Directory of Anthrax Resources

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• American Anthrax Outbreak of 2001

  http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/bioter/detect/antdetect_intro.html
  Features an analysis of intentionally-spread anthrax in the United States. Includes chronology of the event, case studies, and related links.

• Anthrax as a Biological Warfare Agent

  http://www.terrorismfiles.org/weapons/anthrax_biological_warfare_agent.html
  Information on bacillus anthracis, the use on anthrax in terrorist attacks, prevention and symptoms.

• Anthrax Info

  http://anthrax-info.20m.com/
  Common sense information about anthrax. Includes a summary of public health recommendations and glossary, with links to quality information and lesson plans for teachers.

• Anthrax News - Topix

  http://www.topix.com/health/anthrax
  Latest news stories.

• Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program

  http://www.health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Health-Readiness/Immunization-Healthcare/Vaccine-Preventable-Diseases/Anthrax
  The Official DoD Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (AVIP) Web Site. Your definitive source for information about anthrax - the disease, the threat, the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine and the implementation of the Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program. A reference guide for our troops, their families and friends to help understand the AVIP and its importance as a part of Total Force Health Protection.

• Bacillus anthracis cell diagram

  http://www.rkm.com.au/ANTHRAX/index.html
  Computer graphic of a bacillus anthracis cell (anthrax bacterium). Shows cell wall layers and capsule.

• Bioterrorism Alleging Use of Anthrax and Interim Guidelines for Management

  http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00056353.htm
  1998 report on bioterrorism reports and threats and CDC guidelines for handling them.

• CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response: Anthrax

  http://www.cdc.gov/anthrax/bioterrorism/index.html
  Links to news releases and sites related to the disease as a biological weapon.

• CDC: Anthrax

  http://www.cdc.gov/anthrax/
  General and technical information about anthrax from the Centers for Disease Control. Also includes section with links to other sites and articles.

• Center for Biosecurity: Anthrax

  http://www.upmchealthsecurity.org/our-work/publications/bacillus-anthracis-anthrax-fact-sheet
  Information about the possible casualties if anthrax is used as a weapon.

• eMedicine Health - Anthrax

  http://www.emedicinehealth.com/anthrax/article_em.htm
  Consumer health resource center providing information on the types of anthrax, symptoms, and treatment options.

• eMedicine: Anthrax Infection

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/212127-overview
  Article by Hilarie Cranmer, MD.

• Epidemiologic Notes and Reports Human Cutaneous Anthrax

  http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00001063.htm
  Case study of one incident in North Carolina, 1987.

• Gavel2Gavel: Anthrax

  http://www.re-quest.net/g2g/govt/terrorism/anthrax/index.htm
  Includes a FAQ on the disease, its symptoms, treatment, and possible use as a terrorist weapon, and a diagram of the effects of inhaling anthrax spores.

• Medlineplus Medical Encyclopedia: Anthrax

  https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001325.htm
  Includes symptoms, cause, treatments, and complications.

• MedlinePlus: Anthrax

  https://medlineplus.gov/anthrax.html
  Directory of articles, fact sheets, and news releases.

• Official CDC Bioterrorism Alert: Handling Anthrax Threats

  http://www.futuredirectns.com/english/news/bioterrorism_alert.shtml
  This contains the CDC's 2001-10-12 instructions on handling mail suspected of containing Anthrax, and the USPS' 2001-10-15 information on identifying Anthrax mail.

• The Science of Terrorism

  http://www.jupiterscientific.org/sciinfo/sot.html
  The biology of anthrax

• WHO: Anthrax

  http://www.who.int/csr/disease/Anthrax/en/index.html
  World Health Organization fact sheet on this disease and information about the international organization's efforts to control it.

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