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Recent discoveries are suggesting much-needed strategies for improving prevention and treatment.
High on the list: ways to neutralize the anthrax bacterium's fiendish toxin By John A. T. Young
and R. John Collier
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=000D80E9-C5DC-1CC6-B4A8809EC588EEDF
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eMedicine: Anthrax Infection
Article by Hilarie Cranmer, MD.
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic864.htm
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Anthrax Facts
Factsheet with cause, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
http://www.astdhpphe.org/infect/Anthrax.html
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MedlinePlus: Anthrax
Directory of articles, factsheets, and news releasees.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/anthrax.html
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Center for Biosecurity: Anthrax
Information about the possible casualties if anthrax is used as a weapon.
http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/pages/agents/anthrax.html
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About Anthrax
Information about anthrax and using HEPA vacuums during mail processing to protect workers against
anthrax exposure.
http://www.dsmith-inc.com/euroclean/anthrax.htm
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DrGreene.com: Anthrax
Learn about anthrax, the latest form of bioterrorism. This article explains the different forms of
anthrax, how they are transmitted, and treatment options available.
http://www.drgreene.com/21_1026.html
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IndiaHealthstat.com: Data about Anthrax
Details of cases and deaths from Anthrax from 1999 to 2001 in India.
http://www.indiahealthstat.com/indian/health/diseases.asp?secid=20941&ptid=77&sec=Health
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UK Anthrax Voluntary Immunisation Programme
Details of the UK's voluntary programme of anthrax immunisation for service and civilian personnel
deployed to the Persian Gulf region.
http://www.mod.uk/issues/anthrax/
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Anthrax and Children
A discusses on anthrax treatment in children, including the possible side effects of antibiotics.
http://www.drdonnica.com/guests/00004148.htm
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American Anthrax Outbreak of 2001
Features an analysis of intentionally-spread anthrax in the United States. Includes chronology of
the event, case studies, and related links.
http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/bioter/detect/antdetect_intro.html
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Anthrax Response Manual
A free stat manual for the identification, management and treatment of inhalation anthrax.
http://www.bioterry.com/Anthrax/
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Anthrax
An overview of anthrax covering it's diagnosis, symptoms, and treatment.
http://www.geocities.com/anthraxnewsinfo
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Bioterrorism Safety Council
A public non-profit awareness site devoted to providing up to the minute information on Anthrax,
Smallpox and other bioterrorist threats. We offer news, CDC Health Advisories, facts on safety,
prevention, treatment of Anthrax, Smallpox, West Nile and other biowarfare agents, and provide
support and teaching materials to the general public on these infectious diseases.
http://www.terra.es/personal5/safetycouncil/
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Anthrax News
All the latest news related Anthrax to empower the users with the knowledge about the monster. Many
a time information is all you need to fight with the enemy.
http://www.geocities.com/pavanravinutala/anthraxnews.html
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Mail Handling in the age of bioterrorism
A security consultant who has been sterilizing mail fills the information void on handling and
decontaminating anthrax tainted mail.
http://www.freelabs.com/~whitis/biosafety/mail_handling.html
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Anthrax - Health factsheets from BUPA
Concise factsheet explaining the causes, symptoms & treatment of Anthrax, available for
downloading in Adobe Acrobat
http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/mosby_factsheets/anthrax.html
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Anthrax & Anthrax Vaccine (Hardin MD)
From the University of Iowa, extensive lists of Internet sources on Anthrax & Anthrax Vaccine.
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/anthrax.html
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Facts About Anthrax and Smallpox as Bioterrorism Weapons
Concern about deliberate use of disease agents as bioterrorism weapons presently focuses on anthrax
and smallpox.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/content/article/1004505206.html
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Bioterrorism: War Tools Of The New Millennium
Health information about anthrax and bioterrorism reviewed by Harvard Medical School. Includes
breaking health news and commentaries from leading physicians.
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/29785/29779.html
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Sengent Drug Design Optimization Lab
The Sengent drug design optimization lab is working to quickly and efficiently identify an orally
available small molecule drug (a pill) to counteract the lethality of Anthrax and other potential
biological weapons.
http://www.sengent.com
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The Science of Terrorism
The biology of anthrax
http://www.jupiterscientific.org/sciinfo/sot.html
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Anthrax Scares
The Infectious Diseases Department at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati provides
information resources pertaining to anthrax.
http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/departments/29/anthrax.asp
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Anthrax Info
Common sense information about anthrax. Includes a summary of public health recommendations and
glossary, with links to quality information and lesson plans for teachers.
http://anthrax-info.20m.com
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Anthrax Bioterrorism and Health Care: A CE Course
A short continuing education course on anthrax as it relates to present health care for nurses, and
social workers.
http://learnwell.org/anthrax.htm
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Anthrax - vaccine and treatment. Safety, benefits and risks.
