Enviro-Health Links - Biological Warfare
Overview
- Agents and Diseases Background Information
Center for Biosecurity, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Agroterrorism: Threats and Preparedness (PDF, 530 KB)
Updated March 12, 2007
CRS Report for Congress. Congressional Research Service - Biological Threat
Ready.gov - Biological Threats
FEMA Toolkit Appendix A
U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency - Bioterrorism
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Bioterrorism, Biodefense, and Health Security
U.S. Department of State - Counterterrorism
U.S. Food & Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planning: State and Local Guide
U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency - Managing the Emergency Consequences Of Terrorist Incidents (PDF, 230 KB)
U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency - Public Health Preparedness
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Terrorism
Federal Emergency Management Agency - USAMRIID's Defense Against Toxin Weapons (PDF, 230 KB)
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases - USAMRIID's Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook, 6th Edition (PDF, 2.6 MB)
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Specific Diseases
Smallpox (Variola virus)
- Poxviruses (PDF, 2.7 MB)
Downie A.W., Kempe C.H.
In: Lennette EH, Schmidt NJ., editors.
Diagnostic procedures for viral and rickettsial infections. 4th edition.
New York: American Public Health Association; 1969. p. 282-320 - Proceedings of the 37th International symposium on
smallpox vaccine. 1972 Oct 11-13 Poxviruses (PDF, 19.4 MB)
Cohen H., Regamey R.H., editors.
Basel, New York: Karger; 1973.
(Symposia Series in Immunobiological Standardization vol. 19) - Proceedings. Workshop on vaccinia viruses as vectors
for vaccine antigens: 1984 Nov 13-14; Chevy Chase (MD) (PDF, 11.6 MB)
Quinnan, Gerald V. Jr., editor. : Elsevier; 1985 - Report of the investigation into the cause of the 1978 Birmingham
smallpox occurrence: ordered by the House of Commons London (PDF, 14.5 MB)
Her Majesty's Stationery Office; 1980 July - Smallpox (PDF, 54 MB)
Dixon, C.W. London: Churchill; 1962 - Smallpox (PDF, 17 MB)
Rao A.R. Bombay: Kothari Book Depot; 1972 - Smallpox and Vaccinia (Book Chapter)
DA Henderson & B. Moss.
In: Vaccines. 3rd Edition.
W.B. Saunders Company. 1999 - Smallpox
MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine - Smallpox
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Smallpox as a biological weapon:
medical and public health management
Henderson DA et al.
JAMA. 1999;281(22):2127-37 - Current Citations in PubMed
Anthrax (bacillus anthracis)
- Anthrax
MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine - Anthrax
Medical Encyclopedia, MedlinePlus - Anthrax
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis)
Released November 2001
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Hot Topics Series - Anthrax as a biological weapon: medical and public health management
Inglesby TV et al.
JAMA. 1999;281(18):1735-45 - Anthrax E-tool
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor - Anthrax Fact Sheet
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Information about Anthrax and Bioterrorism
MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report).
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - What Is the Most Cost-Effective Way To Protect People in the Event of an Anthrax Terror Attack?
(Summaries for Patients)
Ann Intern Med. 2005 Apr 19;142(8):I40 - Current Citations in PubMed
- Animals and Anthrax
- Anthrax Facts
American Veterinary Medical Association - Frequently asked questions about anthrax
American Veterinary Medical Association - Guidelines for the Surveillance and Control of Anthrax in Humans and Animals
World Health Organization - Zoonosis Update - Anthrax
American Veterinary Medical Association
- Anthrax Facts
Plague, Bubonic (Yersinia pestis)
- Plague
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Plague
Medical Encyclopedia, MedlinePlus - Plague
MedlinePlus - Plague as a biological weapon: medical and public health management
Inglesby TV et al.
