Plague

Websites

• Plague (CDC)
• Bioterrorism: Plague (CIDRAP)
• Plague (FDA)

Fact Sheets

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About Plague (CDC)
• Abstract: Plague as a Biological Weapon (CDC/JAMA)
• Plague (CFSPH)
• Quick Reference Guide: Plague (NRT)

Review/Summary Information

• Plague as a Biological Weapon (JAMA)
• Plague: Comprehensive Medical Summary (CIDRAP/IDSA)
• Clinical Pathway: Pneumonic Plague (CIDRAP/IDSA)
• FDA Approves Levaquin (Levofloxacin) for Plague Prevention and Treatment (FDA)
• Plague (USAMRIID's Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook)
  (See pages 55-63)
• Medical Aspects of Biological Warfare: Plague (Office of the Surgeon General, Dept of the Army)
• Public Health Emergency Home Preparation Instructions for Doxycycline (FDA)
• Visual Diagnosis for Category A Agents (Logical Images)
• Imported Plague --- New York City, 2002 (CDC)
• Pneumonic Plague Cluster, Uganda, 2004 (EID)
• Human Plague - Four States, 2006 (CDC)
• Cases of Cat-Associated Human Plague in the Western US, 1977-1998 (CID)

Plague Diagnostic Information

• Plague: Diagnosis (CDC)

Laboratory Testing

• Plague: Specimen Collection Guidelines (DHSS)
• Sentinel Laboratory Guidelines: Yersinia pestis (ASM)

Infection Control

• Isolation/Infection Control Guidelines Table (CSB)

Public Health Response

• Plague (DHSS)
• Communicating in the First Hours: Pneumonic Plague (CDC)
• Mass Dispensing of Prophylactic Antibiotic Medication Following a Bioterrorism Attack (DHSS)
• Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) Resources (DHSS)

Training Opportunities and Materials

• Plague Training Module (CDC)