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Organizations

Federal Agencies

  • CDC

  • Department of Health and Human Services

  • Department of Homeland Security

  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

  • Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, HHS

  • Armed Forces Institute of Pathology

  • National Institute of Health

  • US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases: develops vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, and ifnormation to protect US service members from biological warfare threats and endemic diseases

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    State Agencies

  • Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) Preparedness Resources
  • Los Angeles County Department of Health Services Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response
  • Massachusetts Department of Public Health: Emergency Preparedness and Response
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    International Agencies

  • World Health Organization (WHO)
  • Pan American Health Organization

    • Private, Non-Profit, Academic Organizations, Professional Societies

  • Texas Medical Association Bioterrorism Resource Center
  • Anser
  • New England Regional Center: Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research (NERCE BEID)
  • Infectious Diseases Society of America
  • Center for Biosecurity at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
  • University of Nebraska: Center for Biosecurity
  • University of Southern Florida: Center for Biological Defense
  • Monterey Institute of International Studies: Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS)
  • Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
  • Association of State and Territorial Health Offices: Infectious Diseases
  • Association of State and Territorial Health Offices: Bioterrorism
  • Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)
  • National Bioterrorism Civilian Medical Response Center (CIMERC)
  • Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism
  • The RAND Center
  • UCLA School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology
  • Hazmat for Healthcare
  • The North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness/CDC

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    References

     

    Agricultural, Animal, Food, Water

  • CDC Fact Sheet: Antrax Information for Healthcare Providers
  • Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins Handbook
  • Foodborne diseases, pathogens and toxins
  • Foodborne diseases
  • USDA
  • USDA Agricultural Research Service
  • FDA Bioterrorism Information
  • Foodborne Outbreak and Response Surveillance Unit
  • American College of Preventative Medicine (ACPM)
  • Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
  • US Department of Justice
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    Decontamination

  • Department of Justice: Guide for the Selection of Chemical and Biological Decontamination Equipment for Emergency First Responders
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    Psychological Issues

  • American Psychiatric Association Nuclear/Biological/Chemical (NBC) Accidents and Terrorism
  • Emergency Mental Health and Traumatic Stress
  • International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
  • The American Psychological Association: Disaster Response Network
  • The National Academies: Preparing for the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism
  • Traumatic Incident Stress: Information for Emergency Response Workers
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    Diseases, Conditions, Agents, Treatments

  • Chemical Agents
  • Emerging Infections Network (EIN)
  • CDC's National Center for Infectious Diseases
  • Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response
  • Monterey Institute of International Studies, Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS)
  • Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC): Biological and Chemical Agent Quick Reference Tables
  • American College of Physicians: palm downloads for various diseases/conditions
  • UCLA Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health
  • Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) 
  • Smallpox Vaccine Information

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    Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

  • International Society for Respiratory Protection
  • Guide for the Selection of Personal Protection Equipment for Emergency First Responders
  • NIOSH Guide to the Selection and Use of Particulate Respirators
  • Personal Protective Equipment Program Manual
  • Protective Equipment for Health Care Facility Decontamination Personnel
  • Personal Protective Equipment Guide for Military Medical Treatment Facility Personnel Handling Casualties from Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism Events
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    Planning, Guidances, Procedures

  • Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs) for Acute Chemical Exposures

  • AHRQ – Providing Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources: A Community Planning Guide: A guide (available in PDF format on the website) written by experts at DHHS and AHRQ to provide community planners and planners at institutional, state, and federal levels with information on planning and responding to mass casualty events (MCE).  

  • Drug Preparedness and Response to Bioterrorism

  • California Hospital Bioterrorism Response: Planning Guide

  • Weill Medical College of Cornell University: Mass Prophylaxis/Vaccination Campaign Staffing Model

  • Texas Department of Health: Focused Administration of Vaccine and Prophylactic Medications

  • State of California Mass Prophylaxis Planning Guide

  • CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response: Preparation and Planning

  • Bioterrorism Readiness Plan: A Template for Healthcare Facilities

  • Disaster Readiness Resources

  • Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals

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    Periodicals and Publications

  • Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Newsletter

  • JID

  • CID

  • Biosecurity and Bioterrorism

  • Journal of Civil Defense

  • Emerging Infectious Diseases

  • Homeland Defense Journal

  • Medline Plus

  • Military Medical Technology

  • MMWR

  • JAMA

  • JAMA archive of bioterrorism-related articles

  • Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

  • Rand Corporation: Terrorism and Homeland Security Documents

  • Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

  • US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense: downloadable textbooks and handbooks

  • National Center for Infectious Diseases

  • Kansas City, Missouri Health Department - Bioterrorism: Treats and Events

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    Articles and Documents

  • MMWR Recognition of Illness Associated with the Intentional Release of a Biologic Agent 
  • MMWR Psychological and Emotional Effects of the September 11 Attacks on the World Trade Center
  • MMWR Updates on Smallpox Vaccine Adverse Events Among US Civilians
  • MMWR New York City Department of Health Response to Terrorist Attack, September 11, 2001
  • JAMA  Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses as Biological Weapons
  • JAMA Anthrax as a Biological Weapon, 2002
  • JAMA Tularemia as a Biological Weapon
  • JAMA Botulinum Toxin as a Biological Weapon 
  • JAMA Plague as a Biological Weapon
  • JAMA Smallpox as a Biological Weapon
  • JAMA Anthrax as a Biological Weapon
  • JAMA One-Year Health Assessment of Adult Survivors of Bacillus anthracis Infection
  • EID The Emerging Threat of Bioterrorism
  • EID Bioterrorism as a Public Health Threat
  • EID Lessons Learned from a Full-Scale Bioterrorism Exercise
  • WHO Smallpox and its Eradication
  • The National Academies Scientific and Policy Considerations in Developing Smallpox Vaccination ptions: A Workshop Report (2002)
  • Addressing Bioterrorist Threats: Where Do We Go From Here?  
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction And Terrorism: Mental Health Consequences and Implications For Planning And Training  
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