PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sandra S Heatherley
TI  - Anthrax 2001 – Lessons Learned by Public Health Laboratories
AID  - 10.29074/ascls.15.3.183
DP  - 2002 Jul 01
TA  - American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
PG  - 183--186
VI  - 15
IP  - 3
4099  - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/15/3/183.short
4100  - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/15/3/183.full
SO  - Clin Lab Sci2002 Jul 01; 15
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To share lessons learned by one local public health department during the anthrax outbreak and associated public hysteria during the autumn of 2001.DATA SOURCES: Current literature and personal experience.CONCLUSIONS: Previous planning for a possible bioterrorism event is essential. Management of the communication and testing process is essential for the protection of the public.ABBREVIATIONS: CDC = Centers for Disease Control; FBI = Federal Bureau of Investigation; SAT = Scholastic Aptitude Test.