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Government Agencies and Organizations
and Bioterrorism.
Agency for Healthcare Research Quality (AHRQ).
Bioterrorism Planning and Response.
Biosecurity:
The Protection of High Consequence Pathogens & Toxins.
Sandia National Laboratories.
Commission
on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of
Mass Destruction.
Department of Health and Human Services (HRSA).
Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness.
DATSD
(CBD). (Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for
Chemical and Biological Defense).
Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Countering Bioterrorism.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
(NIAID) Biodefense Web Site.
Northern California Bioterrorism Website.
Public health, bioterrorism, and disaster preparedness resources.
Public
Health Emergency Preparedness and Response. Center for Disease
Control (CDC).
U.S.
Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center.
Private Associations, Institutes, and
Organizations Concerned with Bioterrorism
American
Biological Safety Association (ABSA).
BioHazard
News.
Biosecurity News by Homeland Defense Watch.
CATO Institute - Bioterrorism.
Center
for Infectious Disease Research & Policy. University of
Minnesota.
Chemical
& Biological Arms Control Institute (CBACI).
National
Agricultural Biosecurity Center.
National
Biosecurity Resource Center for Animal Health Emergencies.
National
Bioterrorism Civilian Medical Response Center (CiMeRC).
New York Academy of Sciences Biodefense.
Physician Preparedness for Acts of Water Terrorism.
Colleges and Universities with Bioterrorism Centers or Departments
Center
for Biosecurity. University of Pittsburgh Medical
Center.
Institute
for BioSecurity. Saint Louis University.
National
Center for Biodefense. George Mason University.
Publications, Guides and Other Forms of
Educational Materials on Bioterrorism
"A Common Sense Guide to Keeping Safe". A
study of anthrax and its threat to you. The Boston Globe. Nov 2001.
"A Journalist's Guide to Covering Bioterrorism".
Radio and Television News Directors Foundation. (Acrobat Reader pdf file
).
Advice
for Safeguarding Buildings against Chemical or Biological Attack.
"An
Individual's Strategy for Responding to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear,
and Biological Terrorist Attacks". RAND Research
Brief.
"Assessing the Biological Weapons and Bioterrorism
Threat". Milton Leitenberg, Strategic Studies Institute,
December 2005.
BioSecurity
2003 Workshops. Harvard Medical School.
"Bioterrorism:
Preparedness Varied Across State and Local Jurisdictions".
Government Accounting Office. April 2003.
"Biological Attack: Human Pathogens, Biotoxins, and
Agricultural Threats". National Academy of Engineering of the
National Academies. (PDF
).
"Biological Warfare: A Nation at Risk - A Time to
Act". by Richard Danzig, Under
Secretary of the Navy, National Defense University (NDU).
Biological Warfare Agents. Federation of
American Scientists.
Biological Weapons. CBWInfo.com.
Biological Weapons. Federation of American
Scientists.
CBRNE - Biological Warfare Agents.
Emedicine.com.
Chemical/Biological/Radiological
Incident Handbook (October 1998). Interagency Intelligence
Committee on Terrorism.
"Community-Based Mass Prophylaxis: A Planning Guide
for Public Health Preparedness". Agency for Healthcare Research
Quality (AHRQ).
"Defending Against Invisible Killers - Biological
Agents". by Linda D. Kozaryn, American Forces Press Service.
DefenseLink.mil.
Food-Processing
Security, General Accounting Office (GAO), February 2003. A report by
the GAO. ( Acrobat Reader pdf file).
"Hospital
Preparedness: Most Urban Hospitals Have Emergency Plans But Lack
Certain Capacities for Bioterrorism Response". GAO
Report. August 2003. (Acrobat Reader pdf file).
"How Biological and Chemical Warfare Works".
How Stuff Works.
Introduction
to Bioterrorism. Federation of American Scientists.
History of Biological Warfare. American
Gulf War Veterans Association.
Joint
Service Chemical & Biological Defense Program FY 02-03 Overview.
