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Bioterrorism Articles view detail comment email this

A collection of articles published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) about anthrax, smallpox, ebola, plague and Yersinia pestis, botulinum toxin, brucella, hemorrhagic fever viruses (HFV), tularemia, and general bioterrorism topic. Sample titles include "Poison, Detection, and the Victorian Imagination" and "Science and Torture." Full-text archive goes back to 1998.
http://pubs.ama-assn.org/cgi/collection/bioterrorism
Topics: Biology, Infectious Diseases, Terrorism, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq, Weapons
Last updated Aug 4, 2008


Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever view detail comment email this

Fact sheets about Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Ebola HF), "a severe, often-fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates." Includes a history of outbreaks (predominantly in African countries) and information for travelers and health professionals about symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and related matters. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/dispages/ebola.htm
Topics: Infectious Diseases
Last updated Dec 7, 2005


Executive Order: Revised List of Quarantinable Communicable Diseases view detail comment email this

A list of the communicable diseases for which an individual may be quarantined by federal law. The list includes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and "Cholera, Diphtheria, infectious Tuberculosis, Plague, Smallpox, Yellow Fever, and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (Lassa, Marburg, Ebola, Crimean-Congo, South American, and others not yet isolated or named)." Includes "Questions and Answers on Executive Order and Interim Final Rule." From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/executiveorder040403.htm
Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Infectious Diseases
Last updated May 11, 2005


Hidden Killers: Deadly Viruses view detail comment email this

This site explores virus basics, profiling thirteen common viruses, including HIV, influenza, hepatitis, measles, polio, and ebola. Also explores how the body fights viruses, and potential military uses of viruses. A ThinkQuest site.
http://library.thinkquest.org/23054/
Topics: Infectious Diseases
Last updated Dec 31, 2005


Marburg Haemorrhagic Fever view detail comment email this

Background information and updates on this "severe and highly fatal disease caused by a virus from the same family as the one that causes Ebola haemorrhagic fever." Includes a fact sheet (also in French and Portuguese) and updates on the Marburg virus outbreak that began in Angola in late 2004. From the World Health Organization (WHO).
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/marburg/en/
Topics: Infectious Diseases
Last updated Apr 12, 2005


Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever view detail comment email this

Background information about this "rare viral disease that occurs primarily in countries in East and Central Africa." Provides information for medical professionals, businesses, and travelers (particularly to Angola, site of a 2004-2005 outbreak of the disease). From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Special Pathogens Branch.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/dispages/marburg.htm
Topics: Infectious Diseases
Last updated Apr 10, 2007


ProMED-Mail (Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases) view detail comment email this

The Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases is a "global electronic reporting system for outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases and toxins." ProMED-Mail serves as a central site for news, updates, and discussions of outbreaks of emerging and re-emerging diseases. The site also features discussion group announcements, recent recalls and alerts, links to maps of outbreaks, a FAQ, and related links. Available in several languages. A program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID).
http://www.promedmail.org/pls/otn/f?p=2400:1000:
Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Health & Medical Disciplines, Infectious Diseases, Public Health & Safety
Last updated Feb 26, 2008




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