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 ABT Associates. The economic impacts of bioterrorist attacks on freight transport systems in an age of seaport vulnerability. Prepared for the US Dept of Transportation's Volpe National Transportation Systems Center. May 9, 2003 [Full text]
ACEP (American College of Emergency Physicians). The national report card on the state of emergency medicine: evaluating the environment of emergency care systems state by state. Jan 2006 [Full text]
Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction (Gilmore Commission). Assessing the threat. Dec 15, 1999 [Full text - Note: 123-page document; may load slowly]
AHA (American Hospital Association). Hospital preparedness for mass casualties. Aug 2000 [Full text]
AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality). Bioterrorism preparedness and response: use of information technologies and decision support systems. AHRQ Pub No. 02-E027, Jun 2002 [Summary]
AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality). Community-based mass prophylaxis: a planning guide for public health preparedness. AHRQ Pub No. 04-0044. Aug 2004 (released Sep 2004) [Full text]
AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality). Responding to bioterrorism: AHRQ helps clinicians, health systems, and policymakers. Oct 2001 [Full text]
AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality). Training of clinicians for public health events relevant to bioterrorism preparedness. AHRQ Pub No. 02-E007, Dec 2001 [Summary]
Alexander GC, Larkin GL, Wynia MK. Physicians' preparedness for bioterrorism and other public health priorities. Acad Emerg Med 2006 Nov;13(11):1238-41 [Abstract]
Alexander GC, Wynia MK. Ready and willing? Physicians' sense of preparedness for bioterrorism. Health Affairs 2003 Sep 9;22(5):180-97 [Abstract]
Alibek K, Handelman S. 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. New York: Random House, 1999
AMA, APHA (American Medical Association, American Public Health Association). Improving health system preparedness for terrorism and mass casualty events: recommendations for action. Released Jul 18, 2007 [Full text]
American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Environmental Health and Committee on Infectious Diseases. Chemical-biological terrorism and its impact on children: a subject review. Pediatrics 2000;105(3 Pt 1)662-70 [Abstract]
APIC/CDC. Bioterrorism readiness plan: a template for healthcare facilities. Apr 13, 1999 [Full text]
Armstrong R, Coomber P, Prior S, et al. Looking for trouble: a policymaker's guide to biosensing. National Defense University. Released Jul 2004 [Full text]
Ashford DA, Kaiser RM, Bales ME, et al. Planning against biological terrorism: lessons from outbreak investigations. Emerg Infect Dis 2003 May;9(5):515-9 [Full text]
ASTHO (Association for State and Territorial Health Officers). Top 10 suggestions from state health officials who've been there [Full text]
ASTHO (Association of State and Territorial Health Officials). State public health employee worker shortage report: a civil service recruitment and retention crisis. 2004 [Full text]
ASTHO, APHL, CSTE, NACCHO. Public health emergency preparedness: six years of achievement. Sep 29, 2008 [Full text]
Atlas RM. National security and the biological research community. Science 2002 Oct 25;298:753-4 [Abstract]
Atlas RM. The medical threat of biological weapons. Crit Rev Microbiol 1998;24(3):157-68 [Abstract]
Auf der Heide E. Disaster response: principles of preparation and coordination. St Louis, Mo: Mosby, 1989
Aylwin CJ, Konig TC, Brennan NW, et al. Reduction in critical mortality in urban mass casualty incidents: analysis of triage, surge, and resource use after the London bombings on July 7, 2005. Lancet 2006 Dec 23;368(9554):2219-2225 [Abstract]