JAMA. 2000;283(17):2281-90 - Current Citations in PubMed
- Animals and Plague
- Plague Facts
American Veterinary Medical Association - Frequently asked questions about Plague
American Veterinary Medical Association - Plague: A Veterinary Perspective (PDF, 81KB)
Orloski KA, Lathrop SL
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2003 Feb 15;222(4):444-8
- Plague Facts
Brucellois (Brucella suis)
- Brucellosis
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Brucellosis
Medical Encyclopedia, MedlinePlus - What is brucellosis?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Current Citations in PubMed
Tularemia (Francisella tularensis)
- Tularemia
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Tularemia
Medical Encyclopedia, MedlinePlus - Tularemia as a biological weapon: medical and public health management
Dennis DT et al.
JAMA. 2001;285:2763-2773 - Current Citations in PubMed
- Animals and Tularemia
- Tularemia Facts
American Veterinary Medical Association - Tularemia
(PDF, 262 KB)
Feldman KA. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2003 Mar 15;222(6):725-30
- Tularemia Facts
Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (VHF)
- Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Viral Hemorrhaghic Fevers
MedlinePlus - Viral Hemorrhaghic Fevers
Medical Encyclopedia, MedlinePlus - Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses as Biological Weapons:
Medical and Public Health Management
Borio L et al.
JAMA. 2002;287:2391-2405 - Current Citations in PubMed
Botulism (Clostridium botulinum toxin)
Q Fever
Books
- Accelerating the Research, Development, and Acquisition
of Medical Countermeasures Against Biological Warfare Agents:
Interim Report
Available full-text online
Committee on Accelerating the Research, Development, and
Acquisition of Medical Countermeasures Against
Biological Warfare Agents, National Research Council
National Academies Press, 2003 - Biotechnology Research in an Age of Terrorism
Available full-text online
Committee on Research Standards and Practices to Prevent the Destructive Application of Biotechnology,
Development, Security, and Cooperation, National Research Council
National Academies Press, 2004 - Chemical and Biological Terrorism: Research and Development to Improve Civilian Medical Response
Available full-text online
Committee on R&D Needs for Improving Civilian Medical Response to Chemical and Biological Terrorism Incidents,
Institute of Medicine. Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1999 - Countering Bioterrorism: The Role of Science and Technology
Available full-text online
Panel on Biological Issues, Committee on Science and Technology for Countering Terrorism, National Research Council
National Academies Press, 2002 - Discovery of Antivirals Against Smallpox: Executive Summary
Available full-text online
Board on Life Sciences, National Academies Press, 2004 - Emergency Action for Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents
Ellison DH. Boca Raton, FL:CRC Press; 1999 - Germs: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War
Judith Miller, Stephen Engelberg, William Broad.
New York : Simon & Schuster, c2001 - Improving Civilian Medical Response to Chemical or Biological Terrorist Incidents Interim Report on Current Capabilities
Available full-text online
Division of Health Science[s] Policy, Institute of Medicine [and] Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,
Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council.
Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1998 - Living Terrors: What America Needs to Know to Survive the Coming Bioterrorist Catastrophe
Michael T. Osterholm & John Schwartz. New York : Delacorte Press, c2000 - Naval Forces' Defense Capabilities Against Chemical and Biological Warfare Threats
Available full-text online
Naval Studies Board
National Academies Press, 2004 - Preparing for Terrorism: Tools for Evaluating the Metropolitan Medical Response System Program
Available full-text online
Frederick J. Manning and Lewis Goldfrank, Editors,
Committee on Evaluation of the Metropolitan Medical Response System Program,
Board on Health Sciences Policy, 2002 - Protecting Building Occupants and Operations from Biological and Chemical Airborne Threats: A Framework for Decision Making
Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology
National Academies Press, 2007 - Regionalization of Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Evidence Report/technology Assessment ; Number 96
Available full-text online
Owens, Douglas K; Wilhelm, Emilee R;
United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.;
Stanford-UCSF Evidence-based Practice Center - Reopening Public Facilities After a Biological Attack: A Decision-Making Framework
Available full-text online
National Research Council
National Academies Press, 2005 - Sensor Systems for Biological Agent Attacks: Protecting Buildings and Military Bases
Available full-text online
Committee on Materials and Manufacturing Processes
for Advanced Sensors, National Research Council
National Academies Press, 2005 - The Smallpox Vaccination Program: Public Health in an Age of Terrorism
Available full-text online
Committee on Smallpox Vaccination Program Implementation
Alina Baciu, Andrea Pernack Anason, Kathleen Stratton, and Brian Strom, Editors
National Academies Press, 2005
Searches from the National Library of Medicine
PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
TOXLINE - special journal literature, technical reports and archival collections
MedlinePlus - Consumer health information
Research
Research articles available full-text at no charge. See specific disease sections for current literature searches.
