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CNN.com

• Anthrax risk and prevention (October 15, 2001)
• 10 things you need to know [about Anthrax] (October 12, 2001)
• Dr. Sanjay Gupta: What is Anthrax? (October 10, 2001)

PBS Online NewsHour

• The Bioterrorism Threat
  • Vice President Responds to Anthrax Cases (10/12/01)
  • Explaining the Science of Anthrax - (dead link) [RealAudio] (10/12/01)
    Dr. Philip Brachman, Emory Rollins School of Public Health

American Medical Association

• JAMA
  Journal of the American Medical Association
  • Bioterrorism Articles
    • Clinical Presentation of Inhalational Anthrax Following Bioterrorism Exposure : Report of 2 Surviving Patients (11/28/01)
    • Death Due to Bioterrorism-Related Inhalational Anthrax : Report of 2 Patients (11/28/01)
    • Anthrax as a Biological Weapon (May 12, 1999)
• Disaster Preparedness
  • AMA message to Physicians on inhalation and cutaneous anthrax - (dead link)

Bacteriology 330 Lecture Topics: Anthrax - (dead link)
Edited on Feb 2, 1999 by Kenneth Todar, University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Bacteriology

Bayer Corporation - CiproUSA

BioPort Corporation
Anthrax vaccine

eMedicine Journal

• Emergency Medicine
  • Warfare - Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear And Explosives - (dead link)
    • Biological Warfare Agents
      • Anthrax Infection

Epidemiologic Information on Bioterrorism
"This site provides educational information on potential biological weapons, considered in an epidemiologic and public health context. It is maintained by Professor Ralph R. Frerichs of the UCLA School of Public Health and is intended for noncommercial use by students, health professionals and the general population."

• The Sverdlovsk Anthrax Outbreak of 1979

ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education

• Anthrax Directory - Learning About Anthrax - (dead link) [K12]
  "This directory is intended as a resource for teachers, students, and parents seeking information about the bacterium that causes anthrax."

Federation of American Scientists

• Chemical & Biological Arms Control Program
  • A Compilation of Evidence and Comments on the Source of the Mailed Anthrax
    By Barbara Hatch Rosengerg, Revised December 10, 2001

In-silico Screening for Anthrax Toxin Inhibitors
"The results of the anthrax project run from the Oxford University's Department of Chemistry will today (March 8, 2002) be handed to the US Department of Defence and the UK government. Professor Graham Richards will hand over a compact disc containing data of some 300,000 molecules which look like promising candidates to form the basis for a cure for anthrax."
Sections include: Science Questions ; Images ; Press Releases ; Screening Phase (Screensaver Project).
Dept. of Chemistry, University of Oxford and the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR)

National Academy Press (free online versions)

• 2003
  • The Anthrax Letters: A Medical Detective Story
    By Leonard A. Cole, 2003.
• 2002
  • The Anthrax Vaccine: Is It Safe? Does It Work?
    Lois M. Joellenbeck, Lee L. Zwanziger, Jane S. Durch, and Brian L. Strom, Editors, Committee to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of the Anthrax Vaccine, Medical Follow-Up Agency, 2002.
  • An Assessment of the CDC Anthrax Vaccine Safety and Efficacy Research Program
    Committee to Review the CDC Anthrax Vaccine Safety and Efficacy Research Program, Medical Follow-up Agency, Institute of Medicine, 2002.

Nature Magazine - Anthrax
"To provide wide-ranging access to the latest scientific information about anthrax and other potential bioweapons, Nature has put together a special online focus on this issue. This focus includes the pre-publication of two research papers on anthrax toxin, as well as a collection of research, news and feature articles from our electronic archive."

NewsTrove.com - Anthrax News - (dead link)

PBS Online NewsHour - The Bioterrorism Threat
A Health Spotlight Special Report

• Teachers : Anthrax lesson plan

Research & Reference Resources - Anthrax and Bioterrorism Webliography
Part of his excellent Events of September 11, 2001
By Gary Price

University of Minnesota Academic Health Center - Center for Infectious Disease Research And Policy (CIDRAP)
Sections include: Bioterrorism: General Bioterrorism Info ; Anthrax ; Botulism ; Plague ; Smallpox ; Tularemia ; VHF. Food Safety: General Information ; Biosecurity ; Irradiation ; Foodborne Disease.

