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Anthrax

Fact Sheets

New York State Department of Health
- Anthrax
- Anthrax Fact Sheet: Patient Self-Monitoring Instructions (October 26, 2001)
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Health Alert #5: Inhalational Anthrax in a New York City Resident who works with Untanned Animal Hides (February 24, 2006)
  - Information for Health Care Providers
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Bureau of Communicable Disease
- Anthrax
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
World Health Organization
- WHO Factsheet about Anthrax
- WHO Guidelines for the Surveillance and Control of Anthrax in Humans and Animals
American Pharmaceutical Companies
- Practical Information About Anthrax 196 KB (April 11, 2002)

Powerpoint Presentations

Anthrax 326 KB (New York City Department of Health)

Guidelines/Protocols

New York State Department of Health
- Public Health Advisory for Clinicians 61.6 KB (November 21, 2001)
- How to Arrange for Anthrax Testing 16.6 KB (November 9, 2001)
- Protocol for Submitting Environmental Samples for Laboratory Testing 6.0 KB (October 16, 2001)
- Decontamination Advisory: Clean Up of Suspicious Powder/Substance (Anthrax Concern) 6.3 KB (October 18, 2001)
- Criteria for Wadsworth Testing for Anthrax of Environmental Specimens 12.8 KB (October 14, 2001)
New York City Department of Health
- Medical Treatment and Response to Suspected Anthrax: Information for Health Care Providers During Biologic Emergencies 130 KB (November 21, 2001)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Guidelines on How to Handle Anthrax and Other Biological Agent Threats 784 KB (October 14, 2001)
Center for the Study of Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections
- Update: Investigation of Bioterrorism — Related Anthrax and Adverse Events from Antimicrobial Prophylaxis
- Clinical Evaluation of Patients with Possible Inhalational Anthrax 193 KB (original source MMWR November 2, 2001)
- Clinical Evaluation of Patients with Possible Cutaneous Anthrax 58.3 KB (original source MMWR November 2, 2001)
Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA)
- Bacillus Anthracis (anthrax)

Advisories

New York State Department of Health
- New York State Department of Health "Dear Doctor" Letter 12.8 KB (October 19, 2001)
  - Attachment 1: Recognizing Illnesses that Might be Due to Bioterrorism 21.4 KB
  - Attachment 2: Recognizing Illnesses that Might be Due to Bioterrorism (Chart) 22.5 KB
  - Attachment 3: Fact Sheet on Anthrax 14.1 KB
  - Attachment 4: Anthrax as a Biological Weapon 450 KB (Journal of the American Medical Association Article, May 1999)
  - Attachment 5: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Recommendations for the Prophylactic Use of Antibiotics for Anthrax 13.2 KB
  - Attachment 6: Web Site References 12.1 KB
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Health Alert #4: Inhalational Anthrax in a New York City Resident who works with Unprocessed Animal Hides(February 22, 2006)

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