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Bioterrorism/Biological Warfare
Hardin MD: Anthrax & Anthrax Vaccine
Hardin MD: Smallpox
MEDLINEplus:
MEDLINEplus: Biodefense and Bioterrorism
MEDLINEplus: Anthrax
MEDLINEplus: Smallpox
MEDLINEplus includes links to PubMed (Medline) searches on the above topics
National Library of Medicine Specialized Information Services: Biological Warfare
UI Health Care News: Information on Biological and Chemical Weapons
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention:
Bioterrorism
Anthrax
Smallpox
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Biodefense Research
U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Counterterrorism
United States Postal Service: Security of the Mail
Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program from the Department of Defense
The Office of Homeland Security
The following journal articles and book chapters are available full-text and at no cost.
Articles on Bioterrorism from the American Medical Association website
Articles on Anthrax from Nature, Nature Medicine, & Nature Biotechnology
New England Journal of Medicine Special Notice
Other Potential Biologic Threats including Smallpox, Plague, Tularemia, Botulism, Glanders, and Marburg & Ebola Viruses
BMJ (British Medical Journal)
Psychological implications of chemical and biological weapons. Simon Wessely, Kenneth Craig Hyams, and Robert Bartholomew BMJ 2001;323 878-879
National Academy Press: Terrorism and Security Collection.
Includes Chemical and Biological Terrorism: Research and Development to Improve Civilian Medical Response and Improving Civilian Medical Response to Chemical or Biological Terrorist Incidents: Interim Report on Current Capabilities. All reports can be read online free.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Information About Anthrax and Bioterrorism
New England Journal of Medicine articles
Recognition and Management of Anthrax - An Update
Cutaneous Anthrax Infection
Emerging Infectious Diseases (CDC)
Bioterrorism-Related Inhalation Anthrax: The First 10 Cases Reported in the United States, J. Jernigan (PDF 1.28 MB)
E-Medicine: Anthrax Infection and E-Medicine: Anthrax
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy. Chapter 157: Bacterial Diseases [anthrax]
Chapter 6, Smallpox and Vaccinia. From: Vaccines. 3rd ed. W. B. Saunders Company; c1999.
To search for additional books on bioterrorism use InfoHawk. Use subject headings such as "anthrax", "smallpox", and "biological warfare". To search for additional journal articles use Ovid *, PubMed **, EBSCOhost Academic Search Elite*, Health Reference Center* or any of the databases listed on Hardin Library's Databases page.
* restricted to University of Iowa affiliates
** PubMed/MEDLINE Search and Smallpox Information Resources
BiodefenseEducation.org
BiodefenseEducation.org is a Biodefense Digital Library and Collaboratory intended to serve as a source of continuing education on biodefense affairs.
National Tragedy: A Campus Response
The University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory
Upper Midwest Center for Public Health Preparedness
Iowa Department of Public Health: Information About Biological, Chemical and Radiological Terrorism
American Medical Association: Disaster Preparedness and Medical Response
American Red Cross: Terrorism - Preparing for the Unexpected
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota.
A wealth of bioterrorism and food safety information. Includes overviews, resources lists, images, selected readings, and guidelines on anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, tularemia, and viral hemorrhagic fever.
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