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• Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis)

• Arenaviruses

• B

• Bacillus anthracis (anthrax)

• Botulism (Clostridium botulinum toxin)

• Brucella species (brucellosis)

• Brucellosis (Brucella species)

• Burkholderia mallei (glanders)

• Burkholderia pseudomallei (melioidosis)

• C

• Chlamydia psittaci (psittacosis)

• Cholera (Vibrio cholerae)

• Clostridium botulinum toxin (botulism)

• Clostridium perfringens (Epsilon toxin)

• Coxiella burnetii (Q fever)

• E

• Ebola virus hemorrhagic fever

• E. coli O157:H7 (Escherichia coli)

• Emerging infectious diseases such as Nipah virus and hantavirus

• Epsilon toxin of Clostridium perfringens

• Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli)

• F

• Food safety threats (e.g., Salmonella species, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Shigella)

• Francisella tularensis (tularemia)

• G

• Glanders (Burkholderia mallei)

• L

• Lassa fever

• M

• Marburg virus hemorrhagic fever

• Melioidosis (Burkholderia pseudomallei)

• P

• Plague (Yersinia pestis)

• Psittacosis (Chlamydia psittaci)

• Q

• Q fever (Coxiella burnetii)

• R

• Ricin toxin from Ricinus communis (castor beans)

• Rickettsia prowazekii (typhus fever)

• S

• Salmonella species (salmonellosis)

• Salmonella Typhi (typhoid fever)

• Salmonellosis (Salmonella species)

• Shigella (shigellosis)

• Shigellosis (Shigella)

• Smallpox (variola major)

• Staphylococcal enterotoxin B

• T

• Tularemia (Francisella tularensis)

• Typhoid fever (Salmonella Typhi)

• Typhus fever (Rickettsia prowazekii)

• V

• Variola major (smallpox)

• Vibrio cholerae (cholera)

• Viral encephalitis (alphaviruses [e.g., Venezuelan equine encephalitis, eastern equine encephalitis, western equine encephalitis])

• Viral hemorrhagic fevers (filoviruses [e.g., Ebola, Marburg] and arenaviruses [e.g., Lassa, Machupo])

• W

• Water safety threats (e.g., Vibrio cholerae, Cryptosporidium parvum)

• Y

• Yersinia pestis (plague)

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Related Resources

• COMMUNICATION RESOURCES:

• Communicating in the First Hours: Bioterrorism Agents: Initial Communication With the Public During a Potential Terrorism Event

• Training, Multimedia, etc.:

• Communicating in the First Hours: Bioterrorism Agents: Initial Communication With the Public During a Potential Terrorism Event
• Video: "The History of Bioterrorism"
• Plague Training Module
• More Training...

• Lab Info:

• Sentinel lab procedures for identification of various agents
• More Lab Info...

• Preparation & Planning:

• Guidance on Initial Responses to a Suspicious Letter/Container With a Potential Biological Threat
  (241 KB/6 pages)
• Bioterrorism Readiness Plan: A Template for Healthcare Facilities
  (1.5 MB/34 pages)
• More Preparation & Planning...

• Surveillance:

• MMWR: Recognition of Illness Associated with the Intentional Release of a Biologic Agent
• EID Journal: Endemic, Notifiable Bioterrorism-Related Diseases, U.S., 1992–1999
• More Surveillance...