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Health Law Research Guide: Bioterrorism

A gateway to online resources, including federal, state, and international health law, health law topics, legal and medical journals and newsletters, legal and medical agencies and organizations, and relevant discussion groups.

Books Online

Biotechnology Research in an Age of Terrorism
National Research Council (2004)
Department of Homeland Security Bioterrorism Risk Assessment: A Call for Change
National Research Council (2008)
Effectiveness of National Biosurveillance Systems: Biowatch and the Public Health System
Institute of Medicine and National Research Council (2009)
Public Health Response to Biological and Chemical Weapons: WHO Guidance
2004
The Smallpox Vaccination Program: Public Health in an Age of Terrorism
Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (2005)
Terrorist Threats to Food - Guidelines for Establishing and Strengthening Prevention and Response Systems
WHO 2003

Laws and Regulations

Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (the Bioterrorism Act)
Public Health Countermeasures to a Bioterrorist Attack
42 U.S.C. 247d-6
Agricultural Biosecurity
7 U.S.C. 3353
FDA Final Rule on Registration of Food Facilities
(70 FR 57505, October 3, 2005).
Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002
7 CFR Part 331 and 9 CFR Part 121

Reports and Articles

Bioterrorism and Health System Preparedness: Emerging Tools, Methods, and Strategies
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2002)
Bioterrorism, Public Health, and Civil Liberties
George J. Annas (2002)
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346 New England Journal of Medicine 1337 (2002)
Bioterrorism, Public Health, and the Law
Ronald Bayer and James Colgrove (2002)
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21 Health Affairs 98 (2002).
Clinical Responses to Undiluted and Diluted Smallpox Vaccine
Sharon E. Frey et al. (2002)
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346 New England Journal of Medicine 1265 (2002). A study on one method of increasing the supply of smallpox vaccine.
Dual Purpose Bioterrorism Investigations in Law Enforcement and Public Health Protection: How to Make Them Work Consistent with the Rule of Law
Victoria Sutton (2005)
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6 Houston Journal of Health Law & Policy 151 (2005).
JAMA Articles on Bioterrorism
Manifold Restraints: Liberty, Public Health, and the Legacy of Jacobson v Massachusetts
James Colgrove and Ronald Bayer (2005)
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95 American Journal of Public Health 571 (2005).
Project BioShield
CRS Report to Congress, updated September 27, 2006
Public Health Security and BIoterrorism Preparedness and Response Act (P.L. 107-188): Provisions and Changes to Preexisting Law
CRS Report for Congress, updated 2002.
Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health from Diseases, Disasters and Bioterrorism
Trust for America's Health (2008)
Smallpox, Terrorism, and the World Health Organization
June 2006
Strategies of Preparedness against the Threat of Biological Warfare and Bioterrorism in South-East Asia
Samlee Plianbangchang (2005)
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8 Asian Biotechnology and Development Review 77 (2005).
Terrorism: Background on Chemical, Biological, and Toxin Weapons and Options for Lessening Their Impact
CRS Report for Congress, updated June 30, 2004.

Online Resources

Interpol: Bioterrorism
Preparation and Planning for Bioterrorism Emergencies
From the CDC
Terrorism and Bioterrorism Resources
LSU Law Center’s Medical and Public Health Law Site. Includes cases, articles, news, and documents, including a review of the model State Emergency Health Powers Act.

Agencies and Organizations