Anthrax

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Last Updated 24 November 2001

Updates- When available

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Bacillus anthracis (anthrax)
    • Procedures for Collecting Surface Environmental Samples for Culturing Bacillus anthracis
    • CDC Advisory- Protecting Investigators Performing Environmental Sampling for Bacillus anthracis- Personal Protective Equipment
    • FactSheets
    • Clinical Anthrax
    • Update Public and Private Labs and Others on Rapid Anthrax Test, October 18, 2001
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      • Pdf format
    • Video Archive - Satellite And Web Broadcast For Clinicians On Anthrax, October 18, 2001
    • CDC Addresses Public Health Questions About Anthrax, October, 17, 2001
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      • Pdf format
    • Anthrax antibiotic treatments and CDC disease detective status, October 17, 2001
    • How To Handle Anthrax and Other Biological Agent Threats, October 12, 2001
    • Public Health Message Regarding Anthrax, October 12, 2001
    • Clinical Level-A Lab Protocol - this information is designed to provide laboratories with techniques to identify microorganisms, in order to support clinicians in their diagnosis of potential diseases. Clinical Level-A Lab Protocol is available in the following format:
      • Word
      • PDF

  • National Center for Infectious Diseases

    • Anthrax - General Information | Technical Information | Additional Information

  • Press Release - check for updates

    • Update- Public Health Message Regarding Anthrax (12 October 2001)

    • Public Health Message Regarding Anthrax Case (11 October 2001)

    • Update- Public Health Message Regarding Florida Anthrax Case (7 October 2001)

  • Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response -
    • Facts about: Anthrax, Botulism, Pneumonic Plague, Smallpox (pdf format)
    • The Biological and Chemical Terrorism: Strategic Plan for Preparedness and Response(pdf format)
    • List of possible Biological and Chemical agents
• Florida Department of Health - Press Releases
• Communicable Disease Prevention & Control - Current Outbreaks
• WHO
  • Disease outbreaks reported
    • Anthrax in the United States - Update 14 (5 November 2001)
    • Anthrax in the United States - Update 2 (15 October 2001)
    • Anthrax in the United States (State of Florida) - Update (11 October 2001)
    • Anthrax in the United States (State of Florida)(10 October 2001)
  • Guidelines for the Surveillance and Control of Anthrax in Humans and Animals
• FDA
  • Public Health Advisory- Update on Use of Doxycycline for Anthrax Exposure
• ProMED-mail electronic conference
  • ProMed latest
  • Updates Anthrax - check for daily updates, I will not update these links
    • Anthrax, human - USA (11) (20 October 2001)
    • Bioterrorism- CDC guidance (19 October 2001)
    • Anthrax- synopsis of videocast (19 October 2001)
    • Anthrax bioterrorism- background & perspectives (17 October 2001)
    • Anthrax, human - USA (03) (14 October 2001)
    • Anthrax, human - USA (02) (14 October 2001)
    • Anthrax, human - USA (13 October 2001)
    • Anthrax, human - USA (New York & Florida) (13 October 2001)
    • Anthrax, possible contamination - USA (Nevada)- alert (13 October 2001)
    • Anthrax, human - USA (New York) (12 October 2001)
    • Anthrax, human - USA (Florida) (10) (11 October 2001)
    • Anthrax, human - USA (Florida) (09) (11 October 2001)
    • Anthrax, human - USA (Florida) (08) (10 October 2001)
    • Anthrax, airborne, prophylaxis (10 October 2001)
    • Anthrax, human - USA (Florida) (07)(9 October 2001)
    • Anthrax, human - USA (Florida) (06) (8 October 2001)
    • Anthrax, human - USA (Florida) (05) (8 October 2001)
    • Anthrax, human - USA (Florida) (04) (8 October 2001)
    • Anthrax, human - USA (Florida) (03) (5 October 2001)
    • Anthrax, human - USA (Florida) (02) (4 October 2001)
    • Anthrax, human - USA (Florida) (4 October 2001)
• Chronology of anthrax events
• Yahoo Anthrax News Coverage Updates
  • N.Y. Anthrax Cases Bring Total to 12 - AP (Oct 15, 2001)
  • Malaysia Gov't. Probes Anthrax Note - AP (Oct 14, 2001)
• Tips on handling mail - United States Postel Service.
  • Download Poster "SUSPICIOUS MAIL ALERT" from USPS site
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    • Larger Image JPG (275kb)
• Latest breaking news on Anthrax