Barbera J, Macintyre A, Gostin L, et al. Large-scale quarantine following biological terrorism in the United States: scientific examination, logistic and legal limits, and possible consequences. JAMA 2001;286(21):2711-7 [Full text]
Barthell EN, Cordell WH, Moorhead JC, et al. The frontlines of medicine project: a proposal for the standardized communication of emergency department data for public heatlh uses including syndromic surveillance for biologica and chemical terrorism. Ann Emerg Med 2002 Apr;39(4):422-9 [Full text]
BCST (Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology), BLS (Board on Life Sciences). A framework for assessing the health hazard posed by bioaerosols. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2008 (prepublication copy, published online Sep 24) [Full text]
Bhattacharjee Y. Bioterrorism: panel provides peer review of intelligence research. Science 2007 Dec 7;318(5856):1538 [Abstract]
Bhattacharjee Y. Bioweapons: Panel wants US program to retain its Russian roots. Science 2007 Sep 28;317(5846):1845 [Summary]
Blendon RJ, DesRoches CM, Cetron MS, et al. Attitudes toward the use of quarantine in a public health emergency in four countries. Health Aff 2006;25(2):15-25 [Abstract]
Blix H. Weapons of terror: freeing the world of nuclear, biological and chemical arms. WMDC (Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission) final report. Jun 1, 2006 [Full text]
BMA (British Medical Association). Biotechnology, weapons & humanity II. Oct 2004 [Link to order report]
Bork KH, Halkjaer-Knudsen V, Hansen JES, et al. Biosecurity in Scandinavia. Biosecur Bioterror 2007 Apr;5(1):62-71 [Abstract]
Bossi P, Tegnell A, Baka A, et al, for Task Force on Biological and Chemical Agent Threats (BICHAT), European Commission. BICHAT guidelines pertaining to bioterrorism. Eurosurveillance Monthly 2004 Dec;9(12) [Full text]
Brandeau ML, Zaric GS, Freiesleben J, et al. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure: improving communication to reduce mortality during bioterrorism responses. Am J Disaster Med 2008 Mar-Apr;3(2):65-78 [Abstract]
Braun BI, Darcy L, Divi C, et al. Hospital bioterrorism preparedness linkages with the community: improvements over time. Am J Infect Control 2004 Oct;32(6):317-26 [Abstract]
Bravata DM, McDonald KM, Smith WM, et al. Systematic review: surveillance systems for early detection of bioterrorism-related diseases. Ann Intern Med 2004 Jun 1;140(11):910-22 [Full text]
Bravata DM. Evaluating detection and diagnostic decision support systems for bioterrorism response. Emerg Infect Dis 2004 Jan 10(1):100-8 [Full text]
Bronze MS, Greenfield RA. Therapeutic options for diseases due to potential viral agents of bioterrorism. Curr Opin Investig Drugs 2003 Feb;4(2):172-8 [Abstract]
Bronze MS, Huycke MM, Machado LJ, et al. Viral agents as biological weapons and agents of bioterrorism. Am J Med Sci 2002 Jun;323(6):316-25 [Abstract]
Bruce J. Bioterrorism meets privacy: an analysis of the Model State Emergency Health Powers Act and the HIPAA privacy rule. Ann Health Law 2003;12(1):75-120 [Abstract]
Budowle B, Schutzer SE, Einseln A, et al. Building microbial forensics as a response to bioterrorism. Science 2003 Sep 26;301(5641):1852-3 [Abstract]
Buehler JW, Berkelman RL, Hartley DM, et al. Syndromic surveillance and bioterrorism-related epidemics. (Perspective) Emerg Infect Dis 2003 Oct;9(10):1197-1204 [Full text - See also Dembek below]
Burkle FM. Population-based triage management in response to surge-capacity requirements during a large-scale bioevent disaster. Acad Emerg Med 2006 Nov;13(11):1118-29 [Abstract]
Campbell P, Frances J, Meit M. Preparing for public health emergencies: meeting the challenges in rural America. Conference proceedings and recommendations from meeting Sep 27-28, 2004 [Full text]
