In October 2001, the greater New York City Metropolitan Area was the scene of a bioterrorism attack. The scale of the public response to this attack was not foreseen and threatened to overwhelm the Bioterrorism Response Laboratory’s (BTRL) ability to process and test environmental samples. In a joint effort with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the cooperation of the Department of Defense, a massive effort was launched to maintain and sustain the laboratory response and return test results in a timely fashion. This effort was largely successful. The development and expansion of the facility are described, as are the special needs of a BTRL. The establishment of a Laboratory Bioterrorism Command Center and protocols for sam...
Microbiological war and terrorist attacks are made to weaken populations by transmitting pathogenic ...
After public notification of confirmed cases of bioterrorism-related anthrax, the Centers for Diseas...
A statement of record issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Federal ...
In October 2001, the greater New York City Metropolitan Area was the scene of a bioterrorism attack....
In October 2001, the greater New York City Metropolitan Area was the scene of a bioterrorism attack....
Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The fall...
After reports of the intentional release of Bacillus anthracis in the United States, epidemiologists...
found a college-like campus of mostly red brick buildings. Children played among its trees, and nuns...
In 2001, the United States faced two attacks that ultimately changed how emergency responders mitiga...
The terrorist events of 2001 brought to light the need for a close working relationship between the ...
The biological attacks with powders containing Bacillus anthracis sent through the mail during Septe...
A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In the fall of...
Item does not contain fulltextBioterrorism events have been rare until recently. Many clinical labor...
In the wake of the Amerithrax” anthrax attacks of September and October 2001, the United States com...
Bioterrorism events have been rare until recently. Many clinical laboratories may not be familiar wi...
Microbiological war and terrorist attacks are made to weaken populations by transmitting pathogenic ...
After public notification of confirmed cases of bioterrorism-related anthrax, the Centers for Diseas...
A statement of record issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Federal ...
In October 2001, the greater New York City Metropolitan Area was the scene of a bioterrorism attack....
In October 2001, the greater New York City Metropolitan Area was the scene of a bioterrorism attack....
Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The fall...
After reports of the intentional release of Bacillus anthracis in the United States, epidemiologists...
found a college-like campus of mostly red brick buildings. Children played among its trees, and nuns...
In 2001, the United States faced two attacks that ultimately changed how emergency responders mitiga...
The terrorist events of 2001 brought to light the need for a close working relationship between the ...
The biological attacks with powders containing Bacillus anthracis sent through the mail during Septe...
A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In the fall of...
Item does not contain fulltextBioterrorism events have been rare until recently. Many clinical labor...
In the wake of the Amerithrax” anthrax attacks of September and October 2001, the United States com...
Bioterrorism events have been rare until recently. Many clinical laboratories may not be familiar wi...
Microbiological war and terrorist attacks are made to weaken populations by transmitting pathogenic ...
After public notification of confirmed cases of bioterrorism-related anthrax, the Centers for Diseas...
A statement of record issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Federal ...