Selected resources on bioterrorism, biological and chemical agents and some of the diseases these agents cause. Includes readiness and response links as well as federal and state Websites.
Interactive tutorial from the Patient Information Institute.
Format: Website
Provider: National Library of Medicine
A report of the CDC Recommendations and Reports section on a strategic plan for bioterrorism.
Format: Website
Provider: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Includes disease/agent specific information pertaining to two basic categories: biological agents/diseases and chemical agents.
Format: Website
Provider: CDC
Web Conference Call Series. These 90-minute Web conferences are designed to share the latest health services research findings, promising practices, and other important information with State and local health officials and key health systems decisionmakers.
Format: Website
Provider: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Selected biological agents & threats, featured links and news
Format: Website
Provider: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A major source for bioterrorism information located at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Format: Website
Provider: University of Pittsburgh
An electronic full-text book.
Format: Book
Provider: National Academies Press
Chemical Warfare Agents: Toxicity at Low Levels
Exposure at low levels to nerve agents.
Format: Book
QV 663 C42
Provider: CRC Press
Database of over 380,000 chemicals, synonyms, structures, regulatory list information, and links to other databases
Format: Database
Provider: National Library of Medicine
Contact information and a variety of resources involving bioterrorism, environmental hazards and other concerns.
Format: Website
Provider: Duke Occupational & Environmental Safety Office
This toolkit provides guidance to planners for identifying, engaging, communicating with and providing services to at-risk populations during public health emergencies such as pandemic influenza.
Format: Website
Provider: North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness (NCCPHP)
CDC site offers access to the latest training and educaiton with specific hazards.
Format: Website
Provider: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Germs: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War
U.S. safety measures and research related to biological warfare. Written by Judith Miller.
Format: Book
QW300 M61g
Provider: Simon & Schuster
Handbook of Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents
A handbook and manual on chemical and biological agents used in warfare. Written by D. Hank Ellison.
Format: Book
UG447.8 H19
Provider: Chemical Rubber Company
From the health topics page, choose the alphabet corresponding to the B list of topics. Select the biodefense and bioerrorism link.
Format: Website
Provider: National Library of Medicine
Interim recommended notification procedures in the event of a bioterrorist incident.
Format: Website
Provider: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Handbook intended to help in understanding reactions to acts of terrorism or mass violence. It is not intended to serve as a substitute for the role of professionals with expertise in counseling trauma victims.
Format: Book
Provider: Department of Justice
General and technical information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The site includes links to articles and references from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR).
Format: Website
Provider: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The American Medical Association's site for disaster preparedness and medical response information.
Format: Website
Provider: American Medical Association
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Provides information on the capabilities of state public health laboratories to analyze or respond to chemical terrorist attacks.
Format: Website
Provider: Association of Public Health Laboratories
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Recommendations from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on how to keep Americans safe.
Format: Website
Provider: Department of Homeland Security
Electronic book reviewing the scientific validity of the Army's interim values for six chemical-warfare agents: GA (tabun), GB (sarin), GD (soman), VX (organophosphate nerve agent), sulfur mustard, and lewisite. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) report is intended to be useful to the army in making site-specific cleanup decisions.
Format: Book
Provider: National Academies Press
Scientific and Technical Means of Distinguishing Between Natural and Other Outbreaks of Disease
The result of a NATO Advanced Research Workshop on disease outbreaks held in Prague in 1998.
Format: Book
WA105 Sci27
Provider: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
CDC's page on smallpox. Includes information for primary care providers, lab professionals, public health personnel, the media, and other entities. Some topics are provided in both English and Spanish.
Format: Website
Provider: Department of Health and Human Services
This site covers the agency's organization, emergencies & disasters, travel, immigration, research & technology, threats and press releases.
Format: Website
Provider: Department of Homeland Security
WISER is a system designed to assist first responders in hazardous material incidents. WISER provides a wide range of information on hazardous substances, including substance identification support, physical characteristics, human health information, and containment and suppression advice.
Format: Database
Provider: National Library of Medicine