Canadian Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence. National emergencies: Canada's fragile front lines. Mar 2004 [Rull text]
Casadevall A. Passive antibody administration (immediate immunity) as a specific defense against biological weaspons. Emerg Infect Dis 2002 Aug;8(8) [Full text]
CDC. A national public health strategy for terrorism preparedness and response 2003-2008. Mar 2004 [Full text]
CDC. Assessment of epidemiologic capacity in state and territorial health departments: United States, 2004. MMWR 2005 May 13;54(18):457-9 [Full text]
CDC. Biological and chemical terrorism: strategic plan for preparedness and response. Recommendations of the CDC strategic planning workgroup. MMWR 2000:49(RR04):1-14 [Full text]
CDC. CDC Terrorism preparedness and response strategy. Mar 2004 [Full text]
CDC. Continuation guidance for cooperative agreement on public health preparedness and response for bioterrorism: budget year five. Update Jun 21, 2004 [Links to full text]
CDC. Cooperative agreement guidance for public health emergency preparedness - Q & A. Updated Jun 2005 [Full text]
CDC. Cooperative agreement guidance for public health emergency preparedness. May 13, 2005 [Full text]
CDC. Improvement in local public health preparedness and response capacity: Kansas, 2002-2003. MMWR 2005 May 13;54(18):461-2 [Full text]
CDC. Interim recommendations for firefighters and other first responders for the selection and use of protective clothing and respirators against biological agents [Full text]
CDC. Laboratory security and emergency response guidance for laboratories working with select agents. MMWR 2002 Dec 6;51(RR-19):1-6 [Full text]
CDC. Laboratory-acquired human glanders--Maryland, May 2000. MMWR 2000;49(24):532-5 [Full text]
CDC. Letter from Dr. Gerberding regarding CDC reorganization. Apr 21, 2005 [Letter with links]
CDC. Medical examiners, coroners, and biologic terrorism: a guidebook for surveillance and case management. MMWR 2004 Jun 11;53(RR08):1-27 [Full text]
CDC. Public health emergency response guide for state, local, and tribal public health directors [Full text]
CDC. Public health infrastructure, May 14, 2002 [Press release]
CDC. Public health preparedness: mobilizing state by state. Feb 20, 2008 [Full text]
CDC. States receive $40 million for stronger public health preparedness for bioterrorism. CDC Web site. Sep 15, 1999 press release [Full text]
CDC. Surveillance for early detection of disease outbreaks at an outdoor mass gathering: Virginia, 2005. MMWR 2006 Jan 27;55(03):71-4 [Full text]
CDC. Syndromic surveillance for bioterrorism following the attacks on the World Trade Center–New York City, 2001. MMWR 2002 Sep 11;51(Special Issue):13-5 [Full text]
CDC. Syndromic surveillance: reports from a national conference, 2003. MMWR 2004 Sep 24;53(suppl) [Full text]
CDC. Syndromic surveillance: reports from a national conference, 2004. MMWR 2004 Aug 26;54(Suppl) [Full text]
CDC. Terrorism and emergency preparedness in state and territorial public health departments: United States, 2004. MMWR 2005 May 13;54(18):459-60 [Full text]
CDC. Terrorism preparedness in state health departments: United States, 2001-2003. MMWR 2003 Oct 31;52(43):1051-3 [Full text]
CDC. Rapid assessment of injuries among survivors of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center–New York City, September 2001 [Full text]
Chamberlain A, Gronvall GK. Immune-boosting adjuvants. Biosecur Bioterror 2007 Sep;5(3):202-5 [Extract]
Chandler D, Landrigan I. A journalist's guide to covering bioterrorism. Ed 2. Radio and Television News Directors Foundation. 2004 [Full text]
Chang M, Glynn MK, Groseclose SL. Endemic, notifiable bioterrorism-related diseases, United States, 1992-1999. Emerg Infect Dis 2003 May:9(5):556-64 [Full text]
Charatan F. US plans drugs stockpile to counter bioterrorism threat. BMJ 2000 May 6;320(7244):1225 [Full text]
