Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Recommendations and Reports, June 4, 2004 / Vol. 53 / No. RR-7

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• Alternative Title:
  Responding to Detection of Aerosolized Bacillus anthracis by Autonomous Detection Systems in the Workplace
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Recommendations and Reports
• Personal Author:
  Besser, Richard E. ; Deitchman, Scott D. ; Edwards, Kathleen M. ; Ehrenberg, Richard L. ; Gillen, Matthew ; Kiefer, Max J. ; Martinez, Kenneth F. ; Meehan, Patrick J. ; Meyer, Richard F. ; Rosenstein, Nancy E.
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.) ; National Center for Infectious Diseases (U.S.) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; United States. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
• Description:
  "Autonomous detection systems (ADSs) are under development to detect agents of biologic and chemical terror in the environment. These systems will eventually be able to detect biologic and chemical hazards reliably and provide approximate real-time alerts that an agent is present. One type of ADS that tests specifically for Bacillus anthracis is being deployed in hundreds of postal distribution centers across the United States. Identification of aerosolized B. anthracis spores in an air sample can facilitate prompt on-site decontamination of workers and subsequent administration of postexposure prophylaxis to prevent inhalational anthrax. Every employer who deploys an ADS should develop detailed plans for responding to a positive signal. Responding to ADS detection of B. anthracis involves coordinating responses with community partners and should include drills and exercises with these partners. This report provides guidelines in the following six areas: 1) response and consequence management planning, including the minimum components of a facility response plan; 2) immediate response and evacuation; 3) decontamination of potentially exposed workers to remove spores from clothing and skin and prevent introduction of B. anthracis into the worker's home and conveyances; 4) laboratory confirmation of an ADS signal; 5) steps for evaluating potentially contaminated environments; and 6) postexposure prophylaxis and follow-up." - p. 1
• Content Notes:
  Includes bibliographical references (p. 10-11).
• Subjects:
  Air Microbiology Air Pollutants, Occupational Anthrax Bacillus Anthracis Bioterrorism Decontamination Disaster Planning Disease Outbreaks Environmental Monitoring Occupational Health Safety Spores, Bacterial

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• Source:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Recommendations and Reports, 2004; v. 53, no. 7
• Series:
  Recommendations and Reports: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  1057-5987 (print) ; 1545-8601 (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Pubmed ID:
  15179360
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Issue
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  16 pdf pages
• Volume:
  53
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20024937
• Collection(s):
  Guidelines and Recommendations National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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