Current Awareness Update

This report reflects new resources added to the database between
April 4 - May 4, 2006.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Training: Radiological Terrorism : [Training tool], 4/17/2006 (HTML)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Emerging Infectious Diseases
Novel Swine Influenza Virus Subtype H3N1, United States : [Report (research)], 4/6/2006 (HTML)

The Trojan Chicken Study, Minnesota : [Report (research)], 4/4/2006 (HTML, 271kb)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Review
Surveillance for World Trade Center Disaster Health Effects Among Survivors of Collapsed and Damaged Buildings
[Report (research)], 4/7/2006 (HTML)

Department for Environmental Food and Rural Affairs (UK)
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) : [Website], 4/28/2006 (HTML)

Health Protection Agency
Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response : [Website], 1/1/2006 (HTML)

International Committee of the Red Cross
Management of Dead Bodies After Disasters : [Guidelines/protocol], 1/1/2006 (PDF, 1 MB)

Medscape.com
Early Detection and Surveillance for Biopreparedness and Emerging Infectious Diseases
[Article (research)], 4/4/2006 (HTML)

Pandemics, Avian Influenza A (H5N1), and a Strategy for Pharmacists
[Article (journalistic)], 4/17/2006 (HTML)

New England Journal of Medicine
Safety and Immunogenicity of an Inactivated Subvirion Influenza A (H5N1) Vaccine
[Report (research)], 3/30/2006 (HTML, 153 KB)

Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada
Emergency Preparedness Week : [Website], 1/1/2006 (HTML)

RAND
Public Health Preparedness in the 21st Century : [Speech/testimony], 3/1/2006 (PDF)

The Repopulation of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina : [Report (administrative)],
1/1/2006 (PDF, 1.04MB)

San Francisco Office of Emergency Services
Are You Prepared? : [Website], 1/1/2006 (HTML)

United States Dept. of Homeland Security
A Review of the Top Officials 3 Exercise : [Report (administrative)], 11/1/2005 (PDF, 6.95 MB)

United States Government Accountability Office
DHS Is Taking Steps to Enhance Security at Chemical Facilities, but Additional Authority Is Needed
[Report (administrative)], 1/27/2006 (PDF, 972 KB)

Emergency Preparedness and Response : [Report (administrative)], 2/23/2006 (PDF, 151 KB)

United States Homeland Security Council
National Strategy For Pandemic Influenza: Implementation Plan : [Guidelines/protocol], 5/3/2006 (PDF, 250 KB)

USGS National Wildlife Health Center
Disease Emergence and Resurgence : [Monograph], 4/13/2006 (PDF, 26 MB)

World Health Organization
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Mitigation in Refugee and Displaced Populations
[Guidelines/protocol], 4/7/2006 (PDF, 460 KB)

Strengthening Pandemic-Influenza Preparedness and Response, Including Application of the International Health Regulations (2005) : [Report (administrative)], 4/24/2006 (PDF, )

WHO Pandemic Influenza Draft Protocol for Rapid Response and Containment
[Guidelines/protocol], 3/17/2006 (PDF, 122 KB)