Special Report: Bioterrorism Resources

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CDC: Bioterrorism Preparedness Site
An easy-to-use reference site. Breaks down the types of diseases, etc.

Department of Homeland Security
Press briefings, stories, latest warning, etc.

Ready.Gov
From the Department of Homeland Security, this site offers ,plans, tips, etc. on safety resources. Tips such as instructing Americans on how to increase our chances of survival when explosions detonate outside your vehicle.

World Health Organization: Health Aspects of Biological and Chemical Weapons

StatePublicHealth.org
Information about local responses to bioterrorism. This site provides links to directories of state health agencies, state health officials, and public hotlines.

TerrorismAnswers.com
A helpful terrorism encyclopedia.

Center for the Study of Bioterrorism
From St. Louis University School of Public Health.

National Counterterrorism Center 2009 Counterterrorism Calendar
Available at this Web site and as a .PDF.

FoodSafety.gov: Bioterrorism
Breaks down all the possible threats to the food supply.

AMA: Bioterrorism Articles
A great collection of academic articles that is updated regularly.

Medical Library Association: Bioterrorism Resources

MedlinePlus: Biodefense and Bioterrorism

American Academy of Family Physicians: BTResponse.org
Resources for medical professionals and media. Has a great key links section.

MEDLIB: Bioterrorism Bibliographies and Resources
A compilation of print and web bioterrorism resources has been derived from the discussion on MEDLIB-L in response to the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Includes resources on psychological, medical and military aspects of bioterrorism.

ACP Online: Bioterrorism Resources

University of South Carolina: Experts on War and Terrorism
A collection of faculty members with expertise in military, bioterrorism, etc.

Washington Post: Bioterrorism Special Section
Stories, links and resources. In-depth coverage.

USA Today.com: Bioterrorism Primer Graphics

BBC: WWII The Peoples War
An in-depth historical site.

PBS Online Newshour: Bioterrorism Stories
A great index of stories.

PBS: Avoiding Armageddon
This companion site to the documentary defines what weapons of mass destruction are. A great reference site.

Department of Justice Office for Domestic Preparedness

Federal Trade Commission: Warnings on Bioterrorism Defense Products

New England Journal of Medicine: Special Smallpox Report
The full report will be out Jan. 30.

Johns Hopkins University Biodefense Site

University of Nebraska Medical Center: Smallpox Links and Resources
Dozens of helpful links.

University of Michigan Bioterrorism Preparedness Initiative

East Carolina University Joyner Library: War on Terrorism Resources
A tremendous collection of links covering several angles of the Iraq war. Links you qill not find on other sites.

University of Minnesota Bioterrorism

University of Maryland Bioterrorism Resources
A comprehensive collection of government documents, medical links.

University of Texas Bioterrorism Experts
From the medical center in Houston, a listing of 10-15 experts and their contact information.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Agroterrorism Resources
Studies, links, experts, etc.

National Personnel Records Center
A central repository of personnel-related records, both military and civil service. The mission is to "sprovide world-class service to government agencies, military veterans, former civilian Federal employees, family members, as well as researchers and historians."

University of South Alabama: Bioterrorism

Thomas Jefferson University Bioterrorism Resources
Hundreds of links to research sites.

ACP-ASIM: Bioterrorism Experts and Speakers
A listing of about 20 and their contact information.

Time.com: Bioterrorism The Next Threat?

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA): Bioterrorism Section

Where Every Moment Counts: Bioterrorism Links
A large collection of safety tips and resources.

FDLI: Bioterrorism Publications
Order books relating to bioterrorism and food contamination.

Homeland Security Threat Monitor
Have updates sent to your desktop.

UCLA: Bioterrorism Archives
Links to hundreds of articles and research.

PBS: Bioterror
The companion site to the PBS documentary. Includes the history of biowarfare, weapons and vaccines.

Nova: The Dirty Bomb
An inside look at the terrorist weapon.

Defense Against Toxin Weapons

Terrorism Q&A: Smallpox

AlertNet.org
Run by the Reuters Foundation, this site covers how relief agencies respond to disasters and can help journalists cover them. It includes a news feed and resources about the countries involved. It also features a section on the conflict with Iraq.

Strategy Page
Military personnel, weapons, strategy, intelligence and information operations, plus a newsletter..

Gary Price's Bioterrorism Links
Resources from George Washington University.

American Public Health Association's Control of Communicable Diseases Manual
Information on Anthrax.

Department of Defense: Rules for Embedded Journalists

Speech and Transcript Center
Links to key speeches and transcripts (English language) by key government, military and other leaders. It also includes direct links to related full-text docs and other reference type materials.

Biological and Chemical Terrorism Defense: A View From the "Front Lines" of Public Health
.PDF files from the American Journal of Public Health.

Preemptive Biopreparedness: Can We Learn Anything From History?
From the American Journal of Public Health (Vol 91, 2001).

Provisional Guidelines for Action in the Event of a Deliberate Release
From the Public Health Laboratory Service (United Kingdom). 18 pages .pdf, Also contains some useful background.

Arms Sales Monitoring Project
An in-depth site featuring a database of notifications to congress of U.S. arms exports to much of the world; U.S. and global arms transfers data; U.S. biggest defense contractors; background on U.S. arms recipients.

University of Nebraska: Bioterrorism Readiness

Centers for Disease Control Anthrax Page
Bios of recent cases in .PDF format.

Department of Defense Anthrax Immunization Program
There has been much controversy about this program.

University of Nebraska Medical Center: Smallpox Links and Resources
Dozens of helpful links.

Truthout.org
Includes a good e-newsletter that cites credible sources.

Jourweb.com
A German site for journalists that has a lot of links to international sources.

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