Bioterrorism Pathfinder: A Guide to the Literature

This guide will introduce some of the titles available in the LRC on bioterrorism. The various types of library materials useful in research are listed along with some examples of each type. This guide is not a comprehensive listing of sources, but is intended to be a starting point from which you can begin your research.


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  • Department of Homeland Security bioterrorism risk assessment: a call for change - DHS. - Citation- Full report - PDF
  • Managing crises: responses to large-scale emergencies, - Citation
  • Biological weapons: from the invention of state-sponsored programs to contemporary bioterrorism by Guillemin, Jeanne.- Citation
  • Beyond anthrax: the weaponization of infectious diseases - Citation
  • Bioterror and biowarfare – by Dando, Malcolm. - Citation
  • Toxico-terrorism: emergency response and clinical approach to chemical, biological, and radiological agents - Citation
  • Biosecurity and bioterrorism: containing and preventing biological threats - by Ryan, Jeffrey R. - Citation
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  • “Toxins as weapons of mass destruction: a comparison and contrast with biological-warfare and chemical-warfare agents” Madsen, James M. CLINICS IN LABORATORY MEDICINE, (September 2001) - Citation
  • “Anthrax: from antiquity and obscurity to a front-runner in bioterrorism” by Kyriacou, Demetrios N. INFECTIOUS DISEASE CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA, (2006) - Citation
  • “How clean is clean enough? Recent developments in response to threats posed by chemical and biological warfare agents”. by Raber, Ellen. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH, (February 2004) - Citation
  • “Plague: from natural disease to bioterrorism”. Riedel, Stefan. BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER PROCEEDINGS, (April 2005) - Citation
  • “Critical challenges ahead in bioterrorism preparedness training for clinicians”. SHartwig, Kari A. PREHOSPITAL AND DISASTER MEDICINE, (January-February 2009) - Citation
  • “Bioterrorism versus radiological terrorism: notes from a bio/nuclear epidemiologist”. Goffman, Thomas E. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DISASTER MEDICINE, (January/February 2009) - Citation
  • “Risk communication planning for the aftermath of a plague bioattack”. Casman, Elizabeth A. RISK ANALYSIS, (October 2008) - Citation
  • “Inhalation anthrax: dose response and risk analysis”. Coleman, Margaret E. BIOSECURITY AND BIOTERRORISM, (June 2008) - Citation
  • “Critical issues in bioterrorism preparedness: before and after September 2001”. Brannen, Donald E. JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE, (March/April 2008) - Citation
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Search Terms

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 "infectious diseases"
 anthrax
 "smallpox"
 "BIOTERRORISM"
 "BIOLOGICAL WEAPON"

LRC Subject Headings

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  • ANTHRAX
  • BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS
  • BIOLOGICAL WARFARE
  • BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
  • BIOTERRORISM
  • DISEASES
  • INFECTIOUS DISEASES
  • SYMPTOMS
  • TREATMENT

Call Numbers

  • HV 6433

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