Anthrax related information

• Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program - One of the best sites!
• Anthrax
• The Johns Hopkins University Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies - Anthrax
• Anthrax as a Biological Weapon - Consensus Statement in JAMA.
• Bacillus by Peter C. B. Turnbull
• Anthrax Vaccine
• FDA Written Statement Regarding Anthrax Vaccine
• BioPort Corporation on Anthrax vaccine
• World Anthrax Data Site - country-by-country breakdown of anthrax occurence and outbreaks worldwide.
• Anthrax - from the Arnot Ogden Medical Center
• Bacteriology 330 Lecture Topics: Anthrax
• Berita MMA Vol.31 No.9, September 2001 issue
  • Anthrax.
  • Confronting Fear & Terror in the New Age- A Pacifist Plea for Greater Understanding
• CDC MMWR, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
  • Update- Investigation of Anthrax Associated with Intentional Exposure and Interim Public Health Guidelines, October 2001 - This report includes interim guidelines for postexposure prophylaxis for prevention of inhalational anthrax and other information to assist epidemiologists, clinicians, and laboratorians responding to intentional anthrax exposures.October 19, 2001 / Vol: 50(41);889-893

  

  • CDC. Ongoing investigation of anthrax---Florida, October 2001. MMWR 2001;50-877
  • Recognition of Illness Associated with the Intentional Release of a Biologic Agent -October 19, 2001 / 50(41);893-7
  • Anthrax Vaccine MMWR (pdf format)
  • Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices: Use of Anthrax Vaccine in the United States. Vol. 49(rr15), December 15, 2000, pp.1-20
  • Human Anthrax Associated With an Epizootic Among Livestock --- North Dakota, 2000      Vol 50, No 32;677   08/17/2001
  • Surveillance for Adverse Events Associated with Anthrax Vaccination --- U.S. Department of Defense, 1998--2000      Vol 49, No 16;341   04/28/2000
  • Bioterrorism Alleging Use of Anthrax and Interim Guidelines for Man      Vol 48, No 04;069   02/05/1999
  • Epidemiologic Notes and Reports Human Cutaneous Anthrax -- North Ca      Vol 37, No 26;413   07/08/1988
• ANTHRAX IN A BIOWAR ENVIRONMENT
• THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 13, Ch. 157, Bacterial Diseases
• Airborne Pathogen- Bacillus anthracis
• The Anthrax Page
• Anthrax chapter from Textbook of Military Medicine, Walter Reed AMC (pdf format)
• Yahoo Health - Anthrax

General Related Information

• MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF BIOLOGICAL CASUALTIES- U.S. ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH,INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, FORT DETRICK FREDERICK, MARYLAND .

• The Johns Hopkins University Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies

• Defence Link - US Department of Defence.

• CBRNE - Biological Warfare Agents

• Medscape
  • Newsbeat- Anthrax
  • Bioterrorism: Preparing for the Future

• Emerging Infectious Diseases - Vol. 5, No 4 July – August

  • About the Symposium on Medical and Public Health Response to Bioterrorism, D.A. Henderson 
  • Bioterrorism: How Prepared Are We?, D.E. Shalala
  • The Emerging Threat of Bioterrorism, J.M. Hughes
  • Congressional Efforts to Address Bioterrorism, S.A. McCann
  • Finding the Right Balance against Bioterrorism, R.A. Clarke
  • Historical Trends Related to Bioterrorism: An Empirical Analysis, J.B. Tucker
  • The Threat of Biological Attack: Why Concern Now? D.W. Siegrist
  • Biological Weapons Programs of the Former Soviet Union and Iraq, C.J. Davis
  • Aum Shinrikyo: Once and Future Threat? K.B. Olson
  • The Prospect of Domestic Bioterrorism, J. Stern
  • Potential Biological Weapons Threats, M.G. Kortepeter
  • Epidemiology of Bioterrorism, J.A. Pavlin
  • Vaccines in Civilian Defense Against Bioterrorism, P.K. Russell
  • Vaccines, Pharmaceutical Products, and Bioterrorism,   K.C. Zoon
  • Smallpox: Clinical and Epidemiologic Features, D.A. Henderson
  • Smallpox: An Attack Scenario, T. O'Toole
  • Aftermath of a Hypothetical Smallpox Disaster, J. Bardi
  • Clinical and Epidemiologic Principles of Anthrax, T.J. Cieslak
  • Anthrax: A Possible Case History, T.V. Inglesby
  • Applying Lessons from Anthrax Case History to Other Scenarios, J.G. Bartlett
  • Addressing Bioterrorist Threats M.A. Hamburg
  • Other recent articles on bioterrorism
• Communicable Diseases - Australia
• CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory - CSIRO Livestock Industries
• Medical Microbiology Home Page - a comprehensive list of links.

