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Anthrax

General disease information from the CDC
(http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/anthrax_g.htm)
Anthrax information by Health Canada
(http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/epr/bioterrorism.html)
Guidelines for Surveillance and Control, Humans and Animals (WHO)
(http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/anthrax/WHO_EMC_ZDI_98_6/en/)
Anthrax as a Biological Weapon, 2002: Consensus Statement by The Journal of the American Medical Association, updated recommendations for management
(http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/287/17/2236)
World Map of Incidence: WHO Collaborating Center
(http://www.vetmed.lsu.edu/whocc/mp_world.htm)
Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response site by the CDC
(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/)
FAO site on Anthrax and animal health
(http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/subjects/en/health/diseases-cards/cards/anthrax.html)
OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, 5th edition, 2004
(http://www.oie.int/eng/normes/mmanual/a_00040.htm)

Avian Influenza - ^top

NWHC Avian Influenza Information
(http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/avian_influenza/index.jsp )
WHO avian influenza site: includes latest reports, guidelines, and recommendations
(http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/en/)
WHO/WPRO site: avian influenza information for the Western Pacific Region
(http://www.wpro.who.int/avian/)
Background information and recent outbreak news from CDC
(http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/index.htm)
WHO Global Influenza Surveillance site
(http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/influenzanetwork/en/)
FAO site on avian influenza: includes information on technical consultations,FAO response, and safety measures
(http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/subjects/en/health/diseases-cards/special_avian.html)
Information on avian influenza/influenza from Health Canada site
( http://www.influenza.gc.ca/ai-ga_e.html)
F.I.C. (Flu In China/Flu Information Centre) website
(http://www.flu.org.cn/)

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, “mad cow disease”) - ^top

BSE and CJD Information and Resources from CDC: Latest news and articles
(http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/cjd/cjd.htm)
WHO site on BSE: includes fact sheet and resources
(http://www.who.int/csr/disease/bse/en/)
US Food and Drug Administration site
(http://www.fda.gov/cvm/index/bse/bsetoc.html)
Information on BSE from Health Canada
(http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/diseases/bse/index.html)
FAO Manual on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
(http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=//DOCREP/003/W8656E/W8656E00.HTM)
Joint WHO/FAO/OIE Technical Consultation on BSE: Public Health, Animal Health and Trade, June 2001
(http://www.oie.int/eng/publicat/press/a_010614.htm)
Number of reported cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in farmed cattle worldwide (excluding the United Kingdom), from OIE website:
(http://www.oie.int/eng/info/en_esbmonde.htm)
OIE Animal disease information published during the past 18 months, index by disease
(http://www.oie.int/eng/info/hebdo/A_DSUM.htm)

Dengue Fever - ^top

E. coli - ^top

E. coli O157:H7: CDC document outlining causes, prevention and treatment
(http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/escherichiacoli_g.htm)
Risk Profile for Enterohaemorrhagic E.coli including the Identification of the Commodities of Concern, including Sprouts, Ground Beef and Pork (FAO/WHO)
(http://www.who.int/foodsafety/micro/jemra/assessment/ecoli/en/)
WHO site on vaccines against enterotoxigenic (ETEC) and enterohaemorrhagic (EHEC) E. coli infections
(http://www.who.int/vaccines/en/ecoli.shtml)
Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli: United Kingdoms Institute of Food Research (IFR) site
(http://www.ifr.bbsrc.ac.uk/public/FoodInfoSheets/ecoli.html)
Verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli (from OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, 5th edition, 2004)
(http://www.oie.int/eng/normes/mmanual/a_00139.htm)

Hand Foot and Mouth Disease - ^top

Salmonella - ^top

CDC information on Salmonella Enteritidis Infection
(http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/submenus/sub_salmonella.htm)
PAHO information and reports on Salmonella
(http://www.paho.org/English/HCP/HCT/eer/salmonella.htm)
WHO information on Salmonella
(http://www.who.int/topics/salmonella/en/)
WHO general information on food-borne diseases
(http://www.who.int/foodsafety/foodborne_disease/en/)
Salmonella enteritidis and salmonella typhimurium in poultry (from OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 12th edition – 2004)
(http://www.oie.int/eng/normes/mcode/en_chapitre_2.10.2.htm)

SARS - ^top

WHO SARS site: includes latest reports, guidelines, and recommendations
(http://www.who.int/csr/sars/en/)
WHO/WPRO site on SARS
(http://www.wpro.who.int/health_topics/sars/)
Comprehensive CDC SARS site
(http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/)
CDC Public Health Guidance for Community-Level Preparedness and Response to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): includes downloadable documents
(http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/guidance/index.htm)
Information on SARS from Health Canada
(http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/protection/warnings/sars/index.html)

Tuberculosis - ^top

WHO Tuberculosis information site
(http://www.who.int/topics/tuberculosis/en/)
WHO TB strategies and operations, monitoring and evaluations site, includes information on DOTS and DOTS-plus
(http://www.who.int/gtb/index.htm)
TDR information and strategies on TB
(http://www.who.int/tdr/diseases/tb/)
CDC Division of Tuberculosis elimination site
(http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/default.htm)
CDC International Notification of TB cases
(http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/international/international.htm)
TB fact sheet by Health Canada
(http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/tbfs-fitb/index.html)
Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Tuberculosis in Canadian Health Care Facilities and Other Institutional Settings, Health Canada
(http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/96vol22/22s1/index.html)

West Nile Virus - ^top

CDC West Nile Virus site with latest updates
(http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/index.htm)
CDC NIOSH overview
(http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/westnile/)
Health Canada West Nile Virus site
(http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dc-ma/wnv-vno/index_e.html)
US Department of Agriculture site on West Nile Virus
(http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ceah/ncahs/nsu/surveillance/wnv/wnv.htm)
US Food and Drug Administration information on West Nile Virus
(http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/westnile.html)
West Nile Encephalitis (from OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, 5th edition, 2004)
(http://www.oie.int/eng/normes/mmanual/a_00133.htm)