If you are a government agency within the State of Florida and would like Center for Biological Defense personnel to present a talk about bioterrorism, weapons of mass destruction, or emerging infectious diseases to your organization, please contact:
 
Amanda Shaw
(813) 974-1472

P R E S E N T A T I O N S

USF Center for Biological Defense - Darcy Ravndal
WMD Overview: Focus on Biological Weapons
March 30, 2004
This PowerPoint presentation is a WMD overview concentrating on biological weapons. You may download the presentation by right clicking on the title and choosing the "Save As" option. If you would like to receive this CD-ROM in the mail at no cost, please click here.

USF Center for Biological Defense - Catherine Carrubba
Medical Response for Weapons of Mass Destruction with Narration
February 4, 2004
This PowerPoint presentation is a general introduction to WMD & bioterrorism for general medical personnel. The slides are narrated by Dr. Cathy Carrubba of Tampa General Hospital. You may download the presentation by right clicking on the title and choosing the "Save As" option. If you would like to receive this CD-ROM in the mail at no cost, please click here.

P O S T E R S

American Society for Microbiology Biodefense Meeting
February 2006, Washington, DC

American Society for Microbiology Meeting
May 2005, Atlanta, GA

D O W N L O A D S

Center for Biological Defense Brochure

Syndromic Surveillance Information Packet (draft)

Wet vs Dry Sampling Techniques

Environmental Sample Submission Form

Threat Assessment/Sample Collection Card

WMD Agent Summary Card

Nerve Agent Symptom Assessment and Mark 1 & CANA Nerve Agent Antidote Kit Usage

ATF Vehicle Bomb Card

N E W S L E T T E R

The Florida Response Volume 3, Issue 2

The Florida Response Volume 3, Issue 1

The Florida Response Volume 2, Issue 3

The Florida Response Volume 2, Issue 2

The Florida Response Volume 2, Issue 1

The Florida Response Volume 1, Issue 4

The Florida Response Volume 1, Issue 3

The Florida Response Volume 1, Issue 2

The Florida Response Volume 1, Issue 1

 
R E P O R T S

Rand — John Arquilla & David Ronfeldt
“The Advent of Netwar”
1996
This document outlines Arquilla & Ronfeldt’s views on the changing organization of terrorist groups. The report also describes tactical differences between networked and hierarchical groups.
 
Rand - The Gilmore Commission
“Second Annual Report - Towards a National Strategy for Combating Terrorism”
December 2000
This 191 page report provides a good overview of suggestions for strengthening federal counter-terrorism planning.
 
National Association of County and City Health Officials
“Elements of Effective Bioterrorism Preparedness”
January 2001
This report by the was developed by NACCHO to assist local public health officials and their collaborators in identifying their respective public health and safety roles in the event of a bioterrorist attack.
 
U.S. Army Soldier Biological and Chemical Command
“Improving Local and State Agency Response to Terrorist Incidents Involving Biological Weapons”
September 2000         
Prepared in response to the Nunn-Lugar-Domenci Domestic Preparedness Program, this DoD report has been
developed to identify, evaluate, and demonstrate the best practical approaches to improve response to bioterrorist incidents.
 
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planning
April 2001
This is Chapter 6, Attachment G of FEMA’s guidelines and templates for state and local planning for WMD response. It is intended to help planners think through the process of developing locally tailored operations plans.
 
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)
Medical Management of Biologic Casualties (The Blue Book)
February 2001
This military handbook provides the history and significance, clinical features, diagnosis and medical management of biological agents that may be encountered in the field during times of aggression.
 
U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (USACHPPM)
The Medical NBC Battlebook
May 2000
Intended for soldiers in the field or training for the field, this report addresses operational health concerns in environments where Nuclear, biological, and chemical threats exist.

General Accounting Office
Report on WMD Drug Supply Responsibilities - GAO 01-463
March 2001
This report discusses some of the current drug supply plan shortfalls.
 
Defense Threat Reduction Agency / Institute for Defense Analyses
Asymmetric Conflict 2010
November 2000
This document examines possible future warfare and terrorism scenarios.
 
Defense Threat Reduction Agency / Federal Bureau of Investigation / U. S. Joint Forces Command
Human Behavior and WMD Crisis
March 2001
This contains the summary information for a conference held concerning many aspects of human behavior during a Weapons of Mass Destruction event.l

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