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CDC, Pharmaceutical Companies Counter Bioterror Threat
Joint plan announced to educate heath care providers about anthrax
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and U.S.
pharmaceutical manufacturers are joining forces to better educate
health care providers about how to recognize and respond to a
bioterror attack.
In an April 11 news conference in Washington, representatives of the
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) and U.S.
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson explained that
as many as 80,000 drug company representatives across the country
could become involved in the distribution of CDC information about
bioterrorism.
The first guide to be distributed describes the symptoms and treatment
for anthrax. Spores of this sometimes-fatal disease were sent through
the U.S. mails in a bioterror attack late last year which was
primarily centered in New York City, Washington, D.C. and Florida.
Five people died, and hundreds who were potentially exposed to the
disease took antibiotics as a precautionary measure. more
January 23, 2002
Public Urged to Help in Hunt for Anthrax Terrorist
January 22, 2002
Senate Building Reopens After Anthrax Cleanup
December 20, 2001
FBI Makes Arrests for Anthrax Hoaxes
December 18, 2001
Further Precautions Offered for Anthrax Exposure
December 6, 2001
HHS Announces New Bioterrorism Research Programs
Whitman Describes EPA Response to Bioterrorism Threat
November 16, 2001
CDC Assists Countries Investigating Suspected Anthrax Cases
November 12, 2001
NIH Publishes Anthrax Findings
November 9, 2001
Ridge, Whitman Brief at White House on Homeland Security
November 7, 2001
Tom Ridge at Homeland Security Briefing
November 3, 2001
Bush Says U.S. Will Solve Anthrax Crimes
October 29, 2001
Tom Ridge, Other Federal Officials Brief on Anthrax
October 25, 2001
White House Briefing October 25 on Homeland Security Issues
State Department Mail Worker Hospitalized with Anthrax
October 24, 2001
September 11 and Anthrax Both Terror Attacks on U.S.
U.S. Postal Service Plans to Irradiate Mail
U.S. Government, Bayer Corp. Announce Cipro Agreement
October 23, 2001
Anthrax Discovered at Off-Site White House Mail Facility
Anthrax Occurance at Off-Site White House Mail Facility
U.S. Postal Worker Deaths Probably Caused by Anthrax, Officials Say
October 22, 2001
Two Postal Worker Deaths Probably Caused by Anthrax
October 18, 2001
Administration Officials Discuss Anthrax Situation in U.S.
Fact Sheet: State Department on Chemical-Biological Agents
October 17, 2001
House Leaders Shut Down Operations to Permit Anthrax Screening
October 16, 2001
FBI, U.S. Justice Department Investigate Anthrax Threats
October 15 2001
U.S. Postal Service Warns of Mail Containing Infectious Material
October 12, 2001
Federal Officials Investigate Another U.S. Case of Anthrax
Anthrax: Frequently Asked Questions
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, October 30, 2001
Questions and Answers About Anthrax Prevention and Treatment
Preguntas y Respuestas Sobre la Prevención de Ántrax y su Tratamiento
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, October 10, 2001
Approval of Cipro for Use After Exposure to Inhalational Anthrax
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, August 31, 2000
Anthrax Information
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response
Information About Anthrax and Bioterrorism
Selected articles from "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report" published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Anthrax and Biological Incidents: Preparedness and Response
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Pharmaceutical Stockpile Program
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health
Anthrax and Other Bioterrorism Issues: a Web Portal for Federal Managers
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Biological and Chemical Weapons
U.S. Department of State, International Information Programs
Yahoo News Full Coverage Anthrax
Anthrax and Bioterrorism Webliography
Research and reference sources compiled by librarian and information consultant Gary Price.
The Fear and the Facts: Resources for Journalists Covering -- and Fearing -- Anthrax
Compiled by the Poynter Institute.
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