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Bioterrorism

BIOTERRORISM >> 
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General Bioterrorism Information  
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Latest News  

Apr 18
New Item HHS names chief for biodefense research agency

Apr 2
New Item CDC funding varies widely by state, report says

Mar 11
New Item Report ranks cities' terrorist attack risks

Mar 6
New Item NIH responds to worries about Boston biodefense lab

Feb 21
New Item Texas A&M fined $1 million for lab safety lapses

Feb 20
New Item CDC says state preparedness much improved since 2001

Feb 13
New Item Biodefense research watchdog group disbands

Feb 4
New Item HHS budget proposal cuts state preparedness, boosts food safety

Jan 8
New Item Study finds live operators are key to disease hotline success

Dec 18
New Item Funding cuts said to threaten states' preparedness progress

Dec 5
New Item Panel faults NIH risk assessment for Boston biodefense lab

Nov 8
New Item HHS issues guide for using call centers in emergencies

Oct 22
New Item White House aims to transform public health preparedness

Oct 4
New Item House committee airs safety concerns about biodefense labs

Sep 25
New Item Wisconsin lab broke Ebola rules, watchdog group says

Sep 19
New Item Biosafety lapses reported at 3 more Texas labs

Sep 6
New Item Texas A&M chief vows to fix biodefense lab problems

Sep 5
New Item CDC details problems at Texas A&M biodefense lab

Aug 29
New Item UN sets up bioweapons treaty support team

Aug 16
New Item Report says problems hobble US biosurveillance system

Aug 14
New Item Student treated after anthrax spill in Mississippi lab

Jul 24
New Item Medical groups announce agenda for improving disaster response

Jul 18
New Item HHS, DHS fund public health preparedness and emergency response

Jul 11
New Item HHS to give states $430 million for hospital preparedness

Jul 3
New Item CDC suspends work at Texas A&M biodefense lab

Jun 20
New Item HHS to set up biodefense advisory board

Jun 15
New Item New global disease-control rules take effect

May 16
New Item Syndromic surveillance: faulty alarm system or useful tool?

May 9
New Item FDA lists 2 respirators as offering disease protection

May 8
New Item Poll shows many unready for public health crisis

Feb 13, 2007
New Item Survey says public health workers lag in preparedness

Feb 7, 2007
New Item Proposed US budget boosts pandemic readiness, stalls biodefense capacity

Dec 19, 2006
New Item State progress on health preparedness called slow

Dec 15, 2006
New Item Congress passes public health preparedness bill

Dec 7, 2006
New Item Gene chip test can identify wide range of pathogens

Nov 20, 2006
New Item HHS issues planning guide for mass casualty events

Sep 1, 2006
New Item APHA projects big decline in public health workforce

Aug 4, 2006
New Item FDA has new test for possible bioterror agents

Jul 19, 2006
New Item Broad health preparedness bill advances in Senate

Jun 27, 2006
New Item DHS starts work on $128 million biodefense center

Jun 20, 2006
New Item IOM: Emergency health system unprepared for disasters

Jun 9, 2006
New Item HHS offers states $1.2 billion for bioterrorism readiness

      
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New Item All creatures great and minute: a public policy primer for companion animal zoonoses
From Zoonoses Public Health, published online Apr 9

 
New Item An evaluation of the role and effectiveness of institutional biosafety committees in providing oversight and security at biocontainment laboratories
From Mar Biosecur Bioterror

 
New Item Biological terrorism
From Mar Infect Dis Clin N Am

 
New Item Public health preparedness: mobilizing state by state
CDC report released Feb 20

 
New Item National Response Framework
DHS document released Jan 22 that replaces National Response Plan

 
New Item Research priorities in emergency preparedness and response for public health systems: a letter report
IOM document released Jan 22

 
New Item Health care and homeland security: crossroads of emergency response
Special report by Heritage Foundation released Jan 18

 
New Item Community response grids: using information technology to help communities respond to bioterror emergencies
From Dec Biosecur Bioterror

 
New Item Ready or not? Protecting the public's health from disease, disasters, and bioterrorism, 2007
Report from Trust for America's Health, released Dec 18

 
New Item Bioterrorism: panel provides peer review of intelligence research
From Dec 7 Science

 
New Item Creating a culture of preparedness among schools
DHS fact sheet released Oct 30

 
New Item Homeland Security Presidential Directive: Public health and medical preparedness
Released by the White House Oct 18

 
New Item National strategy for homeland security
Report from Homeland Security Council released Oct 5

 
New Item Will emergency health care providers respond to mass casualty incidents?
From J Healthc Prot Manage

 
New Item High-containment biosafety laboratories: preliminary observations on the oversight of the proliferation of BSL-3 and BSL-4 laboratories in the United States
GAO Congressional testimony released Oct 4

 
New Item Incentives for biodefense countermeasure development
From Sep Biosecur Bioterror

 
New Item Immune-boosting adjuvants
From Sep Biosecur Bioterror

 
New Item Biosafety breaches: accidents spur a closer look at risks at biodefense labs
From Sep 28 Science

 
New Item Bioweapons: panel wants US program to retain its Russian roots
From Sep 28 Science

 
New Item Emergency Preparedness and You
New CDC Web page

 
New Item All-hazards preparedness in an era of bioterrorism funding
From Sep/Oct J Public Health Manage Pract

 
New Item Communicating in the First Hours: Initial Communication With the Public During a Potential Terrorism Event
New HHS Web site

 
New Item Emergency Preparedness Response & Recovery Checklist: Beyond the Emergency Management Plan
From American Health Lawyers Association

 
New Item Ready America
Redesigned federal site with preparedness information for numerous constituent groups

 
New Item Biosecurity: a comprehensive action plan
New report from Center for American Progress

 
New Item Mass Dispensing Sites: A Primer for Volunteers
Online training from University of Minnesota

 
New Item Public Health Preparedness Database
From RAND, designed to help state and local public health officials identify and evaluate exercises to be used in preparedness activities

 
New Item Terrorism and other public health emergencies: a reference guide for the media
From HHS

 
New Item Cooperative agreement guidance for public health emergency preparedness - Q & A
Updated CDC resource

 
New Item Preparedness Today: What You Need to Know
Resources from CDC/Red Cross

 
 

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