This information resource was developed and is maintained by Stephen M. Apatow, Director of Research and Development, Humanitarian University Consortium Graduate Studies Center for Medicine, Veterinary Medicine and Law.  Questions or suggestions regarding the Biodefense Reference Library can be sent to: admin@humanitarian.net

In The Spotlight 

• Biodefense Threat Analysis Center: Pathobiologics International - An international reference point for biosecurity.
  
• Biodefense: Education resources target medical and veterinary professionals worldwide: (HRI) - Humanitarian Resource Institute develops continuing education courses on both foreign animal  and zoonotic diseases.
• EHPNET: Humanitarian Resource Institute Emerging Infectious Disease Network: Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP), an online publication by the Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Volume 112, Number 1, January 2004..
• Mitigating a U.S. or International  Agricultural Incident: Expanding the discussion of policy and regulatory options, to enhance cooperation, reduce vulnerability, and modernize post-event recovery procedures.

• Foot and Mouth Disease: Biodefense and Epidemiological Tracking.
• Influenza: Biodefense and Epidemiological Tracking.
• Monkeypox: Biodefense and Epidemiological Tracking.
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): Biodefense and Epidemiological Tracking.
• West Nile Virus: Biodefense and Epidemiological Tracking.

• Smallpox Discussion: Organ Transplants, Congenital or Acquired Immunodeficiencies, HIV: Contingency planning for a potential bioterrorist incident in the U.S. as well as African countries south of the Sahara, South or South-East Asia, Eastern Europe, Carribean or Latin America.
• 2002: UK Foot and Mouth Epidemic Recovery: In the light of the devastating agricultural, social and economic losses associated with the 2001 FMD epidemic, it is crucial that policy directives that address the scope of these challenging issues are available for immediate implementation.  See: United States FMD Vaccination Discussion: Analysis of a Non-Vaccination Strategy Supplemented with Emergency Vaccination
• Agricultural Security: Veterinary and Scientific Experts Outline Priority Issues: See: Humanitarian Resource Institute Opens Tripartite 2000 Reports
• Mental Health: Coping with a National Tragedy, Chemical or Biological Terrorism: Whether it is a September 11, influenza or the the UK FMD crisis, this topic is of utmost importance.

• Academic Research and Discussion Papers  Research and discussion papers related to biodefense issues, preparedness, response and mitigation and policy. 

• Biodefense Digital Library:  Learning Collaboratory intended to serve as a source of continuing education on biodefense affairs.
• CONPLAN: U.S. Interagency Domestic Terrorism Concept of Operations Plan
• Responding First to Bioterrorism: Expert-selected Web resources for "First Responders" on bioterrorism and public safety, with a search engine of more than 3,000 related Web pages.
• Elements of Effective Bioterrorism Preparedness: A Planning Primer for Public Health Agencies  National Association of City & County Health Officials.
• Making the Nation Safer: The Role of Science and Technology in Countering Terrorism: Committee on Science and Technology for Countering Terrorism, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council - Prepublication Copy of Report.
• Medscape: Resource Center: Bioterrorism - Regularly updated collection of Medscape's key clinical content. Read the latest findings about bioterrorism, from recent conferences and other up-to-the-minute resources available on Medscape.
• National Biosecurity Resource Center for Animal Emergencies
• Resources Related to Biological Weapons Control and Bioterrorism  Preparedness  American Society for Microbiology.
• Smallpox Information Resource: Public Health Emergency, Preparedness & Response, News & Information. 
• Textbook of Military Medicine: Medical Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare, Office of the Surgeon General, Department of the Army.

• Anthrax as a Biological Weapon
• Smallpox as a Biological Weapon
• Plague as a Biological Weapon
• Botulinum Toxin as a Biological Weapon
• Tularemia as a Biological Weapon

Lectures
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• APEC Emerging Infectious Disease Network Includes Emerging Infections Courses & curriculum for distance learning.
• Supercourse: Epidemiology, Internet, Diseases and Health Lectures - Global Health Network.
• Lectures By Author, Institution - Global Health Network

General Information

• Association for Infection Control Practitioners
• CDC Health Alerts,  Advisories, and Updates: Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response.
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC): Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal
• CDC: Special Issues, Dispatches, Commentary, Letters, Book Review, News & Notes
• CDC: National Center for Infectious Diseases
• CDC Travel Health  National Center for Infectious Diseases.
• Global Emerging Infections System
• Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network: World Health Organization.
• International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM)  ISTM advocates and facilitates education, service, and research activities in the field of travel medicine. This includes: preventive and curative medicine within many specialties such as tropical medicine, infectious diseases, high altitude physiology, travel related obstetrics, psychiatry, occupational health, military and migration medicine, and environmental health.
• GlobalHealth.gov: Site developed U.S. Department of Health & Human Services to be a portal of global health information for policymakers, researchers, doctors, and the general public.
• Ministries of Health and National surveillance Institutes around the world
• National Library of Medicine: Biological Warfare. The website offers information including incubation period, duration of illness, symptoms, means of transmission, treatment, and prognosis for a comprehensive list of biological warfare agents.
• Textbook of Military Medicine: Medical Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare, Office of the Surgeon General, Department of the Army.
• U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
• United States Geological Survey
• World Health Organization: Communicable Disease Surveilance and Response (CSR)
• World Health Organization (WHO):  Weekly Epidemiological Record

General Veterinary Research & Publications
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• OIE: World Organization for Animal Health
• USDA Center for Emerging Issues
• USDA: Animal & Plant Health Inspections Service (APHIS)
• PubMed: National Library of Medicine Journal Database Browswer.
• Online Journal of Veterinary Research
• AVI: Association for Veterinary Informatics
• FDA Veterinarian Newsletter: Center for Veterinary Medicine.
• Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology
• Martindales Health Science Guide: The Virtual Veterinary Center.
• Consultant: A Diagnostic Support System For Veterinary Medicine - Cornell. 

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