Christopher GW, Cieslak TH, Pavlin JA, et al. Biological warfare: a historical perspective. JAMA 1997;278(5):412-7 [Abstract]
Cieslak TH, Christopher GW, Kortepeter MG, et al. Immunization against potential biological warfare agents. Clin Infect Dis 2000 Jun;30(6):843-50 [Abstract]
Clarke RA, Rudman WB, and the Independent Task Force on Emergency Responders. Emergency responders: drastically underfunded, dangerously unprepared. Sponsored by Council on Foreign Relations. Released Jun 29, 2003 [Full text]
Clarke TL, Rotarius T, Liberman A, et al. Responding to a bioterrorism attack - one scenario: part 1. Health Care Manag (Frederick) 2008 Jul/Sep;27(3):192-211 [Abstract]
Clements B, Evans RG. The doctor's role in bioterrorism. Lancet 2004;364(1 Suppl):26-7
Cole TB. Medical news & perspectives: when a bioweapon strikes, who will be in charge? JAMA 2000;284(8):944-8 [Full text]
Colmers JM, Fox DM. The politics of emergency health powers and the isolation of public health. Am J Public Health 2003 Mar;93(3):397-9 [Abstract]
Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction. The changing proliferation threat and the intelligence response. Chap 13 of Report to the President, March 31, 2005 [Full text - See especially pp 503-16 regarding biological weapons]
Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism. World at risk: the report of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism. Dec 2, 2008 [Full text]
Cono J, Cragan JD, Jamieson DJ, et al. Prophylaxis and treatment of pregnant women for emerging infections and bioterrorism emergencies. Emerg Infect Dis 2006;12(11) (published online Oct 19) [Full text]
Cosgrove SE, Jenckes MW, Wilson LM, et al. Tool for evaluating core elements of hospital disaster drills. AHRQ Publication No. 08-0019, Jun 2008 [Full text]
Crutchley TM, Rodgers JB, Whiteside HP, et al. Agroterrorism: Where are we going in the ongoing war on terrorism? J Food Prot 2007 Mar;70(3):791-804 [Abstract]
Danzig R. Catastrophic bioterrorism?what is to be done? Washington, DC: Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University, Aug 2003 [Abstract]
Dausey DJ, Lurie N, Diamond A. Public health response to urgent case reports. Health Affairs 2005 Aug 30:W5-412-9 [Abstract]
De Micheli V, Raso R Tiberti D, et al, for the Epidemiological Consultation Team. Surveillance system in place for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games, Torino, Italy, 2006. Eurosurveillance Weekly 2006 Feb 9:11(2) [Full text]
Deisler PF Jr. A perspective: risk analysis as a tool for reducing the risks of terrorism. Risk Anal 2002 Jun;22(3):405-13 [Abstract]
Dembek AF, Cochrane DG, Pavlin JA. Syndromic surveillance. (Letter) Emerg Infect Dis 2004 Jul;10(7):1333-5 [Full text - Comment on Buehler article above]
Dembek ZF, Kortepeter MG, Pavlin JA. Discernment between deliberate and natural infectious disease outbreaks. Epidemiol Infect 2006 (published online Aug 8) [Abstract]
DHS Office of Inspector General. Better management needed for the National Bio-Surveillance Integration System program. Jul 26, 2007, report, posted Aug 13 [Full text]
DHS. Creating a culture of preparedness among schools. Released Oct 30, 2007 [Full text]
DHS. National infrastructure protection plan. Released Jun 30, 2006 [Links to full text & executive summary]
DHS. National preparedness guidelines. Released Sep 13, 2007 [Full text]
DHS. National Response Framework. Released Jan 22, 2008 (replaces National Response Plan from 2005) [Full text]
DHS. National Response Plan. Released Jan 6, 2005 [DHS page with links to base and full documents]
DHS. Nationwide plan review phase 2 report. Jun 16, 2006 [Full text]
DHS. One year later--implementing the biosurveillance requirements of the 9/11 Act. Joint statement of Hooks R, Myers E, Stiefel J, Office of Health Affairs, before the House Committee on Homeland Security. Jul 16, 2008 [Full text]
