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Bioterrorism Bibliographies and Resources

The following 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.

Resources for Health Care Providers

Print Resources

Resources for Parents, Children, and Adolescents

Bioterrorism Responses

Web Sites for International Students

Survivor Listings

Confidentiality and Privacy of Library Records

Resources for Health Care Providers

American Hospital Association (AHA) includes links to preparedness modules for hospitals:
http://www.AHANEWS.com/ and http://www.ahapolicyforum.org/policyresources/MOdisaster.asp
American Academy of Family Physicians: Family Physicians Respond
Online education materials, including Webcasts, for practitioners and the public
Anthrax as a Biological Weapon: Medical and Public Health Management
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) article, Vol. 281 No. 18,
May 12, 1999.
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology Bioterrorism Resources
Bioterrorism: Implications for Public Health, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Bioterrorism in the United States: Threat, Preparedness, and Response,
Chemical and Biological Arms Control Institute
Bioterrorism Information Center, American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine
Bioterrorism Research Center, information from Scientific Technologies Corporation, a commercial information technologies consulting firm
Center for the Study of Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO
Centers for Disease Control (CDC):
- Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response
- Bioterrorism Readiness Plan: A Template for Health Care Facilities, 1999
- Chemical Terrorism: Strategic Plan for Preparedness and Response
- Bioterrorism alleging use of anthrax and interim guidelines for management--United States, 1998. MMWR 1999 Feb 5 48(4):69-74.
Botulinum Toxin as a Biological Weapon: Medical and Public Health Management Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) article, Vol. 285 No. 8, February 28, 2001
Chemical and Biological Arms Control Institute
Chemical and Biological Defense Information Analysis Center
Chemical and Biological Arms Control Program, Federation of American Scientists
Department of Health and Human Services
Health and Medical Services Support Plan for the Federal Response to Acts of Chemical/Biological (C/B) Terrorism
Emergency Response to Chemical/Biological Terrorist Incidents
Resources from the Emergency Response and Research Institute
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Health Canada: Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for hazardous materials
Health Aspects of Biological and Chemical Weapons
PDF downloadable file, World Health Organization
Johns Hopkins University Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies
- Confronting Biological Weapons: a special section in Clinical Infectious Diseases
Improving Civilian Medical Response to Chemical or Biological Terrorist Incidents Interim Report on Current Capabilities (1998)
Publication available on the National Academy Press Website
National Symposium on Medical and Public Health Response to Bioterrorism. February 16-17, 1999.
Medical NBC Online
MEDLINEplus, information on biological and chemical weapons
MEDLINEplus, health topics on Anthrax
Medscape Resource Center, bioterrorism resources on topics including anthrax, and a disaster and trauma resource center
National Association of County and City Health Officials: Bioterrorism and Emergency Response Program
Preparedness and Response to Chemical and Biological Terrorism
National Domestic Preparedness Office
the clearinghouse for state, local and federal weapons of mass destruction information and assistance.
National Safety Council
Includes links regarding nerve and biologic agents
New Scientist: Bioterrorism and Bioweapons Special Report
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons: Chemical Weapons and Chemical Weapons Protection
Information from the 1992 "A FOA Briefing Book on Chemical Weapons"
Plague as a Biological Weapon: Medical and Public Health Management
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) article, Vol. 283 No. 17, May 3, 2000
Primary Care Clinical Practice Guidelines from the University of San Francisco School of Medicine
Research and Evaluation: Bioterrorism and Emergency Response Program, National Association of County and City Health Officials
Responding to the Deliberate Use of Biological Agents and Chemicals as Weapons
World Health Organization
Rhode Island Department of Health: Bioterrorism Preparedness Program
Includes a list of Internet sites for emergency planning
Smallpox as a Biological Weapon: Medical and Public Health Management
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) article, Vol. 281 No. 22, June 9, 1999
Stimson Center Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation Project
Chemical and biological terrorism resources
Texas Department of Health
- Bioterrorism alert
- Bioterrorism Website; bioterrorism-focused clinical fact sheets
- Bureau of Laboratories Reference Manual
Texas Medical Association
- Biological Agents
- Bioterrorism
TrainingFinder, information on distance learning courses for public health professionals
Tularemia as a Biological Weapon: Medical and Public Health Management
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) article, Vol. 285 No. 21, June 6, 2001
U.S. Army: US Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command--MSDS for Nerve Agents
US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense:USAMRICO Medical Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare (also available from GPO: http://bookstore.gpo.gov/)
US Army bioterrorism sites, including information on symptomology and therapy for many biological agents
- US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense: Medical Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare (also available from GPO: http://bookstore.gpo.gov/)
- US Army Biological Defense Related Sites
- US Army Chemical Fact Sheets
- US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases: Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook
- US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense: Field management of chemical casualties handbook, 2nd ed. 2000 July
- US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense: Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook, 3rd ed. 1999 August
- US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases: Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook, 4th ed. 2001 Feb.
- US Army: Treatment of Biological Warfare Agent Casualties. 2000 July
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Department of Epidemiology
University of Maryland, Health Sciences and Human Services Library Terrorism Resources
World Health Organization: Report on Biological and Chemical Weapons, draft--August 2001, to be finalized December 2001

Print Resources

Alibek, K: Biohazard: the chilling true story of the largest covert biological weapons program in the world, told from the inside by the man who ran it. 1st ed. New York : Random House, 1999.

