Toxins Publications and Products

1. Arnon SS, Schechter R, Inglesby TV, et al. Botulinum toxin as a biological weapon: medical and public health management. JAMA. 2001 Feb 28;285(8):1059–1070.
2. Audi J, Belson M, Patel M, Schier J, Osterloh J. Ricin poisoning: a comprehensive review. JAMA 2005 Nov 09;294(18):2342-51.
3. Barr JB, Kalb SR, Moura H, Pirkle JL. Biological monitoring of exposure to botulinum neurotoxins. Journal of Chemical Health and Safety 2008;15(6):14-9.
4. Barr JR, Boyer AE, Quinn CP. Anthrax: modern exposure science combats a deadly, ancient disease. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 2010 Nov;20(7):573-4.
5. Johnson RC, Zhou Y, Statler K, Thomas J, Cox F, Hall S, Barr JR. Quantification of saxitoxin and neosaxitoxin in human urine utilizing isotope dilution tandem mass spectrometry. J Anal Toxicol 2009 Jan;33(1):8-14.
6. Rotz LD, Khan AS, Lillibridge SR, Ostroff SM, Hughes JM. Public Health Assessment of Potential Biological Terrorism Agents. Emerg Infect Dis. 2002 Feb;8(2):225-30.
7. Vangelova, L. (December 1995) Botulinum Toxin: A Poison That Can Heal. FDA Consumer Magazine, 29(10).

Products and Resources

• CDC’s Laboratory Response to Toxinspdf icon
• CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response: Facts about Ricin
• National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infections Diseases – Botulism
• Pertussis (Whooping Cough) – What You Need To Know
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences – Aflatoxin & Liver Cancerpdf iconexternal icon