DHS. Strategy to enhance international supply chain security. Released Jul 2007 [Full text]
DHS. TOPOFF 2: after action summary report. Dec 19, 2003 [Full text]
DHS. Transcript of background briefing with senior DHS officials on TOPOFF 3. Apr 8, 2005 [Full text]
DiGiovanni C, Reynolds B, Harwell R, et al. Community reaction to bioterrorism: prospective study of simulated outbreak. Emerg Infect Dis 2003 Jun 9(6):708-12 [Full text]
DoJ (Department of Justice). Emergency preparedness: guidance and general information. Feb 2003 [Full text]
Dudley JP. New challenges for public health care: biological and chemical weapons awareness, surveillance, and response. Biol Res Nurs 2003 Apr;4(4):244-50 [Abstract]
Dworkin MS. Dworkin MS. Fear of bioterrorism and implications for public health preparedness. Emerg Infect Dis 2003 Apr;9(4):503-5 [Full text]
Eisenman DP, Wold C, Setodji C, et al. Will public health's response to terrorism be fair? Racial/ethnic variations in perceived fairness during a bioterrorist event. Biosecur Bioterror 2004;2(3)
Elengold MA. Testimony Before the Committee on Government Reform, US House of Representatives (Oct 3, 2000). [Full text]
Engel CC, Locke S, Reissman DB, et al. Terrorism, trauma, and mass casualty triage: how might we solve the latest mind-body problem? Biosecur Bioterror 2007 Jun;5(2):155-63 [Abstract]
English JF. Overview of bioterrorism readiness plan: a template for healthcare facilities. Am J Infect Control 1999;27(6):468-9 [Abstract]
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency). EPA's fact sheet on LEPCs and deliberate releases: addressing terrorist activities in the Local Emergency Plan. Feb 1998 [Full text]
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency). EPA's role in counter-terrorism activities: fact sheet [Full text]
European Council. Draft: EU strategy against proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Adopted Dec 12, 2003 [Full text]
Eurosurveillance Editorial Team. European Commission launches Green Paper on bio-preparedness. Eurosurveillance Weekly 2007 Aug 16;12(8):E070816.3 [Full text]
Evans RG, Crutcher JM, Shadel B, et al. Terrorism from a public health perspective. Am J Med Sci 2002 Jun;323(6):291-8 [Abstract]
Executive Order establishing Office of Homeland Security Oct 2001 [Full text]
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): Overview of Basic Federal Response Plan [Full text]
Fine A, Layton M. Lessons from the West Nile viral encephalitis outbreak in New York City, 1999: implications for bioterrorism preparedness. Clin Infect Dis 2001 Jan 15;32(2):277-82 [Abstract]
Franco C, Deitch S. Billions for biodefense: federal agency biodefense funding, FY2007-FY2008. Biosecur Bioterror 2007 Jun;5(2):117-33 [Full text]
Franco C. Billions for defense: federal agency biodefense funding, FY2008-FY2009. Biosecur Bioterror 2008 Jun;6(2):131-46 [Full text]
Franz DR, Jahrling PB, Friedlander AM, et al. Clinical recognition and management of patients exposed to biological warfare agents. JAMA 1997;278(5):399-411 [Abstract]
Freedman A, Afonja O, Chang MW, et al. Cutaneous anthrax associated with microangiopathic hemolytic anemia and coagulopathy in a 7-month-old infant. JAMA 2002;287:869-74 [Full text]
GAO (US Government Accountability Office). Biosafety laboratories: perimeter security assessment of the nation's five BSL-4 laboratories. GAO-08-1092. Released Oct 16, 2008 (but dated Sep 17) [Full text]
GAO (General Accounting Office) Better guidance is needed to improve communication should anthrax contamination occur in the future. GAO-03-316. Apr 2003 [Full text]
GAO (General Accounting Office). Bioterrorism preparedness efforts have improved public health response capacity, but gaps remain. Testimony of Janet Heinrich before House Committee on Government Reform. GAO-03-654T. Apr 9, 2003 [Full text]
