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![[PDF]](images/icons/pdf.gif "Adobe Reader File"){kind=icon} Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) [Fact Sheet] Show Full Record 1706
Source: Georgia. Department of Agriculture Resource Type(s): Fact Sheets Searchable Keywords: Anthrax Diagnosis Disease transmission Prevention & control Zoonoses Abstract: Presents information about anthrax in a concise four-page fact sheet. Content includes differential diagnosis, suggestive necropsy findings, zoonotic risk, and potential as biothreat agent in humans/animals. Includes a list of over 15 electronic references.
Common Misconceptions about Anthrax [Fact Sheet] Show Full Record 1745
Source: Federation of American Scientists Resource Type(s): Fact Sheets Searchable Keywords: Anthrax Disease transmission Microbiological strain Misinformation Abstract: Provides a list of corrections to common misconceptions about the Anthrax disease. Among the misconception topics covered include: Anthrax is primarily a threat to humans - There are only three forms of anthrax infection - Naturally occurring anthrax is found only in soil.
Anthrax and Wildlife Show Full Record 1708
Source: Rev Sci Tech. 2002 Aug;21(2):359-83. Resource Type(s): Illustrations, Issue Overviews, Table or Spreadsheet Searchable Keywords: Africa Anthrax Bacillus anthracis Canada Diagnosis Epidemiology North America Pathology Abstract: From abstract (online abstract only): Although livestock anthrax is declining in many parts of the world, with an increasing number of countries probably truly free of the disease, anthrax remains enzootic in many national parks and even in some game ranching areas. These infected areas can present a persistent risk to surrounding livestock, which may otherwise be free of the disease, as well as a public health risk. The authors use as examples the national parks in southern Africa, the Wood Buf... ![[MAP]](images/icons/map.gif "Map File"){kind=icon} Anthrax in the United States from 1997 to 2002 [Map] Show Full Record 1747
Source: Federation of American Scientists Resource Type(s): Maps Searchable Keywords: Anthrax Disease transmission Domestic animals Epidemiology Human health Outbreaks Surveillance (monitoring) United States Abstract: Presents an interactive map of the Unites States displaying animal and human anthrax cases from 1997 to 2002. The map is located off the home page in the left-hand navigation margin, under the section Special Reports and Outbreak Maps. The link is titled Anthrax in the United States: 1997-2002 (maps). Each yearly map is accompanied by a brief write-up that describes specifics about the reported outbreak incident.
Medical Microbiology - An Online Textbook - Chapter Bacillus Show Full Record 1716
Source: Turnbull, PCB. "Bacillus". Medical Microbiology. 4th ed. Ed. Samuel Baron. Galveston, Texas: University of Texas Medical Branch. 1996. Resource Type(s): Books, Illustrations, Photographs, Table or Spreadsheet Searchable Keywords: Anthrax Bacillus anthracis Classification Diagnosis Epidemiology Microbiology Pathogenicity Prevention & control Abstract: Presents detailed information about the disease Anthrax. Some of the information includes clinical manifestations, pathogenesis, host defenses, structure and classification, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and epidemiology. This is chapter 15 of the Medical Microbiology online textbook.
Biodefense Shield and Avian Influenza [Letter] Show Full Record 1369
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases.2006 May;12(5):873-5. Resource Type(s): Journal (Articles) Searchable Keywords: Avian influenza Bioterrorism Influenza A Virus, H5N1Subtype Interferons Prevention & control Abstract: From letter (free full-text available): In defending against avian influenza virus H5N1, the possibility of adopting treatments being developed for biodefense should not be overlooked. Biodefense medicine primarily concerns respiratory infections because bioweapons in their deadliest form disperse Bacillus anthracis and Yersinia pestis, the causes of anthrax and plague, and highly contagious viruses like smallpox, Ebola, and Marburg as aerosols. The National Institutes of Health and Department o...
Use of the Internet to Enhance Infectious Disease Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation Show Full Record 1702
Source: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism : Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science. 2006;4(3):293-300. Resource Type(s): Journal (Articles) Searchable Keywords: Epidemiology Infectious diseases Internet Outbreaks Surveillance (monitoring) United States Abstract: From abstract (online abstract only): Modernization of electronic communication systems to facilitate infectious disease surveillance and outbreak investigation became a priority after the 2001 anthrax attacks. However, the extent to which communicable disease investigators are using web-based information resources, e-mail notifications, or secure information exchange systems to facilitate surveillance is unknown. To address this question, we conducted a survey in 2004 of state and local communi... |
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