Contents of this page:

• Disease
• Vaccine
• Clinical/Provider
• News
• Other websites

Disease related:

• CDC's main anthrax website
• What You Need to Know
• Technical Disease information

Vaccine related:

• FAQs and more vaccination related questions
• Vaccine Information Statement (VIS)
• Adverse Events
• Treatments for anthrax
• Fact Sheets and Overviews
• Additional Research & References

Clinical/Provider related:

• Guidelines (ACIP recommendations)
• Diagnosis/Evaluation
• Infection Control
• Training and Education
  • Clinical-education slide set (.ppt**)
• Clinical Forms of Anthrax  (inhalational, cutaneous, and gastrointestinal) 
  (Clinical Forms: .rtf screen-reader device version)
• Protocols (Interim Recommended Notification Procedures in the Event of a Bioterrorist Incident)
• Anthrax Info for Health Care Providers
• Clinical anthrax presentation (.pdf)
• Health Alert Network (HAN)
  (establishes organizational infrastructure for defense against health threats, & bioterrorism)
• ASTHO's Health Agency Locator (HAL) (exit site)
  (the Association of State & Territorial Health Officials)
• MEDLINEplus anthrax information (exit site)
  (latest news, interactive tutorial, prevention/screening, research, specific conditions/aspects)
• U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)  (exit site)
  (Department of Defense laboratory equipped to study highly hazardous viruses)
• More...

News related:

• Official CDC anthrax-related new items (located in right column of Anthrax home page)
• MMWR articles (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
• CDC updates on anthrax investigations  (audio & text transcripts)
• Historical Archives: 2001 Outbreak & Other Incidents
• How to handle anthrax threats (archived 2001)
• Press releases (re: 2001 news)

Other websites:

• 2001 Security of the Mail News Archive   (exit site)
  An archive of articles related to the 2001 anthrax mailings
• Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (exit site) 

(exit site) = Link is outside of CDC site domain. Note: The National Immunization Program does not endorse or promote information linked from sources outside the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). These are simply listed for your convenience. The CDC and NIP assume no responsibility for and make no warranty or representation as to the accuracy, currency, completeness, reliability, or usefulness of content distributed or made available by third parties through this site.

* Accessibility Note: Materials now provided only in .pdf (Adobe Acrobat Reader) format will soon be available in a format acceptable for screen-reader devices. Until then, please contact NIPINFO@cdc.gov via email for immediate assistance.

** Slides are downloadable PowerPoint files (.ppt). If you have PowerPoint, click the file to view and save the files you want. If you do not have PowerPoint, download a free copy of PowerPoint Viewer to view the files. For your free copy, visit the Microsoft Office Download Center.

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