Online resources

Selected resources on anthrax and bioterrorism

Below are a few online resources that may be helpful to you if you have concerns about anthrax and bioterrorism. The following Web sites are linked for your convenience. They are not managed by Yale-New Haven Hospital. If you are disappointed in the quality of a site we have listed, please let us know.

• Anthrax, National Center for Infectious Diseases, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Bioterrorism preparedness and response, U.S. Centers for Disease Control
• Immediate identification and management of anthrax essential for optimal outcome, Drugs and Therapy Perspectives, December 2001, available on Medscape.
• Resources available on Medscape to keep health care professionals up to date on the spread and available treatment for the Bacillus anthracis organism.
• Use of anthrax vaccine in the United States, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 2000;49(RR-15, Dec 15):1-20.
• Anthrax vaccination—Civilian inquiries, Anthrax Vaccination Immunization Program Agency, Department of Defense
• Basic information about anthrax, Bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin - Madison
• World Anthrax Data Site, World Health Organization

Other resources

• CDC Public Inquiry line: 800-311-3435
• CDC National Immunization HOTLINE 800-232-2522

Last revised: Feb. 1, 2007 (jj)

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