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Tara O'Toole
Researcher at Johns Hopkins University
Publications - 37
Citations - 8876
Tara O'Toole is an academic researcher from Johns Hopkins University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biological warfare & Public health. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 37 publications receiving 8585 citations. Previous affiliations of Tara O'Toole include Office of Technology Assessment.
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Botulinum Toxin as a Biological Weapon: Medical and Public Health Management
Stephen S. Arnon,Robert Schechter,Thomas V. Inglesby,Donald A. Henderson,John G. Bartlett,Michael S. Ascher,Edward M. Eitzen,Anne D. Fine,Jerome Hauer,Marcelle Layton,Scott R. Lillibridge,Michael T. Osterholm,Tara O'Toole,Gerald W. Parker,Trish M. Perl,Philip K. Russell,David L. Swerdlow,Kevin Tonat +17 more
TL;DR: People potentially exposed to botulinum toxin should be closely observed, and those with signs of botulism require prompt treatment with antitoxin and supportive care that may include assisted ventilation for weeks or months.
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Smallpox as a Biological Weapon Medical and Public Health Management
Donald A. Henderson,Thomas V. Inglesby,Thomas V. Inglesby,John G. Bartlett,John G. Bartlett,Michael S. Ascher,Edward M. Eitzen,Peter B. Jahrling,Jerome Hauer,Marcelle Layton,Joseph E. McDade,Michael T. Osterholm,Tara O'Toole,Gerald W. Parker,Trish M. Perl,Philip K. Russell,Kevin Tonat +16 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the Working Group onCivilian Biodefense has proposed a set of guidelines for the use of bio-medical data for defense against cyber-attacks against the US government.
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Tularemia as a Biological Weapon.Medical and Public Health Management
David T. Dennis,Thomas V. Inglesby,Donald A. Henderson,John G. Bartlett,Michael S. Ascher,Edward M. Eitzen,Anne D. Fine,Arthur M. Friedlander,Jerome Hauer,Marcelle Layton,Scott R. Lillibridge,Joseph E. McDade,Michael T. Osterholm,Tara O'Toole,Gerald W. Parker,Trish M. Perl,Philip K. Russell,Kevin Tonat +17 more
TL;DR: The Working Group on Civilian Biodefense has developed consensus-based recommendations for measures to be taken by medical and public health professionals if tularemia is used as a biological weapon against a civilian population.
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Anthrax as a biological weapon, 2002: updated recommendations for management.
Thomas V. Inglesby,Tara O'Toole,Donald A. Henderson,John G. Bartlett,Michael S. Ascher,Edward M. Eitzen,Arthur M. Friedlander,Julie L. Gerberding,Jerome Hauer,James M. Hughes,Joseph E. McDade,Michael T. Osterholm,Gerald W. Parker,Trish M. Perl,Philip K. Russell,Kevin Tonat +15 more
TL;DR: This revised consensus statement presents new information based on the analysis of the anthrax attacks of 2001, including developments in the investigation of the Anthrax Attacks of 2001; important symptoms, signs, and laboratory studies; new diagnostic clues that may help future recognition of this disease; updated antibiotic therapeutic considerations; and judgments about environmental surveillance and decontamination.
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Plague as a biological weapon. Medical and public health management.
Thomas V. Inglesby,David T. Dennis,Donald A. Henderson,John G. Bartlett,Michael S. Ascher,Edward M. Eitzen,Anne D. Fine,Arthur M. Friedlander,Jerome Hauer,John F. Koerner,Marcelle Layton,Joseph E. McDade,Michael T. Osterholm,Tara O'Toole,Gerald W. Parker,Trish M. Perl,Philip K. Russell,Monica Schoch-Spana,Kevin Tonat +18 more
TL;DR: The final statement incorporates all relevant evidence obtained by the literature search in conjunction with final consensus recommendations supported by all working group members.