Anthrax threat, anthrax infection, anthrax vaccine and prevention.
http://smartandrich.com/vaccs.html
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Bacillus anthracis cell diagram
Computer graphic of a bacillus anthracis cell (anthrax bacterium). Shows cell wall layers and
capsule.
http://www.rkm.com.au/ANTHRAX/index.html
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Salon: The terror at home
The arrest of two men in Las Vegas on charges of carrying stocks of the anthrax virus highlights
how easy it is to make weapons of mass destruction. And to some terrorism experts, that's a lot
scarier than Saddam Hussein.
http://www.salon.com/news/1998/02/20news.html
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The Anthrax Page
Includes everything from the symptoms of the four types of anthrax, to what the greatest threat of
the infection is. Also a FAQs and quiz.
http://www.deskmedia.com/~reggie/Anthrax
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Epidemiologic Notes and Reports Human Cutaneous Anthrax
Case study of one incident in North Carolina, 1987.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00001063.htm
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Official CDC Bioterrorism Alert: Handling Anthrax Threats
This contains the CDC's 2001-10-12 instructions on handling mail suspected of containing Anthrax,
and the USPS' 2001-10-15 information on identifying Anthrax mail.
http://www.futuredirectns.com/english/news/bioterrorism_alert.shtml
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Anthrax
CBC News Online presents an in-depth report and videos on Anthrax.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/indepth/background/anthrax.html
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Learn About Anthrax
What is anthrax? How is it transmitted? What are the symptoms? Find out here!
http://www.mamashealth.com/anthrax.asp
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Anthrax: Separating Fear from Fact
From Time Magazine, latest information on anthrax and protection from anthrax.
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,178989,00.html
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Bioterrorism Alleging Use of Anthrax and Interim Guidelines for Management
1998 report on bioterrorism reports and threats and CDC guidelines for handling them.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00056353.htm
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Anthrax: A Possible Case History
A fictitious case history developed by the Center for Disease Control to examine response systems
in the event of a real emergency.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol5no4/inglesby.htm
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Intelihealth Anthrax Information
Site contains relevant news and health information related to recent Anthrax incidents.
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/333/341/336325.html
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Gavel2Gavel: Anthrax
Includes a FAQ on the disease, its symptoms, treatment, and possible use as a terrorist weapon, and
a diagram of the effects of inhaling anthrax spores.
http://www.re-quest.net/g2g/govt/terrorism/anthrax/index.htm
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Anthrax
Chapter from the Textbook of Military Medicine, Walter Reed AMC in .pdf format. [Requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader]
http://www.nbc-med.org/SiteContent/HomePage/WhatsNew/MedAspects/Ch-22electrv699.pdf
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CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response: Anthrax
Links to news releases and sites related to the disease as a biological weapon.
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/Agent/Anthrax/Anthrax.asp
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Medlineplus Medical Encyclopedia: Inhalation anthrax
Includes symptoms, cause, treaments, and complications.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000641.htm
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Anthrax as a Biological Warfare Agent
Information on bacillus anthracis, the use on anthrax in terrorist attacks, prevention and
symptoms.
http://www.terrorismfiles.org/weapons/anthrax_biological_warfare_agent.html
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Anthrax as Bio-War Agent
treatment.
http://www.emergency.com/anthrax.htm
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Countering the Anthrax Threat
Plain English site giving lots of information about the U.S. DoD Total Force Anthrax Innoculation
Program
http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/Anthrax/
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MajorBates.com
Campaigns against the Department of Defense's Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Policy. Background
information on the program and anthrax-related news.
http://www.majorbates.com
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Anthrax
Bacteriology Lecture by Kenneth Todar, University of Wisconsin Department of Bacteriology.
http://www.bact.wisc.edu/Bact330/lectureanthrax
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Anthrax
General and technical information about anthrax from the Centers for Disease Control. Also includes
section with links to other sites and articles.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/anthrax_g.htm
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Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program
The Official DoD Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (AVIP) Web Site. Your definitive source for
information about anthrax - the disease, the threat, the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine
and the implementation of the Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program. A reference guide for our
troops, their families and friends to help understand the AVIP and its importance as a part of
Total Force Health Protection.
http://www.anthrax.osd.mil/
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