Web Resources

UCSF's Terrorism Information
http://terrorisminfo.ucsf.edu/
UCSF's clearinghouse for information the UCSF community, as well as the public, may need on biological, chemical, cyber, and/or nuclear terrorism.

SF DPH Emergencies Website
http://www.dph.sf.ca.us/EmergencyReact.htm
The San Francisco Department of Public Health's website for resources regarding emergencies, terrorism and disasters.

Bioterrorism Epidemiology Section: California Department of Health Service
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/dcdc/bt/index.htm
The newly established Bioterrorism (BT) team of the Infectious Diseases Branch is part of a multidisciplinary CDHS initiative to strengthen public health infrastructure to detect, identify, investigate, and control illnesses due to biological or chemical terrorist attacks. The website provides links to general resources, clinical training material, healthcare facility preparedness and public health preparedness and response resources, and vaccine issues.

Emergency Preparedness and Response: CDC
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/
The Center for Disease Control's bioterrorism website with links to CDC health alerts, advisories, and updates; video/satellite broadcast information; FAQ's on anthrax, smallpox and chemical agents; and emergency contact information.
CDC Training Materials
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/training/index.asp

MEDLINEplus: Biodefense and Bioterrorism
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/biodefenseandbioterrorism.html
The U.S. National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEplus website with links to the latest news, related laws and policy, governmental organizations and medical information for the public.

Hardin MD: Bioterrorism/Biological Warfare
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/bioterrorism.html
A selected directory of important websites providing information on bioterrorism, this website was developed by the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University of Iowa.

JAMA's bioterrorism collection
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/collection/bioterrorism?notjournal=amajnls
JAMA: the Journal of the American Medical Association, provides free access to bioterrorism articles published in JAMA and various Archives journals.

Medical Letter
http://www.medicalletter.org/html/prm_a.htm
(NOTE: Requires registration before accessing free reprints.)
The Medical Letter's free public reading room with access to the following reprints:
Reprints on Biologic, Chemical and Nuclear Weapons
Smallpox Vaccine
Potassium Iodide for Thyroid Protection in a Nuclear Accident or Attack
Prevention and Treatment of Injury from Chemical Warfare Agents
Post-Exposure Anthrax Prophylaxis
Drugs and Vaccines Against Biological Weapons