Anthrax
Written by Dr. T. M. Wassenaar Tuesday, 23 December 2008 15:15
View the organism: Bacillus anthracis under the microscope (courtesy D. Kunkel)Collection sites, home-pages
Fact sheets, consumer guides, general information
- What is Anthrax? (CDC)
- Clinical description and Laboratory criteria for diagnosis (Georgia Division of Public Health)
- What is Anthrax (Utah Dept. Health)
- Anthrax fact sheet (Nebraska Health and Human Services System)
- Anthrax vaccination in military use (Anthrax Vaccin Immunization Program). What every Navy member should know about the Anthrax vaccine (U.S. Navy). Anthrax vaccination is mentioned as a possible cause for Gulf War syndrome. This Gulf War Vets homepage contains more information on this—controversial—side effect of Anthrax vaccination (Gulf War Vets).
- Anthrax and other forms of bioterrorism, a selection of articles from NewScientist.
- Information paper: Anthrax as a biological warfare agent (US Dept. of Defense)
- Anthrax in biowar environment safety, diagnosis and treatment (Hazardous Materials)
- A hoax that learns us a lesson: Rx against Terror (M Hendricks, John Hopkins Magazine)
- Scientists have identified a protein that can possibly cure Anthrax
- Anthrax in Kruger National Park (Krugersafari.com)
Lectures
- Bacteriology of Bacillus species K. Tudor, Uni Wisconsin-Madison From the same author: Bacterial Toxins
- Anthrax and Bacillus anthracis. (G Songer Uni Arizona)
- Bacillus in Microbook (by PCB Turnbull)
Scientific papers
- The Anthrax vaccine KC Zoon, FDA, addressing the Committee of Government Reform on the safety and efficacy of the anthrax vaccine
Scientific links
- Biosafety regulations for working with B. anthracis (NIH) and Material Data Safety Sheet for B. anthracis (lab. Centre for Disease Control Canada)
Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 November 1999 01:00


