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Saturday, November 21, 2009

On April 18, U.S.News & World Report convened its first-ever Health Summit in Washington, D.C., to examine the state of the nation's emergency preparedness. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff delivered one of the keynote speeches and stressed the need for individual preparedness.

All you need to know about bird flu

Lessons learned

Preparing for a disaster: Online resources

Planning for bioterrorism

After the anthrax attacks of 2001, the threat of bioterrorism became very real. Learn more about the different types of bioterrorism and how to protect yourself.

Production and use of biological agents has been around for centuries.
Learn more about the history of these weapons from our timeline.

Illustration by Rod Little for USN&WR, Interactive Media by Byron Scarbrough for USN&WR

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