Bioterrorism Information for Health Providers

Residents and health providers of Contra Costa have experience in responding to a variety of emergencies. Contra Costa health services strives to provide up-to-date information that will help the community respond quickly in the event of an emergency.

This information is for health care providers and facilities. Health departments and other organizations that share our public health mission "to protect and promote health for all" are free to adapt these materials for their own use.

Provider Information

• Syndromic Surveillance for Chemical Terrorism Agents: Concise Clinical Syndrome
• How to Recognize Public Health Threats
• Bioterrorism Agent Descriptions:
  - Anthrax
  - Botulism
  - Plague
  - Q Fever
  - Smallpox
  - Tularemia
  - Viral Hemorragic Fever
• Training Schedule

For more detailed information, Please call 925-313-6740.