News Online (some links may not work after a few days, click search links)

CNN - CNN World News - CNN Health - Search Anthrax related news ; CNN Interactive on Anthrax

NBC employee tests positive for skin anthrax (12 October 2001)

Text of NBC memo obtained by CNN (12 October 2001)

Anthrax probe looks at how spores got into publisher's mailroom (12 October 2001)

Third person shows exposure to anthrax (11 October 2001)

Sources- Bacteria may be man-made (10 October 2001)

Letter scrutinized as possible source of anthrax (8 October 2001)

BBC - World - Health - Search Anthrax related news

New laws target anthrax hoaxers (20 October 2001)

New US anthrax case heightens fears (13 October 2001)

Third Florida anthrax case (11 October 2001)

Anthrax scare shakes US(10 October 2001)

Associated Press - The Wire

MSNBC

Heading off anthrax (12 October 2001)

Anthrax strain points to foul play (10 October 2001)

Nando Times

NBC News employee infected with anthrax (12 October 2001)

Possible anthrax case in Nevada (12 October 2001)

Ashcroft warns Americans to exercise caution with strange mail(12 October 2001)

NBC News employee infected with anthrax (12 October 2001)

WashingtonPost

Answers on Anthrax

Possible Anthrax sources

Other agencies

UT researchers reportedly close to antidote for anthrax toxin - (10 October 2001) KVUE news

Related Articles

• Glossary of Terms
• Principles of Immunisation
• OIE information in Asia Pacific - World Organisation for Animal Health
• Equine Diseases

Possible Management and Guidelines

• Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals.Julia S. Garner, RN, MN, and the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee.
• Infection Watch, University Malaya Medical Centre(Thanks to Prof Ngeow of Medical Microbiology and Sister Habibah who contributed the two articles)
  • January 1999
  • February 1999
• Interstate Shipment of Etiologic Agents from CDC.
• Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories
• Outbreak Investigations—A Perspective
• Shipping Regulations - Biomedical Materials; 1991
• Perspectives in Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Update: Universal Precautions for Prevention of Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis B Virus, and Other Bloodborne Pathogens ; 1988
• Belgian Biosafety Server - Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines

• CLINICAL GUIDELINES FOR MANAGING ADVERSE EVENTS AFTER VACCINATION

MEDLINE abstracts (NLM PubMed).

Source: National Center For National Biotechnology Information(NCBI). When you read the MEDLINE (NLM PubMed) abstract click on Links: Related Articles.

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Worldwide Outbreak Resources

• Outbreaks from WHO.
• OUTBREAK from a WWW site.
• ProMED-mail is a creation of the Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases, a project of the Federation of American Scientist.
• Communicable Disease Prevention & Control - Current Outbreaks

Communicable Disease Control, Surveillance and Other Resources

• Emerging Infections Information Network, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health,Yale University School of Medicine.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-Needs no introduction.
• Public Health Laboratory Service- UK's "CDC".
• CDC MMWR, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
• World Health Organisation (WHO).
• Emerging Infectious Diseases a peer reviewed journal.
• Infectious Diseases in Children - Journal.
• Infectious Disease Weblink (IDWL)
• Emerging Infectious Diseases Resource Links - CDC.
• Medical Dictionaries.
• Glossary of Medical, Statistical and Clinical Research Terminology from Health One Homepage a comprehensive health site.
• Health:Diseases and Conditions:Infectious Diseases - This site is indexed in Yahoo.

Medline Search Sites, Medical Journals Site and Search Engines

• Medline Search Sites - Do your own search for relevant articles.
• Medical Journal Sites - Look up relevant articles.
• Search Engines - Search the WWW.
• Search Microbiology and Immunology HomePage, Leicester University.
• Deja News - Search articles and Newsgroups. Note the information obtained from Newsgroups are not moderated and should be interpreted with caution.
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First up on 7 October 2001

Last Updated 24 November 2001