DATSD (CBD). (Acrobat Reader file).
Plague War. PBS Frontline.
Review
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Smallpox Vaccination
Program Implementation (Letter Report # 4). Institute of
Medicine of the National Academies. (Acrobat Reader pdf file).
Smallpox
Resources Kit for Medical and Healthcare Professionals.
"Smallpox
Vaccination in 2003: Key Information for Clinicians". Article in
Clinical Infectious Diseases Journal. April 2003. (Acrobat Reader
pdf file).
"Small-scale
Terrorist Attacks Using Chemical and Biological Agents: An Assessment
Framework and Preliminary Comparisons".
Congressional Research Service. (Acrobat Reader pdf file located on
FAS Website).
"The
First Link in the Food Chain", by Michael A. Gips. Ways to
prevent, detect, and contain bioterrorism on livestock.
SecurityManagementOnline. Feb 2003.
Miscellaneous Bioterrorism Information
Recommended Notification Procedures for Local and
State Public Health Department Leaders in the Event of a Bioterrorist
Incident. CDC Emergency Preparedness & Response.
Information About Anthrax
Anthrax as a Biological Weapon. Journal of
the American Medical Association (JAMA).
AVIP
- Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program.
Information About Smallpox
"Smallpox Vaccination in 2003: Key Information for
Clinicians". Article in Clinical Infectious Diseases Journal.
April 2003. (Acrobat Reader pdf file
).
Smallpox Resources Kit for Medical and
Healthcare Professionals.
Information About Building Security and
Safety and Bioterrorism
Advice for Safeguarding Buildings against Chemical or
Biological Attack.
HVAC Building Vulnerability Assessment Tool.
Rhode Island Department of Health. (Acrobat Reader pdf file
).
Training and Education for Bioterrorism
CDC Training and Continuing Education Online.
Hosted by the Public Health Training Network.
Field Identification of Biological Warfare Agents (FIBWA)
Course. U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious
Diseases.
Master of Science in BioSecurity. Saint
Louis University.
Plant Biosecurity Management Course. U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Extension Disaster Education Network.
News Articles about Bioterrorism
December 15, 2011.
"The Bioterrorist Next Door". Foreign Policy.
July 13, 2010.
"Bioterrorism experts condemn a move to cut reserve money". Los
Angeles Times.
December 14, 2004.
"Watchdog group says biological defenses remain
insufficient". GovExec.com.
December 2, 2004.
"Book Review - Handbook helps NGOs prepare for bio
threats". Reuters Foundation AlertNet.
November 30, 2004.
"Course Trains 'Select Few' on Biological Warfare
Agents". American Forces Information Services.
November 22, 2004.
"Health Department Releases Building Vulnerability
Assessment Tool; Assessment Process Helps to keep buildings clean and
healthy". Rhode Island Department of Health Press Release.
September 22, 2004.
"Preparing for Vaccine and Drug Dispensing in a
Bioterrorism or Public Health Emergency, Guidelines".
Medical News Today.
July 29, 2004.
"Checklist for anthrax symptoms helps fight against
bioterror". Yahoo! News.
December 8, 2003. "The
High Cost of Making an Anthrax Drug. Human Genome Sciences Needs
Commitment From Government to Proceed With Treatment".
The Washington Post TechNews.
September 2, 2003. "New
Anthrax Vaccine Protects on Two Fronts". Scientific
American.
August 5, 2003. "How
Best To Fight Against Bioterrorism". Cato Institute.
May 9, 2003. "Guidelines
for Bioterrorism Funding Announced". United States
Department of Health & Human Services.
May 2, 2003. "Biodefense
Plan Greeted With Caution: Drug Firms Want Better Guarantees".
The Washington Post.
April 25, 2003. "First
Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense
Formed". DefenseLink.
April 3, 2003. "How
vulnerable is your company to bio-terrorism? Assess, Plan, and
Survive". Risk Analysis Group.
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