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Headline: Study Backs Safety of Anthrax Vaccine
March 7, 2002 - New York Times

WASHINGTON-- A panel of scientists has endorsed the safety and effectiveness of the antrhax vaccine, but it also recommended more research...  Full Story

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• Fact Sheet : Medicare Reimbursement for Anthrax Testing and Treatment
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• Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook, 4th edition, spring 2001 -- from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
• The American Hospital Association's Bioterrorism Readiness Plan:
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• A Bioterrorism Primer: Agents, Symptoms, Treatment, Diagnosis, Infection Control
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• CDC Bioterrorism Website
• California Department of Health Services (DHS) Division of Communicable Disease Control - Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Diseases Website
• CMA Foundation AWARE Project
• California Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery

• CDC Anthrax Investigation Update and New Information on Care for Children and Breastfeeding Mothers.
• DHS evaluation of suspected Anthrax cases - California.
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