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» Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis)
» Bacillus anthracis (anthrax)
» Botulism (Clostridium botulinum toxin)
» Brucella species (brucellosis)
» Brucellosis (Brucella species)
» Burkholderia mallei (glanders)
» Burkholderia pseudomallei (melioidosis)
» Chlamydia psittaci (psittacosis)
» Cholera (Vibrio cholerae)
» Clostridium botulinum toxin (botulism)
» Clostridium perfringens (Epsilon toxin)
» Coxiella burnetii (Q fever)
» E. coli O157:H7 (Escherichia coli)
» Emerging infectious diseases such as Nipah virus and hantavirus
» Epsilon toxin of Clostridium perfringens
» Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli)
» Food safety threats (e.g., Salmonella species, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Shigella)
» Francisella tularensis (tularemia)
» Glanders (Burkholderia mallei)
» Melioidosis (Burkholderia pseudomallei)
» Plague (Yersinia pestis)
» Psittacosis (Chlamydia psittaci)
» Q fever (Coxiella burnetii)
» Ricin toxin from Ricinus communis (castor beans)
» Rickettsia prowazekii (typhus fever)
» Salmonella species (salmonellosis)
» Salmonella Typhi (typhoid fever)
» Salmonellosis (Salmonella species)
» Shigella (shigellosis)
» Shigellosis (Shigella)
» Smallpox (variola major)
» Staphylococcal enterotoxin B
» Tularemia (Francisella tularensis)
» Typhoid fever (Salmonella Typhi)
» Typhus fever (Rickettsia prowazekii)
» Variola major (smallpox)
» Vibrio cholerae (cholera)
» Viral encephalitis (alphaviruses [e.g., Venezuelan equine encephalitis, eastern equine encephalitis, western equine encephalitis])
» Viral hemorrhagic fevers (filoviruses [e.g., Ebola, Marburg] and arenaviruses [e.g., Lassa, Machupo])
» Water safety threats (e.g., Vibrio cholerae, Cryptosporidium parvum)
» Yersinia pestis (plague)
Related Resources
Training, Multimedia, etc.:

Video: "The History of Bioterrorism"

Plague Training Module
More Training...
Lab Info:

Sentinel (formerly level A) laboratory procedures for identification of various agents

More Lab Info...
Preparation & Planning:

Bioterrorism & Public Health Preparedness: The CDC's Program in Brief

CDC Terrorism Preparedness & Response Strategy NEW! May 3, 2004

Bioterrorism Readiness Plan: A Template for Healthcare Facilities
Adobe Acrobat Reader
PDF (1.5 MB/34 pages)
More Preparation & Planning...
Surveillance:

CDC Bioterrorism Epidemiology & Surveillance: Program in Brief

MMWR: Recognition of Illness Associated with the Intentional Release of a Biologic Agent

EID Journal: Endemic, Notifiable Bioterrorism-Related Diseases, U.S., 1992–1999

More Surveillance...
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