Revised Bioterrorism (BT) Readiness Plan
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Emergency
Preparedness & Response - Agents, Diseases and Other Threats
CDC Emergency Preparedness & Response Laboratory Information
Overview of Laboratory Response Network, testing and presumptive agent identification, Biosafety,
shipping specimens and more.
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/Labissues
Sentinal (formerly level A) laboratory procedures for identification of various agents
Sentinal procedures, protocols and information posted on the ASM Website.
http://www.asmusa.org/Policy/index.asp?bid=667
CDC/UAB Website
http://www.bioterrorism.uab.edu
Free CME on anthrax, smallpox and other rare infections. This Web site has been designed by the
Center for Disaster Preparedness at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and was funded by the
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The site offers free continuing education credits
in bioterrorism preparedness to clinicians and updated resource information.
WHO - Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response
The World Health Organization (WHO) provides several resources at this site, including
global health security and response to emerging disease threats. Click on the link below for more
information.
http://www.who.int/csr
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
MMWR is prepared and published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The data in the weekly MMWR are provisional, based on weekly reports to CDC by state health departments. The reporting week concludes at close of business on Friday; compiled data on a national basis are officially released to the public on the succeeding Friday. To get the latest MMWR, click on the link below:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr
UPMC Center for Biosecurity
Association of Public Health Laboratories website
Includes guidelines and protocols
http://www.aphl.org
US Department of Health & Human Resources sste.
Provides information regarding the department's role in emergency preparedness and response in the
event of a biological or other public emergency.
http://www.hhs.gov/emergency/index.shtml
CUMITECH 33 (ASM Press) "Laboratory Safety, Management, and Diagnosis of Biological Agents Associated with Bioterrorism", by Mary Gilchrest, W. Paul McKinney, J. Michael Miller, and Alice Weissfeld.
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/DocumentsApp/Anthrax/10312001/han51.asp - CDC Interim Recommendations for Protecting Workers from Exposure to Bacillus anthracis in Work Site Where Mail Is Handled or Processed, Oct. 31,2001
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5043a1.htm - MMWR November 2, 2001. Update: Investigation of Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax and Interim Guidelines for Clinical Evaluation of Persons with Possible Anthrax
http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/biosfty/biosfty.htm - includes interstate shipping regulations; also Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 4th Edition - on line
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/anthrax_g.htm - site from the CDC has general information and frequently asked questions.
http://phil.cdc.gov/Phil/default.asp - image library
http://jama.ama-assn.org - Many of you have or will receive inquiries from your students about various biological threats, and the real risks associated with various agents. There is an excellent discussion of the various agents at this American Medical Association Web site. If you go to this site, you will see a link to articles on bioterrorism.
http://www.biohazardnews.net - New civilian website addressing the threat of bioterrorism. BIOHAZARD NEWS is a reliable, timely source of information that does not play on our fears - nor does it downplay the threat. It is extremely well-researched. On the site you'll a great deal of information, including many links to other organizations and sites containing related material.
http://www.bacteriamuseum.org/ - excellent educational background on bioterrorism with many links; also includes information on bacteriology and related topics.
Bioterrorism Articles from Nature
Nature is providing free access to other articles on bioterrorism from previous issues of the journal. Nature will continue to inform and explain the science behind current events as it happens, and this page will be updated accordingly. To read the new articles and link to other information, click on the link below.
http://www.nature.com/nature/anthrax