Australia's Biosecurity Health Response - Information for the Health Professional (click on the link).

 

• Advice for Medical Practitioners on preparation for dealing with a terrorist event or exposure to a biological agent
• Overview of Biological Agents that could be used in a Terrorist Event
• Emergency and Biosecurity Guidance for Practitioners
• Guidelines for improving patients' mental well-being
• National Infection Control Guidelines
• National Influenza Pandemic Action Plan

Anthrax - information available directly from the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing web site at link

 

This includes an information sheet titled "Guidance for Perceived Anthrax Threat", outlining enquiries from patients with and without clinical symptoms, State specific contact details, and a Fact Sheet.

 

Smallpox - information available directly from the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing web site at link

 

This includes a question and answer sheet on smallpox for the Health Professional, as well as information on the disease and vaccine.

 

General Public Information - information for the general public available directly at link