Bioterrorism
Win Henderson / FEMA.
2008 Emergency Response Guidebook
Bioterrorism and Preparedness
View the Public Health Infrastructure resource center
Communicating with the public in the first few hours of an BT attack
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/firsthours/
"Atlantic Storm" Interactive Bioterrorism Drill
Atlantic Storm Interactive is a web-based, multimedia presentation that simulates a bioterrorist attack of smallpox. The presentation is very thoroughly laid out with simulated newscasts, briefings, updates, and actors playing unscripted rolls of leaders of different countries and organizations.
http://www.atlantic-storm.org/index.html
Smallpox Vaccine Gets Good FDA Reviews
New vaccine, ACAM2000 works almost as well as the original vaccine, Dryvax (no longer manufactured). Even though it is not approved by the FDA, the U.S. has already stockpiled 192.5 million doses of the vaccine.
"Terrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies: A Field Guide for Media"
- Section 1: Introduction
- Section 2: Biological Agents
- Section 3: Chemical Agents
- Section 4: Radiation Emergencies
- Section 5: Defining Public Health Roles, Programs, and Terms
- Section 6: Web Sites
- Section 7: Contact Lists, Checklists, and Additional Tools
