This page provides access to selected, authoritative information sources on the scientific aspects of bioterrorism, including biological, medical, chemical, and engineering.

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Biological and Medical Sources

• Aerobiological Engineering -- Bioterrorism and Immune Building Technology
  Lists potential airborne biological weapons principle agents of chemical weapons, release mechanisms, dissemination in buildings, immune building technology and an extensive bibliography. From Penn State's Department of Architectural Engineering.
  
  
• American Society for Microbiology Biodefense Resources Center
  
  
• Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program
  The AVIP web site is provided as a public service by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense-Public Affairs and the Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program Agency.  Information presented on the AVIP web site is considered public information and may be distributed or copied unless otherwise specified.
  
  
• Armed Forces Institute of Pathology - Inhalation Anthrax
  This site provides information about the pathogenesis and imaging of inhalation anthrax. Actual patient cases are presented. The content represents the combined efforts of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and the American Registry of Pathology, Washington DC and Inova Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax VA.
  
  
• Center for Biosecurity
  "The Center for Biosecurity is an independent, nonprofit organization of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). The Center works to affect policy and practice in ways that lessen the illness, death, and civil disruption that would follow large-scale epidemics, whether they occur naturally or result from the use of a biological weapon."
  
  
• Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)
  The University of Minnesota's CIDRAP's mission is to prevent illness and death from infectious diseases through epidemiologic research and the rapid translation of scientific information into real-world practical applications and solutions. The current focus is in four key areas: public health, preparedness, emerging infectious disease response, agricultural and food biosecurity, and food safety.
  
  
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response
  Contains authoritative and up-to-date clinical and public information regarding anthrax and other bioterrorism agents. Provides bioterrorism fact sheets, guidelines, notification protocols, news, Frequently Asked Questions, links, and more. Includes information about CDC roles and national programs such as the National Pharmaceutical Stockpile and the Health Alert Network. In English and Spanish languages.
  
  • Anthrax Information pertaining to anthrax to help private and public health care providers develop plans to prepare for and respond to acts of bioterrorism.
  • Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 5th Edition. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Institutes of Health Fifth Edition, February 2007.
  • Bioterrorism Training and Education Videos, slide presentations, podcasts, book chapters, and more on the following topics: anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, viral hemorrhagic fevers.
  • Chemical Agents A–Z list of agents. May also sort by type of chemical or by the effects a chemical exposure.
    
    
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - Counterterrorism
  Site includes information related to public health initiatives and preparedness, food security, and biological agents.
  
  
• Hardin MD - Bioterrorism / Biological Warfare
  List of online resources created by the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University of Iowa.
  
  
• Institute for Biosecurity
  The Institute for Biosecurity (formerly the Center for the Study of Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections) at Saint Louis University School of Public Health was established in 2000 with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Institute carries out bioterrorism and preparedness research and addresses emerging infectious diseases, naturally occurring or introduced by terrorists. The Institute also develops educational material covering management of the consequences of chemical, radiological, and nuclear terrorism.
  
  
• Medical Library Association - Bioterrorism Bibliographies and Resources
  Compilation of print and web bioterrorism resources derived from the MEDLIB-L listserv in response to the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
  
  
• MedlinePlus - Biodefense and Bioterrorism
  Contains carefully selected links to web resources with authoritative health information, including access to News, General/Overviews, Coping, Prevention/Screening, Specific Conditions/Aspects, and Treatment. Geared specifically toward a consumer health audience.
  
  
• Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT)
  Contains information on preventing and deterring terrorism or mitigating its effects. Articles, reports, and fact sheets are available.
  
  
• National Academies - Conflict and Security Issues: Policy, Reviews and Evaluations
  "The National Academies conduct research in conflict and security issues that address problems associated with international security, conflict, and arms control. Problem-solving discussions help to develop ideas and strategies that promote new, cooperative approaches to security issues. This research also offers in-depth analysis and recommendations about crucial security problems."
  
  
• National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) - Guidelines on Bioterrorism
  NGC is a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. NGC is sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research) in partnership with the American Medical Association and the American Association of Health Plans.
  
  
• Specialized Information Services (SIS) Division of the National Library of Medicine (NLM)
  SIS is responsible for information resources and services in toxicology, environmental health, chemistry, HIV/AIDS, and specialized topics in minority health. SIS provides access to online databases, responds to queries, produces bibliographies and other publications, and works with other Federal government agencies to provide health information to the world.
  
  
• U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD)
  The mission of USAMRICD is to develop medical countermeasures to chemical warfare agents and to train medical personnel in the medical management of chemical casualties.
  
  
• U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)
  "Since its inception in 1969, USAMRIID has spearheaded research to develop medical solutions—vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, and information—to protect our service members from biological threats."
  
  
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Disasters and Emergencies
  Provides information regarding the Department's role in emergency preparedness and response in the event of a biological or other public health emergency.
  
  
• U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO)
  • 9/11 Commission Report Summary of Recommendations
    
  • Homeland Security
    The most recent reports and testimonies related to homeland security issued since April 1997.
    
  • Terrorism
    The most recent reports and testimonies related to terrorism issued since April 1979.
    
    
• World Health Organization - Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response
  The revised International Health Regulations, IHR (2005) provide a global framework to address these needs through a collective approach to the prevention, detection, and timely response to any public health emergency of international concern. Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response is an integrated global alert and response system for epidemics and other public health emergencies based on strong national public health systems and capacity and an effective international system for coordinated response.

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Journal Literature

• Search PubMed and Biological Abstracts for bioterrorism AND the specific disease/organism/agent you are interested in. PubMed indexes clinical and preclinical journal articles in medicine, nursing and dentistry, and allied health; Biological Abstracts includes broad coverage in all areas of life sciences research. In addition, try one of these terms as subject and keyword searches: bioterrorism, biological terrorism, biological warfare; biological weapons; bioterrorism preparedness; chemical warfare; chemical warfare agents; hazardous substances.
  
  
• BMJ - Public Health: Medical Consequences of Conflict Collection of articles printed in the BMJ (British Medical Journal) related to biological and chemical warfare, the effects of terrorism on the worlds health, and related humanitarian crisis.
  
  
• JAMA - selected articles on Bioterrorism Agents
  
  
• MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports - Terrorism Preparedness Compendium

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University of Chicago Campus Resources

• Emergency Management Plan
  The University's plan for responding to and recovering from University-wide emergencies. Recognizing the impracticality of developing and maintaining plans for every possible emergency, this Emergency Management Plan provides general guidelines for responding to emergency events. The plan provides guidelines for activating decision processes, gathering decision-makers and marshalling resources to address University-wide emergencies.
  
  
• Master of Science in Threat and Response Management
  The Master of Science in Threat and Response Management at the University of Chicago's Graham School of General Studies is designed to prepare public health professionals, law enforcement officials, fire and emergency personnel, medical and nursing professionals, and policy makers to respond to and recover from complex incidents regardless of their size or cause. Library resources and services for Threat and Response Management.
  
  
• Safety and Environmental Affairs
  The University of Chicago provides a complete safety program through Safety and Environmental Affairs to alleviate or reduce the severity of exposure to conditions or actions that can cause personal injury or put the University out of compliance with applicable regulations. This goal is accomplished by the identification, analysis, and the development of corrective action plans to alleviate or reduce the severity of risk to students, faculty and staff to injurious conditions or actions. All buildings and laboratories comprising the University of Chicago are inspected on an annual basis to identify and locate infractions of fire, laboratory, radiation safety or general safety concerns.