First Responders
Emergency Response - Recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Anthrax and the Mail - Cross-contamination, handling your mail...
Exposure - Being exposed vs. being sick, suspicious mail, powders, protecting your family...
Risk - Chances of getting sick, pregnancy...
Bioterrorism-Related Inhalational Anthrax: The First 10 Cases Reported in the United States
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2001 Nov-Dec;7(6):933-944.
Recognition of Illness Associated with the Intentional Release of a Biologic Agent - MMWR 2001 Oct 19;50(41):893-897.
Bioterrorism Readiness Plan: A Template for Healthcare Facilities
Use of Automated Ambulatory-Care Encounter Records for Detection of Acute Illness Clusters, Including Potential Bioterrorism Events - Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Aug;8(8):753-760.
Botulism Surveillance Case Definitions
Level A Laboratory Procedures for Identification of Brucella Species - PDF (330 KB/10 pages)
Packaging Protocols for Biological Agents/Diseases - PDF (61 KB/5 pages)
Presumptive Brucella spp. Identification and Similar Organisms - PDF (68 KB/1 page)
Table WordPerfect (8 KB/1 page)
Packaging Protocols for Biological Agents/Diseases - PDF (61 KB/5 pages)
Recognition of Illness Associated with the Intentional Release of a Biologic Agent - MMWR 2001 Oct 19;50(41):893-897. PDF (168 KB/20 pages)
Consensus Statement: Plague as a Biological Weapon: Medical and Public Health Management - JAMA 2000;283(17):2281-2290.
Abstract - Concise, bulleted summary of the full article
Use of Automated Ambulatory-Care Encounter Records for Detection of Acute Illness Clusters, Including Potential Bioterrorism Events - Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Aug;8(8):753-760.
Plague Surveillance Case Definitions
Medical Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare: Chapter 23: Plague - Walter Reed Army Medical Center. On U.S. Army Medical NBC Online Information Server.
Response Plan & Guidelines (including updated forms) NEW! - Guidance for state & local health officials for responding to a smallpox emergency
Exposure Management (Preventing Transmission) - Responding to known cases, preventing spread of disease...
Diagnosis/Evaluation (Signs & Symptoms) - Clinical presentation, patient evaluation, rash illness algorithm...
Vaccination - Recommendations, vaccine safety, contraindications...
Infection Control - Isolation/quarantine, decontamination, readiness plan...