GAO (General Accounting Office). Bioterrorism: Coordination and preparation. Testimony of Janet Heinrich, Director, Health Care - Public Health Issues. GAO-02-129T. Oct 5, 2001 [Full text]
GAO (General Accounting Office). Bioterrorism: Federal research and preparedness activities. Report to Congressional committees. GAO-01-915. Oct 16, 2001 [Full text]
GAO (General Accounting Office). Bioterrorism: information technology strategy could strengthen federal agencies' abilities to respond to public health emergencies. Report to Congressional Requestors. GAO-03-139. May 30, 2003 [Full text]
GAO (General Accounting Office). Bioterrorism: preparedness varied across state and local jurisdictions. GAO-03-373. Apr 8, 2003 [Full text]
GAO (General Accounting Office). Bioterrorism: Review of public health preparedness programs. Testimony of Janet Heinrich, Director, Health Care - Public Health Issues. GAO-02-149T. Oct 10, 2001 [Full text]
GAO (General Accounting Office). Bioterrorism: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's role in public health protection. Testimony of Janet Heinrich, Director, Health Care - Public Health Issues. GAO-02-235T. Nov 15, 2001 [Full text]
GAO (General Accounting Office). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Agency leadership taking steps to improve management and planning, but challenges remain. GAO-04-219. Jan 2004 [Full text]
GAO (General Accounting Office). Combating terrorism: evaluation of selected characteristics in national strategies related to terrorism. Statement of Randall A Yim, Managing Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues. GAO-04-408T. Feb 3, 2004 [Full text]
GAO (General Accounting Office). HHS bioterrorism preparedness programs: states reported progress but fell short of program goals for 2002. GAO-04-36OR. Feb 10, 2004 [Full text]
GAO (General Accounting Office). Homeland Security: new department could improve coordination but transferring control of certain public health programs raises concerns. Testimony of Janet Heinrich, Director, Health Care - Public Health Issues. GAO-02-954T. Jul 16, 2002 [Full text]
GAO (General Accounting Office). Hospital preparedness: most urban hospitals have emergency plans but lack certain capacities for bioterrorism response. GAO-03-924. Aug 2003 [Full text]
GAO (General Accounting Office). Infectious diseases: gaps remain in surveillance capabilities of state and local agencies. Testimony of Janet Heinrich before HR Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness and Response, Select Committee on Homeland Security. GAO-03-1176T. Sep 24, 2003 [Full text]
GAO (General Accounting Office). Status of key recommendations GAO has made to DHS and its legacy agencies. GAO-04-865R. Jul 2, 2004 (reissued Aug 13, 2004) [Full text]
GAO (US Government Accountability Office). Biosurveillance: preliminary observations on Department of Homeland Security's biosurveillance initiatives. GAO-08-960T. Jul 16, 2008 [Full text]
GAO (US Government Accountability Office). Critical infrastructure protection: sector plans and sector councils continue to evolve. GAO-07-706R. Jul 10, 2007 [Full text]
GAO (US Government Accountability Office). Critical infrastructure: sector plans complete and sector councils evolving. GAO-07-1075T. Jul 12, 2007 [Full text]
GAO (US Government Accountability Office). Health information technology: more detailed plans needed for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's redesigned BioSense program. GAO-09-100. Nov 20, 2008 [Full text]
GAO (US Government Accountability Office). High-containment biosafety laboratories: preliminary observations on the oversight of the proliferation of BSL-3 and BSL-4 laboratories in the United States. GAO-08-108T. Congressional testimony released October 4, 2007 [Full text]
