Public Health

Bio-terrorism Recognition and Response Information

The All Hazards Response Program is responsible for early detection and rapid response to biological or chemical events, infectious disease outbreaks, natural disasters and consultation on hazardous materials spills.

If you see or get notification of:

• threatening messages, packages or envelopes
  
• unusual illnesses among people / animals
  

Or notice possible clues to a bio-terrorist event:

• illness caused by an uncommon agent
  
• large number of ill persons with similar disease syndrome or death
  
• multiple atypical presentations of disease
  
• other unusual diseases from unknown causes
  
• genetically engineered, or unusual strains
  
• atypical aerosol, food or water transmission of disease