Links

Agroterrorism Preparedness in Georgia, Lee Myers, DVM, MPH, Dipl. ACVPM [video]

"Anthrax: What Every Clinician Should Know" CDC satellite broadcast of October 18, 2001

Anthrax as a biological weapon - JAMA consensus statement

Anthrax Immunization Vaccination Program - Department of Defense

CDC Anthrax Information

Clinical and Epidemiologic Principles of Anthrax - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal, vol. 5, no. 4.

Inhalation Anthrax - This site provides information about the pathogenesis and imaging of inhalational anthrax. The content represents the combined efforts of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and the American Registry of Pathology, Washington DC and INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax VA.

New York Dept. of Health Fact Sheet - Anthrax

Medline Plus Anthtrax Information

U.S. Navy - Anthrax

World Health Organization: Guidance on Anthrax

http://www.terradaily.com/reports/HHS_Releases_PandemicFlu_Plan.html - a report (on November 1, 2005) about President Bush's remarks at the National Institutes of Health on the Administration's National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response.

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/index.htm  - a link to the overall CDC Influenza(Flu) site.

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/index.htm - a link to specific facts related to Avian flu including Facts and information related to flu pandemics.

http://www.pandemicflu.gov/ - CDC facts on flu pandemics in particular.

Basic Information for Medical Professionals on Biological, Chemical, and Radiological/Nuclear Terrorism

Biological Weapons: From the Invention of State-Sponsored Programs to Contemporary Bioterrorism, Jeanne Guillemin, PhD [video]

Bioterrorism Information - CME credit available (The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center) Please note: Microsoft Internet Explorer is required to view the presentations.

CDC Botulism Information

Medline Plus Information

Chemical Safety: Emergency Response Community Views on the Adequacy of
Federally Required Chemical Information. GAO-02-799, July 31, 2002.

CDC Chemical Agent Information

CDC Cyanide Information

"What Is a Dirty Bomb?" ABC News.com, February 13, 2007

"Making a Dirty Bomb" BBC News, June 10, 2002

"Effects of a Dirty Bomb" BBC News, June 11, 2002

Iowa State University Extension Food Safety Project

Gateway to Government Food Safety Information

United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service

http://www.hazmatscience.com/pages/aboutus.html

HSA's Mission: To bring science and practical experience to bear on the task of keeping those "in the suits" - the first-responders, military personnel, fire fighters, hospital personnel, and all others working with exposure to chemical, biological and other hazardous materials - safe from contamination.

CDC Special Pathogens Branch - Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses

Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses as biological weapons - JAMA consensus statement (JAMA 2002;287:2391-2405)

Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security

The White House

The Department of Homeland Security's Portal webpage

AHRQ announced a new needs survey that hospitals can download and use as a checklist for assessing their capacity to handle potential victims of bioterrorist attacks or for evaluating existing emergency plans. Read the press release or view the questionnaire .

Emergency Responders Guidelines, published 8/01/02 by the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Domestic Preparedness

Stanford University Medical Center Bioterrorism and Emergency
Preparedness Task Force Materials

"Disaster Mental Health Services: A Guidebook for Clinicians and Administrators." Dept of Veterans Affairs, National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Models Of Excellence: Excellence in Collaboration, Robert Blake, MPH, REHS, Heidi Davidson, MPH, Susan Lance, DVM, PhD [video]

Models of Excellence: Excellence in Communication, Sean G. Kaufman, MPH, CHES [video]

Models of Excellence: Excellence in Our Own Backyard, Michael R. Fraser, PhD, Darren Collins, BS, Frank M. Rumph, MD [video]

Norwalk-like viruses (NLV), now classified under the genus Norovirus, cause an estimated 23 million infections, 50,000 hospitalizations, and 300 deaths among Americans each year and are the leading cause of gastroenteritis outbreaks. For further study on control of NLV refer to the CDC's MMWR at the following site: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/RR/RR5009.pdf

Radiation Emergency Response information:
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/response.htm

Radiation facts for 1st Responders and Physicians:
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/fr_physicians.htm

CDC Ricin Information

CDC Sarin Information

CDC SARS Information

Health Canada SARS Information

World Health Organization SARS Information

CDC Information on Smallpox

Report Provides New Details of Soviet Smallpox Accident - The New York Times, June 2002

Executive Summary for Interim Smallpox Response Plan & Guidelines - CDC report

Oklahoma State Department of Health

• CDC Smallpox Pre-Vaccination Information Packet
• Protecting Americans: Smallpox Vaccination Program
  

United States Health and Human Services - Smallpox

CDC VX information

CDC West Nile Virus information

Oklahoma State Department of Health West Nile Virus Watch

WMD Terrorism: Dealing with Risks and Consequences, 2004 - South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness - Tulane University

• "Terrorism Risk Assessment and Homeland Defense"
• "Bioterrorism"
• "Defense Against the Radiological Threat"
• "Chemical Terrorism"
• "Food as an Effective Weapon of Terrorism"