World Health Organization

• World Anthrax Data Site

U.S. Government Information

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response
  • Anthrax
    "The following documents have been developed to provide information pertaining to Anthrax that will help private and public healthcare providers develop plans to prepare for and respond to acts of bioterrorism."
    • Clinical Anthrax [.pfd]
    • Antibiotic Susceptibility and Treatment Guidelines
    • FactSheet - (dead link)
    • Medical Information - (dead link)
    • CDC Assists Other Countries with Suspected Anthrax Cases - (dead link) (11/16/01)
    • [An Assessment of the CDC Anthrax Vaccine Safety and Efficacy Research Program
      Committee to Review the CDC Anthrax Vaccine Safety and Efficacy Research Program, Medical Follow-up Agency, Institute of Medicine, 2002.]
  • News Items
    • CDC Update: CDC Summary of Confirmed Cases of Anthrax and Background Information, Oct. 23, 2001 - (dead link)
    • CDC Alert: Hart Senate Building, Oct. 18, 2001
    • How To Handle Anthrax Threats, October 12, 2001
    • Public Health Message Regarding Anthrax, October 12, 2001
    • Florida Anthrax Case, October 11, 2001 - (dead link)
    • Florida Anthrax Case, October 8, 2001
    • Florida Anthrax Case, October 7, 2001 - (dead link)
  • Monthly Updates - (dead link)
  • Official Statements - (dead link)
  • Gallery of Presentations
  • Facts about: Anthrax, Botulism, Pneumonic Plague, Smallpox - (dead link) [.pdf]
  • Resources
    • Agents/Diseases
      • Bacillus anthracis (anthrax)
• National Center for Infectious Diseases
  • Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases
    • Disease Information
      • Anthrax
• National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) - (dead link)

Federal Bureau of Investigation

• Statement From Director About Anthrax Incidents (10/16/01)

U.S. Department of Defense

• DoD to Re-look Anthrax Vaccine Issue, Rumsfeld Says - (dead link) (10/18/01)
• Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (AVIP) - (dead link)
  The Official DoD Anthrax Information Web Site
  Sections include: The Threat ; The Disease ; The Vaccine ; Safety ; Effectiveness
  • Anthrax Library - (dead link)
• Navy Anthrax Vaccination Program Information
• United States Coast Guard Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program
• United States Marine Corps Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program - (dead link)
• The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• CDC - see above
• Questions and Answers About Anthrax Prevention and Treatment (October 10, 2001)
• Secretary Thompson Testifies on Bioterrorism Preparedness (October 3, 2001)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • National Library of Medicine
    • MEDLINEplus: Anthrax
      Includes: Overviews ; Alternative Therapy ; News ; Prevention/Screening ; Research ; Specific Conditions/Aspects ; Treatment ; Directories ; Organizations ; Children.
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
    • Division of Microbiology & Infectious Diseases - (dead link)

U.S. Department of State

• Response to Terrorism - (dead link)
• • State Dept. Mail Worker Hospitalized with Anthrax - (dead link) (10/25/01)
  • U.S. Government, Bayer Corp. Announce Cipro Agreement - (dead link) (10/24/01)
  • Two U.S. Postal Worker Deaths Probably Caused by Anthrax - (dead link) (10/22/01)
  • Administration Officials Discuss Anthrax Situation in U.S. - (dead link) (10/18/01)
  • House Shuts Down Operations to Permit Anthrax Screening - (dead link) (10/17/01)
  • FBI, U.S. Justice Department Investigate Anthrax Threats - (dead link) (10/16/01)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

• Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research
  • Anthrax
    • FDA Written Statement Regarding Anthrax Vaccine (2000)

United States Postal Service

• What To Do If You Receive An Anthrax Threat

The White House

• President Bush's Radio Address: U.S. Will Solve Anthrax Crimes - (dead link) (11/03/01)
• Office of Homeland Security
  • Questions About Anthrax
  • Tom Ridge, Other Federal Officials Brief on Anthrax - (dead link) (10/29/01)
  • Director Ridge, Medical Authorities Discuss Anthrax (10/25/01)
  • Director Ridge Discusses Anthrax Situation (10/23/01)

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