GAO (US Government Accountability Office). Homeland security: first responders' ability to detect and model hazardous releases in urban areas is significantly limited. GAO-08-180. Released Jun 27, 2008 [Full text]
GAO (US Government Accountability Office). Homeland Security: observations on DHS and FEMA efforts to prepare for and respond to major and catastrophic disasters and address related recommendations and legislation. GAO-07-1142T. Jul 31, 2007 [Full text]
GAO. Bioterrorism: information on jurisdictions' expenditure and reported obligation of program funds. GAO-05-239. Feb 28, 2005 [Full text]
GAO. Emerging infectious diseases: review of state and federal disease surveillance efforts. GAO-04-877. Sep 2004 [Full text]
Gaskins M, Rumm PD, Cummings CE, et al. Terrorism preparedness two years after Bioterrorism Preparedness Accountability Indicators Project. Homeland Security 2005 (published online Dec 7) [Full text]
Gemelas TC, Johnson M. Transportation security: a systems approach. J Homeland Security 2007 (published online Mar 1) [Full text]
Gibson S, Lemyre L, Clement M, et al. Terrorism threats and preparedness in Canada: the perspective of the Canadian public. Biosecur Bioterror 2007 Jun;5(2):134-44 [Abstract]
Gilfillan L, Smith BT, Inglesby TV, et al. Taking the measure of countermeasures: leaders' views on the nation's capacity to develop biodefnese countermeasures. Biosecur Bioterror 2004;2(4)
Gilsdorf JR, ZilinakA RA. New considerations in infectious disease outbreaks: the threat of genetically modified microbes. Clin Infect Dis 2005 Apr 15;40(8):1160-65 [Abstract]
Glass TA, Schoch-Spana M. Bioterrorism and the people: how to vaccinate a city against panic. Clin Infect Dis 2002 Jan 15;34(2):217-23 [Full text]
Gostin LO, Sapsin JW, Teret SP, et al. The Model State Emergency Health Powers Act: planning for and response to bioterrorism and naturally occurring infectious diseases. JAMA 2002 Aug 7:288(5):622-8 [Full text]
Greenfield RA, Brown BR, Hutchins JB, et al. Microbiological, biological, and chemical weapons of warfare and terrorism. Am J Med Sci 2002 Jun;323(6):326-40 [Abstract]
Greenfield RA, Drevets DA, Machado LJ, et al. Bacterial pathogens as biological weapons and agents of bioterrorism. Am J Med Sci 2002 Jun;323(6):299-315 [Abstract]
Grieb J, Clark ME. Regional public health emergency preparedness: the experience of Massachusetts Region 4b. Public Health Rep 2008 Jul-Aug;123(4):45-60 [Abstract]
Gronvall GK, Fitzgerald J, Chamberlain A, et al. High-containment biodefense research laboratories: meeting report and center recommendations. Biosecur Bioterror 2007 Apr;5(1):75-85 [Full text]
Gronvall GK, Smith BT, Matheny J, et al. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) roundtable. Biosecur Bioterror 2007 Jun;5(2):174-9 [Full text]
Grotto AJ, Tucker JB. Biosecurity: a comprehensive action plan. Center for American Progress. Jun 2006 [Full text]
Grow RW, Rubinson L. The challenge of hospital infection control during a response to bioterrorist attacks. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism 2003 1(3):215-20 [Citation]
Guillemin J. Anthrax: The Investigation of a Deadly Outbreak. Berkeley, Calif: University of California Press, 1999
Gursky E. Progress and peril: bioterrorism preparedness dollars and public health. Century Foundation report. 2003 [Full text]
Gursky EA. Drafted to fight terror: U.S. public health on the front lines of biological defense. ANSER Aug 2004 [Full text]
Gursky EA. Hometown hospitals: the weakest link? Bioterrorism readiness in America's rural hospitals. National Defense University. Released Jul 14, 2004 [Full text]
Hamburg MA. SARS threat preparedness. Testimony before Government Reform Committee, US House of Representatives, 108th Congress. Apr 9, 2003 [Full text]