Ball K: Biological warfare: what happens if we are attacked? Todays Surg Nurse. 1998 Nov-Dec;20(6):3-6.

Benjamin GC: Bioterrorism and the public health. Md Med. 2000 Spring;1(2):24-6.

Benjamin GC: Chemical and biological terrorism: planning for the worst. Physician Exec. 2000 Jan-Feb;26(1):80-2.

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine. 2001 Sep;21(3). The entire issue is devoted to "Laboratory Aspects of Biowarfare.

Davis J, Johnson-Winegar A: The anthrax terror. Aerospace Power Journal. 2000 Winter;14(4):15-30.

Eitzen EM Jr.: Education is the key to defense against bioterrorism. Ann Emerg Med. 1999 Aug;34(2):221-3.

Fishman RH: Threat of biological weapons remains in Middle East. Lancet. 1998 Feb 28;351(9103):658. Brief

Gao LL, Miller A, Daniels WJ: Chemical and biological terrorism preparedness--Web-based resources. Appl Occup Environ Hyg. 2000 Aug;15(8):592-5.

Garrett L: The nightmare of bioterrorism. Foreign Affairs. 2001 Jan;80(1):76-89.

Henderson DA: The looming threat of bioterrorism. Science. 1999 Feb 26;283(5406):1279-82. Review.

Holdstock D: Facing the biological weapons threat. Lancet. 2001 Feb 10;357(9254):481-2. Letter.

Keim M, Kaufmann AF: Principles for emergency response to bioterrorism. Ann Emerg Med. 1999 Aug;34(2):177-82.

Khan AS, Morse S, Lillibridge S: Public-health preparedness for biological terrorism in the USA. Lancet. 2000 Sept;356: 1179-1182.

Kortepeter MG, Cieslak TJ, Eitzen EM: Bioterrorism. Journal of Environmental Health. 2001 Jan;63(6):21-24.

Leggiadro RJ: The threat of biological terrorism: a public health and infection control reality. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2000 Jan;21(1):53-6. Review.

Linkie M: The defense Threat Reduction Agency: A note on the United States' approach to the threat of chemical and biological warfare. Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy. 2000 Summer:531-63.

Moran GJ: Update on emerging infections from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Bioterrorism alleging use of anthrax and interim guidelines for management--United States, 1998. Ann Emerg Med. 1999 Aug;34(2):229-32.

O'Toole T, Inglesby TV: Facing the biological weapons threat. Lancet. 2000 Sept;356:1128-1129. Letter.

Peralta LA: Bioterrorism: an overview. Semin Perioper Nurs. 2000 Jan;9(1):3-10. Review.

Pesik N, Keim M, Sampson TR: Do US emergency medicine residency programs provide adequate training for bioterrorism? Ann Emerg Med. 1999 Aug;34(2):173-6.

Richards CF, Burstein JL, Waeckerle JF, Hutson HR: Emergency physicians and biological terrorism. Ann Emerg Med. 1999 Aug;34(2):183-90.

Rotz LD, Koo D, O'carroll PW, Kellogg RB: Bioterrorism preparedness: planning for the future. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2000 Jul;6(4):45-9.

Russell PK: Biologic terrorism--responding to the threat. Emerg Infect Dis. 1997 Apr-Jun;3(2):203-4. Siegelson HJ: Aftermath ... hospitals are on the front lines after acts of terrorism. Are you prepared? Health Facil Manage. 2000 Jan;13(1):24-8.

Simon JD: Biological terrorism. Preparing to meet the threat. JAMA. 1997 Aug 6;278(5):428-30.

Stern, A: Bioterrorism. Hospitals & Health Networks. 2000 Jan;74(1):58-60. Vastag B: Experts urge bioterrorism readiness. JAMA. 2001 Jan 3;285(1):30-2.

Weir, E: Anthrax: of bison and bioterrorism. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2000 Sept;163(5):608

Resources for Parents, Children, and Adolescents

American Library Associate Website:Books and resources for children, parents, and educators
eMedicine.com:Information on grief and bereavement, and topics related to bioterrism, mass casualty and trauma
Kids Health Websites for Parents, Kids, and Teens
http://www.kidshealth.org/breaking_news/tragedies.html and
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/news.html
Manisses Communications Group, Inc.
Resources for behavioral health professionals addressing effects of the recent attacks of terror
Massachusetts General Hospital
Talking with Children about the Recent Terrorist Attacks and
Resources for Talking with Children About the Tragedy
Nickelodeon Website: Nick News Special-- Kids, Terrorism, and the American Spirit
OCLC NetFirst� Hot Topics: Children Coping with Disaster
Dealing with Our Nation's Recent Tragedy and Inappropriate Comments from the Parentingteens.com commercial Website

Bioterrorism Responses

N.J. Hospitals Respond to Trade Center Disaster

A web resource that includes:

NJ Hospitals Patient Information Victim Search Hotline and link to Liberty Healthcare System
Database of Patients Treated by NJ Hospitals
Persons seen in NJ hospitals related to WTC incident
Missing Persons Resources page with including DHHS and GNYHA database
Specific resources for New Jerseyans listed
Mental Health Resources
Blood Donation information
NJHA Disaster Victim Support Fund
Day-by-day chronicle of NJ Hospitals Response to Trade Center Disaster (with NJHA Press Releases and Media Statements)
Other Resources (Includes AHA Emergency Preparedness
Resources link and National Library of Medicine's World Trade Center Attacks Lingering Airborne Hazards web page)