- Biological and chemical terrorism:
strategic plan for preparedness and response.
Recommendations of the CDC Strategic Planning Workgroup
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2000
April 21;49(RR-4):1-14 - Bioterrorism -- Preparing to Fight the Next War
Relman, David A.
N Engl J Med 2006 354: 113-115 - Framework for evaluating public health surveillance
systems for early detection of outbreaks:
recommendations from the CDC Working Group
Buehler JW et al.
MMWR Recomm Rep. 2004 May 7;53(RR-5):1-11 - Report Summary: Public Health Assessment of Potential
Biological Terrorism Agents
Rotz LD et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases.
February 2002; Vol. 8, No. 2: 225-230 - Systematic review:
surveillance systems for early detection
of bioterrorism-related diseases
Bravata DM et al.
Ann Intern Med. 2004 Jun 1;140(11):910-22. Review - Terrorism Preparedness Compendium
MMWR, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Weapons of mass destruction events with contaminated casualties.
Effective planning for health care facilities
MacIntyre AG et al.
JAMA. 2000;283(2):242-49
Strategic National Stockpile
The mission of CDC's Strategic National Stockpile Program is to ensure the availability and rapid deployment of life-saving pharmaceuticals, antidotes, other medical supplies, and equipment necessary to counter the effects of nerve agents, biological pathogens, and chemical agents.
Portals
- Ataxia: The Chemical and Biological Terrorism Threat
and the US Response
Stimson Center Report No. 35, Henry L. Stimson Center - Biodefense
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Biological Weapons Agents
Henry L. Stimson Center - Biological Weapons Resources Center
American Society of Microbiology - Bioterror
NOVA Online. Public Broadcasting System. - Bioterrorism and Emerging Infectious Disease
University of Alabama - Books and Book Chapters on Medical Topics Related to
Terrorism
Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh - Center for Biosecurity
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Center for the Study of Bioterrorism
St. Louis University. School of Public Health - Chemical - Biological Agents
Fact Sheet, U.S. Department of State - Chemical & Biological Weapons Resource Page
Center for Nonproliferation Studies
Monterey Institute of International Studies. - Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network
World Health Organization - Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS.gov)
- NIAID Biodefense Research
National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease - Public health response to biological and chemical weapons: WHO guidance (2004)
World Health Organization - Safety and Health Topics: Bioterrorism
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Small-scale Terrorist Attacks Using Biological and
Chemical Agents: An Assessment Framework and Preliminary Comparisons (PDF, 745 KB)
CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service. - Terrorism: Background on Chemical, Biological, and
Toxin Weapons and Options for Lessening Their Impact (PDF, 86 KB)
CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service. - Medical Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare.
The Borden Institute
Office of the Surgeon General, Department of the Army. - Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Terrorist Threat (PDF, 68 KB)
CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service.
Información en Español
- Agentes del terrorismo biológico
Centros Para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) - Ataque biológico
Listo.gov - Ántrax
- Armas químicas y biológicas
Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA) - Biodefensa y bioterrorismo
MedlinePlus - Bioseguridad en Laboratorios de Microbiología y Biomedicina (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Centros Para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) - Listo.gov
U.S. Departamento de Seguridad Nacional - Peste
- Tularemia
Enciclopedia médica en español. MedlinePlus - Viruela
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