The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has formally warned doctors to be on the alert for a wide range of diseases that could be associated with bioterrorism, not just anthrax. The deadly list ...

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued the first recommendations for the prevention and treatment of plague since 2000. The new guidelines focus on the possibility of bioterrorism with mass ...

ATLANTA — The nation's public health agency faced harsh criticism in Washington Tuesday from lawmakers who suggested "people are dying" because of a breakdown in its response to the anthrax attacks.

Bioterrorism could significantly affect public health across the globe and cause major disruption in society. Even though the risk of bioterrorism is substantially low, a significant attack could ...

Bioterrorism agents are pathogenic organisms or biological toxins that have the potential to cause disease and death in humans, animals, or plants. While these pathogens may not pose a threat to ...

Effective bioterrorism planning, prevention, and response require information sharing between various entities, ranging from public health authorities and health-care workers to national security and ...