TY - JOUR AU - Polyak, Christina S. AU - Macy, Jonathan T. AU - De La Cruz, Margarita Irizarry AU - Lai, James E. AU - McAuliffe, Jay F. AU - Popovic, Tanja AU - Pillai, Segaran P. AU - Mintz, Eric D. T1 - Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax: International Response by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2002 VL - 8 IS - 10 SP - 1056 SN - 1080-6059 AB - After reports of the intentional release of Bacillus anthracis in the United States, epidemiologists, laboratorians, and clinicians around the world were called upon to respond to widespread political and public concerns. To respond to inquiries from other countries regarding anthrax and bioterrorism, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention established an international team in its Emergency Operations Center. From October 12, 2001, to January 2, 2002, this team received 130 requests from 70 countries and 2 territories. Requests originated from ministries of health, international organizations, and physicians and included subjects ranging from laboratory procedures and clinical evaluations to assessments of environmental and occupational health risks. The information and technical support provided by the international team helped allay fears, prevent unnecessary antibiotic treatment, and enhance laboratory-based surveillance for bioterrorism events worldwide. KW - anthrax KW - bioterrorism KW - international KW - Bacillus anthracis KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid0810.020345 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/10/02-0345_article ER - End of Reference