Bioterrorism web site resources for infectious disease clinicians and epidemiologists.
Finding bioterrorism-related information on the World Wide Web can be laborious. We hope to help readers find such information more easily by summarizing essential information in a consistent framework. A panel of 7 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reviewers identified Web sites and evaluated them for sponsorship, mission, content usefulness, online ease of use, and adherence to commonly accepted quality criteria. Of >100 potential sites identified, 81 were chosen for target content of interest, and 43 were selected for inclusion. The results were classified into general purpose/portal sites; biological agent information; laboratory, infection control, epidemiology, and mental health information; and emergency contact sources, news and updates, event preparedness resources, information for first-responder settings, clinical and public education materials, and research resources. Agents covered included anthrax, smallpox, plague, botulism, tularemia, and viral hemorrhagic fever.
Ferguson
Natalie E
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Office of Health Communications, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 30333, USA. nferguson@cdc.gov
Steele
Lynn
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Crawford
Carol Y
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Huebner
Nathan L
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Fonseka
Jamila C
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Bonander
Jason C
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Kuehnert
Matthew J
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D000881:Anthrax; D023482:Bioterrorism; D001906:Botulism; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D003141:Communicable Diseases; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007255:Information Services; D020407:Internet; D010820:Physicians; D010930:Plague; D012899:Smallpox; D014406:Tularemia; D014481:United States