Anthrax

Elsewhere On The Web
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: FAQ’s about Anthrax 
Additional anthrax information from the CDC
Mayo Clinic: “What is Anthrax?”
Mayo Clinic: “Biological Warfare: Questions and Answers” 
Medline Plus Health Information, Medical Encyclopedia: “Anthrax”
Journal of the American Medical Association: “Anthrax as a biological weapon”

Article Sources

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Roche Diagnostics: LightCycler: Kits for microbiology research. Available online through http://www.biochem.roche.com.

Telephone interview. Lee Asse, Mayo Clinic public affairs, 3/8/02.

Telephone interview. Sharon Sheridan, Roche Diagnostics, 4/19/02.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. FAQ’s about Anthrax and more. Available online at http://www.bt.cdc.gov/Agent/Anthrax/AnthraxGen.asp through http://www.bt.cdc.gov.

CDC. Anthrax. Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/anthrax_g.htm through http://www.cdc.gov.

CDC. “Notice to Readers: Considerations for Distinguishing Influenza-Like Illness from Inhalational Anthrax.” Available online through http://www.cdc.gov.

Mayo Clinic: “What is Anthrax?” Available online through http://www.mayoclinic.com.

Mayo Clinic: “Biological Warfare: Questions and answers.” Available online through http://www.mayoclinic.com.

Medline Plus Health Information, Medical Encyclopedia. “Anthrax.” Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001325.htm.

Journal of the American Medical Association. “Anthrax as a biological weapon.” Available online at http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v281n18/ffull/jst80027.html through http://jama.ama-assn.org.

CDC. Inhalation anthrax associated with dried animal hides --- Pennsylvania and New York City, 2006. MMWR 55(10) 280-282. Available online through http://www.cdc.gov.

USPS Emergency Preparedness Plan. Protecting Postal Employees and Postal Customers from Exposure to Biohazardous Material and for Ensuring Mail Security Against Bioterror Attacks. March 6, 2002. (Accessed Dec. 2006) PDF available for download at http://www.usps.com/news/2002/epp/emerprepplan.pdf through http://www.usps.com.