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The following
titles may be of interest to anyone concerned about America’s War on
Terrorism and the consequences of biological warfare. As a nation, our
focus has shifted from the horror of the September 11th attacks
to preparedness for and prevention of future biological attacks. You will
find some articles focusing on our government’s post attack response to
the potential of bioterrorism. For additional information click on
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Federal and state agencies have published
reliable information that is freely available to the public at the
following Websites:
July 24, 2004
Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the
United States
was made available to the public. The
entire document may be viewed online.
The Food and Drug Administration has posted a webpage on the
Bioterrorism Act of 2002 complete
with the entire act and plans for implementing the Act.
Protecting the Food Supply
2005 New!
The U. S. Department
of Homeland Security
has put up a new
Website that has information how the public can get ready for threats of
terrorism from biological or chemical attacks to nuclear blasts. The
page has simple ideas to help the public cope in the event of such
emergencies.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency
has comprehensive information about responding to many types of
emergencies including bioterrorism and specifically anthrax. It also
provides links to other federal resources.
The
Centers For Disease Control
has basic information about bioterrorism and
publishes a peer-reviewed journal called: Emerging Infectious
Diseases the Volume 8, Number 10 - October 2002 issue was
specifically on Bioterrorism-Related
Anthrax:
The National Library of Medicine
offers comprehensive coverage of biological and chemical weapons in a
well-organized format. Information includes news, overviews, coping,
prevention, research and a fact sheet in Spanish.
Connecticut State Department of Public
Health has an authoritative fact
sheet on bioterrorism. Connecticut has also established a hotline for the
public at 1-(860) 509 – 8000.
The Office of the Surgeon General of the
Army includes information on
nuclear, biological and chemical medical issues.
Medical Associations also have published
readable, non-technical information for the interested layperson. Each of
the following sites offers reliable and current facts about the medical
aspects of biological weapons.
Bioterrorism: Frequently Asked Questions
was
produced by the American Medical Association.
June 2005.
The American Academy of Pediatrics
has
a Family Readiness Kit called
Preparing
to Handle Disasters
that is sensitive to the needs of families with young children. At the same Website, on a different page,
the Academy offers a
question and answer fact sheet on bioterrorism that
covers such topics as, "How can I talk to my children effectively
about the threat of bioterrorism?" and "Are children at a
greater risk from chemical or biological attacks than adults?"
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 Anthrax: the investigation of a deadly
outbreak / Jeanne Guillemin
RA644.A6
G85 1999
 Betrayal of trust: the collapse of global public health
/ Laurie
Garrett
RA441
.G37 2000
Chemical and
biological
warfare /
edited by Brian Solomon
UG447
.C515 1999
 The eleventh plague: the politics of biological and chemical
warfare /
Leonard A. Cole
UG447.8
.C6523 1997
 Germs: biological weapons and America's secret war
/ Judith Miller,
Stephen Engelberg, William Broad
UG447.8
.M54 2001
 The
new
terrorism:
fanaticism and the arms of mass destruction /
Walter Laqueur
HV6431
.L35 1999
Patterns of global
terrorism
/ U.S.
Dept. of State
HV6431
.P3 2000 Ref
 Plague
wars:
a true story of biological warfare
/ Tom Mangold and Jeff Goldberg
UG447.8
.M3 2000
 Scourge:
the
once and future threat of smallpox
/ Jonathan B.Tucker
RC183.1
.T83 2001
 The
ultimate
terrorists / Jessica Stern
HV6431
.S74 1999
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The Hartford Public
Library offers electronic access to articles through its
iConn database service
for patrons of Connecticut libraries. You will need your library card to log
into the database.
Lower-grade anthrax used in 2001 letters, FBI says
New!
The Washington Post September 26, 2006
FBI Widens Dragnet for 2001 Anthrax Attacks
New!
By Kathy Jones posted on
www.foodconsumer.org
Sep 25, 2006, 14:58
Experts Offer Anthrax Vaccine, But Frist
Cautions Against Use.
(Senator Bill Frist)
CongressDaily/A.M. Dec 19, 2001 pNA
Full
text link
Smallpox Vaccines For Everyone?
(Terrorism)(facing the possibility of smallpox as a bioterrorist weapon)
Alice Park.
Time Oct 29, 2001 v158 i19 p47
Full
text link
Study Says American Public Reacts
Effectively To Terrorism.
Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA,
Dec 30, 2001 p14
Full
text link
Bioterrorism brings vaccine issue to
congress. Kristin Loiacono.
Trial,
Dec 2001 v37 i13 p11(1)
Full text link
CDC Releases U.S. Plan For Bioterror Outbreak. (Centers
for Disease Control)
Medical Letter on the CDC &
FDA, Dec 23, 2001 p22
Full
text link
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Anthrax: What they're not telling us.
(videocassette) Gretchen Janke.
Afghanistan Revealed,
2001. Video – Social Science / A
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