Harbison S, Novak JC. Bioterrorism, children, and the United States' health and security. J Pediatr Health Care 2002 Sep-Oct;16(5):265-6
Hasset AL, Sigal LH. Unforeseen consequences of terrorism: medically unexplained symptoms in a time of fear. (Commentary) Arch Intern Med 2002 Sep 9;162(16):1809-13
Henderson DA. Bioterrorism as a public health threat. Emerg Infect Dis 1998;4(3):488-92 [Full text]
Henderson DA. The looming threat of bioterrorism. Science 1999;283(5406):1279-82 [Abstract]
Henderson DA. The science of bioterrorism: HHS preparedness. Testimony before House Committee on Science. Dec 5, 2001 [Full text]
Henry L. Stimson Center. Compliance through science: US pharmaceutical industry experts on a strengthened bioweapons nonproliferation regime. Stimson Center Report No. 48, Sep 2002 [Full text]
Heritage Foundation. Health care and homeland security: crossroads of emergency response. Special report #19. Jan 18, 2008 [Full text]
HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Emergency preparedness atlas: US nursing home and hospital facilities. Released Jul 19, 2007 [Links to full text]
HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Nursing homes in public health emergencies: special needs and potential roles. Released Jul 19, 2007 [Links to full text]
HHS. Fact sheet: 17 critical benchmarks for bioterrrorism preparedness planning. Jun 6, 2002 [Full text]
HHS. HHS public health emergency medical countermeasures enterprise strategy for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats. Fed Regist 2007 Mar 20;72(53):13109-14 [Full text]
HHS. HHS. Terrorism and other public health emergencies: a reference guide for the media [Full text]
HHS. HIPAA privacy rule: disclosures for emergency preparedness - a decision tool. Released Jul 5, 2006 [Full text]
HHS. Project BioShield annual report to Congress: August 2006 through July 2007. Released Jul 9, 2008 [Link to full text]
Higgins W, Wainright C III, Lu N, et al. Assessing hospital preparedness using an instrument based on the Mass Casualty Disaster Plan Checklist: Results of a statewide survey. Am J Infect Control 2004 Oct;32(6):327-32 [Abstract]
Hilleman MR. Overview: cause and prevention in biowarfare and bioterrorism. Vaccine 2002 Aug 19;20(25-6):3055 [Abstract]
Hirschberg R, La Montagne J, Fauci AS. Biomedical research: an integral component of national security. N Engl J Med 2004 May 20;350(21):2119-21 [Full text]
Hodge JG Jr, Gostin LO, Vernick JS. The Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act: improving public health emergency response. (Commentary) JAMA 2007 Apr 18;297(15):1708-11 [Extract]
Hodge JG, Brown EF, O'Connell JP. The HIPAA privacy rule and bioterrorism planning, prevention, and response. Biosec Bioterr 2004;2(2):73-80 [Full text]
Hoffman MA, Wilkinson TH, Bush A, et al. Multijurisdictional approach to biosurveillance, Kansas City. Emerg Infect Dis 2003 Oct;9(10):1281-6 [Full text]
Hoffman RE, Norton JE. Lessons learned from a full-scale bioterrorism exercise. Emerg Infect Dis 2000;6(6)652-3 [Full text]
Hoffman RE. Preparing for a bioterrorist attack: legal and administrative strategies. (Perspective) Emerg Infect Dis 2003 Feb;9(2) [Full text]
Holloway JC, Norwood AE, Fullerton CS, et al. The threat of biological weapons: prophylaxis and mitigation of psychological and social consequences. JAMA 1997;278(5)425-7 [Abstract]
Hom GG. Chemical, biological, and radiological weapons: implications for optometry and public health. Optometry 2003 Feb;74(2):81-98 [Abstract]
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8 (HSPD-8) National preparedness. Dec 17, 2003 [Full text]
Homeland Security Report, Feb 2002 (White House report of America's responses to date and President's national homeland security strategy) [Full text]
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