorism (Healthcare Professional Information): Plague.
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CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response: Plague Information for Lab & Health Professionals

General fact sheets, medical information, and links to other informative sites.

subject(s): Bioterrorism (Healthcare Professional Information): Plague.
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Plague

Published in Wkly Epidemiol Rec. 2005 Apr 15;80(15):138-40.

subject(s): Bioterrorism (Healthcare Professional Information): Plague.
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Plague as a Biological Weapon: Medical and Public Health Management. Working Group on Civilian Biodefense

Published in JAMA. 2000 May 3;283(17):2281-90.

subject(s): Bioterrorism (Healthcare Professional Information): Plague.
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Radiation
CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response: Radiological Emergencies
Fact sheets, overviews, and accident management information. "Includes basic explanations and definitions related to radiation and radiological emergencies. It also offers guidance to those responding both at the scene of an emergency (prehospital) and at the hospital."
subject(s): Bioterrorism (Healthcare Professional Information): Radiation.
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Medical Management of Radiological Casualties Handbook

Published by the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute.

subject(s): Bioterrorism (Healthcare Professional Information): Radiation.
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Smallpox
Bichat Guidelines for the Clinical Management of Smallpox and Bioterrorism-Related Smallpox Access Online More Information
CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response: Smallpox

Index to information on smallpox from the Centers for Disease Control.

subject(s): Bioterrorism (Healthcare Professional Information): Smallpox.
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Recommendations for Using Smallpox Vaccine in a Pre-Event Vaccination Program. Supplemental Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC).

Published in MMWR Recomm Rep. 2003 Apr 4;52(RR-7):1-16.

subject(s): Bioterrorism (Healthcare Professional Information): Smallpox.
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Smallpox: Clinical and Epidemiologic Features

Published in Emerg Infect Dis. 1999 Jul-Aug;5(4):537-9.

subject(s): Bioterrorism (Healthcare Professional Information): Smallpox.
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Vaccinia (Smallpox) Vaccine Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2001

Published in MMWR 2001 June 22 /50(RR10);1-25. Also available at: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/RR/RR5010.pdf

subject(s): Bioterrorism (Healthcare Professional Information): Smallpox.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Information on disaster assistance, fire administration, prevention/mitigation, preparedness, and flood Insurance.
subject(s): Emergency Medicine.
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Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)
Links to news, overviews, clinical pathways, images, and guidelines on bioterrorism and food safety threats including anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, tularemia, and VHF. Provided by the University of Minnesota.
subject(s): Infectious Disease.
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