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Anthrax Resources

	FAS Resources Developed by Dorothy Preslar Common Misconceptions - This fast-moving story has created some misconceptions about the disease. Anthrax in the United States: 1997-2002 - View this slideshow to see recent patterns of anthrax in the United States.

What is Anthrax?

• Centers for Disease Control Anthrax Page
• Anthrax: What Every Clinician Should Know - Webcast by the Centers for Disease Control (approx. 90 minutes)

Anthrax Vaccine

• GAO Report on Safety and Efficacy
• Military Immunization Program

Responses to Anthrax

• Investigation of Anthrax Associated with Intentional Exposure and Interim
  Public Health Guidelines- CDC (Oct. 19)
• Guidelines for the Surveillance and Control of Anthrax in Humans and Animals
• US Postal Service: What to Do if You Receive an Anthrax Threat.
• Chemical and Biological Defense