Who to Call in Case of Emergency

If you believe that you have been exposed to a biological or chemical agent, or if you believe an intentional bioterrorism threat will occur or is occurring, contact your local health department, local police or law enforcement agency.

Contacts for use by state and local health officials, health care providers:

• New York State Department of Health, Bioterrorism Program – (518) 486-2151
• New York City Department of Health – (212) 295-5658; (347) 538-0961; (347) 538-0925; (347) 538-0855 (** these are temporary numbers)
• List of local health departments: www.health.state.ny.us/home.html
• CDC Emergency Response Hotline (24 hours) – (404) 639-0385

Protocols:

Interim Recommended Notification Procedures for Local and State Public Health Department Leaders in the Event of a Bioterrorist Incident (see flow chart on page two of www.bt.cdc.gov/EmContact/Protocols.asp)

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