Delaware Health Alert Network #2

February 7, 2003 9:00 pm

Health Advisory
NATIONAL TERRORISM THREAT LEVEL INCREASE

Today Jerome Hauer, Acting Assistant Secretary for Public Health and Emergency Preparedness, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), briefed the nation's state public health officials about the rationale for increasing the national threat condition for risk of terrorism attack.

Based on information received and analyzed by the federal intelligence community, the national threat level was raised from elevated risk ("yellow") to high risk ("orange"). Mr. Hauer warned public health officials of increased domestic threats against U.S. citizens. Specific threat agents cited include botulism and ricin toxins, cyanide, VX and sarin nerve agents, and radiological dispersion devices ("dirty bombs").

HHS and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are providing this information to assist the public health community in increasing their level of preparedness for these threat agents.

Information on threat agents is available at the CDC website: http://www.cdc.gov/

Additional materials will be posted at the following sites in the coming days:

Botulism information: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/botulism/
Cyanide information: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/cyanide/index.asp
Radiation Emergency Response information: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/index.asp
Radiation Facts for 1st Responders and Physicians: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/index.asp
Ricin information: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/ricin/
Sarin information: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/sarin/index.asp
VX information: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/vx/index.asp

General information about the health effects of terrorism threat agents is available at:

For questions, technical assistance or to report an event, please call the DE Division of Public Health at 1-888-295-5156. More information will be provided once additional details are known.

Categories of Health Alert messages:

Health Alert: Conveys the highest level of importance; warrants immediate action or attention.
Health Advisory: Provides important information for a specific incident or situation; may not require immediate action.
Health Update: Provides updated information regarding an incident or situation; unlikely to require immediate action.

NOTE: This page is for informational purposes only and dated material (e.g. temporary websites) may not be available.

Delaware Health Alert Network #2

February 7, 2003 9:00 pm

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