title: Anthrax 2001--lessons learned by public health laboratories.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To share lessons learned by one local public health department during the anthrax outbreak and associated public hysteria during the autumn of 2001.
  
  
  METHODS
  Current literature and personal experience.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Previous planning for a possible bioterrorism event is essential. Management of the communication and testing process is essential for the protection of the public.
authors.affiliation: Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health Department and Quality Laboratory Consultants, TX 78411, USA. sandrah@ci.corpus-christi.tx.us
authors.forename: Sandra S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Heatherley
mesh_terms: D000881:Anthrax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission; D023482:Bioterrorism; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007753:Laboratories / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008402:Mass Media; D014481:United States; D014492:United States Public Health Service