Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program
The Official DoD Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (AVIP) Web Site. Your definitive source for information about anthrax - the disease, the threat, the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine and the implementation of the Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program. A reference guide for our troops, their families and friends to help understand the AVIP and its importance as a part of Total Force Health Protection.

Anthrax
General and technical information about anthrax from the Centers for Disease Control. Also includes section with links to other sites and articles.

Anthrax
Bacteriology Lecture by Kenneth Todar, University of Wisconsin Department of Bacteriology.

Countering the Anthrax Threat
Plain English site giving lots of information about the U.S. DoD Total Force Anthrax Innoculation Program

Anthrax as Bio-War Agent
treatment.

Anthrax as a Biological Warfare Agent
Information on bacillus anthracis, the use on anthrax in terrorist attacks, prevention and symptoms.

Medlineplus Medical Encyclopedia: Inhalation anthrax
Includes symptoms, cause, treaments, and complications.

CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response: Anthrax
Links to news releases and sites related to the disease as a biological weapon.

Anthrax
Chapter from the Textbook of Military Medicine, Walter Reed AMC in .pdf format. [Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader]

Gavel2Gavel: Anthrax
Includes a FAQ on the disease, its symptoms, treatment, and possible use as a terrorist weapon, and a diagram of the effects of inhaling anthrax spores.

Intelihealth Anthrax Information
Site contains relevant news and health information related to recent Anthrax incidents.

Anthrax: A Possible Case History
A fictitious case history developed by the Center for Disease Control to examine response systems in the event of a real emergency.

Bioterrorism Alleging Use of Anthrax and Interim Guidelines for Management
1998 report on bioterrorism reports and threats and CDC guidelines for handling them.

Anthrax: Separating Fear from Fact
From Time Magazine, latest information on anthrax and protection from anthrax.

Learn About Anthrax
What is anthrax? How is it transmitted? What are the symptoms? Find out here!

Official CDC Bioterrorism Alert: Handling Anthrax Threats
This contains the CDC's 2001-10-12 instructions on handling mail suspected of containing Anthrax, and the USPS' 2001-10-15 information on identifying Anthrax mail.

Epidemiologic Notes and Reports Human Cutaneous Anthrax
Case study of one incident in North Carolina, 1987.

The Anthrax Page
Includes everything from the symptoms of the four types of anthrax, to what the greatest threat of the infection is. Also a FAQs and quiz.

Salon: The terror at home
The arrest of two men in Las Vegas on charges of carrying stocks of the anthrax virus highlights how easy it is to make weapons of mass destruction. And to some terrorism experts, that's a lot scarier than Saddam Hussein.

Bacillus anthracis cell diagram
Computer graphic of a bacillus anthracis cell (anthrax bacterium). Shows cell wall layers and capsule.

Anthrax - vaccine and treatment. Safety, benefits and risks.
Anthrax threat, anthrax infection, anthrax vaccine and prevention.

Anthrax Bioterrorism and Health Care: A CE Course
A short continuing education course on anthrax as it relates to present health care for nurses, and social workers.

Anthrax Info
Common sense information about anthrax. Includes a summary of public health recommendations and glossary, with links to quality information and lesson plans for teachers.

Anthrax Scares
The Infectious Diseases Department at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati provides information resources pertaining to anthrax.

The Science of Terrorism
The biology of anthrax

Sengent Drug Design Optimization Lab
The Sengent drug design optimization lab is working to quickly and efficiently identify an orally available small molecule drug (a pill) to counteract the lethality of Anthrax and other potential biological weapons.

Bioterrorism: War Tools Of The New Millennium
Health information about anthrax and bioterrorism reviewed by Harvard Medical School. Includes breaking health news and commentaries from leading physicians.

Facts About Anthrax and Smallpox as Bioterrorism Weapons
Concern about deliberate use of disease agents as bioterrorism weapons presently focuses on anthrax and smallpox.

Anthrax & Anthrax Vaccine (Hardin MD)
From the University of Iowa, extensive lists of Internet sources on Anthrax & Anthrax Vaccine.

Anthrax - Health factsheets from BUPA
Concise factsheet explaining the causes, symptoms & treatment of Anthrax, available for downloading in Adobe Acrobat

Mail Handling in the age of bioterrorism
A security consultant who has been sterilizing mail fills the information void on handling and decontaminating anthrax tainted mail.

Bioterrorism Safety Council
A public non-profit awareness site devoted to providing up to the minute information on Anthrax, Smallpox and other bioterrorist threats. We offer news, CDC Health Advisories, facts on safety, prevention, treatment of Anthrax, Smallpox, West Nile and other biowarfare agents, and provide support and teaching materials to the general public on these infectious diseases.

Anthrax
An overview of anthrax covering it's diagnosis, symptoms, and treatment.

Anthrax Response Manual
A free stat manual for the identification, management and treatment of inhalation anthrax.

American Anthrax Outbreak of 2001
Features an analysis of intentionally-spread anthrax in the United States. Includes chronology of the event, case studies, and related links.

Anthrax and Children
A discusses on anthrax treatment in children, including the possible side effects of antibiotics.

UK Anthrax Voluntary Immunisation Programme
Details of the UK's voluntary programme of anthrax immunisation for service and civilian personnel deployed to the Persian Gulf region.

IndiaHealthstat.com: Data about Anthrax
Details of cases and deaths from Anthrax from 1999 to 2001 in India.

DrGreene.com: Anthrax
Learn about anthrax, the latest form of bioterrorism. This article explains the different forms of anthrax, how they are transmitted, and treatment options available.

About Anthrax
Information about anthrax and using HEPA vacuums during mail processing to protect workers against anthrax exposure.

Center for Biosecurity: Anthrax
Information about the possible casualties if anthrax is used as a weapon.

MedlinePlus: Anthrax
Directory of articles, fact sheets, and news releases.

Anthrax Facts
Factsheet with cause, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.

eMedicine: Anthrax Infection
Article by Hilarie Cranmer, MD.

Scientific American: Attacking Anthrax
Recent discoveries are suggesting much-needed strategies for improving prevention and treatment. High on the list: ways to neutralize the anthrax bacterium's fiendish toxin By John A. T. Young and R. John Collier

Anthrax News - Topix.net
Latest news stories.