Disease and Security - Natural Plagues and Biological Weapons in East Asia

Informationen zum Autor Christian Enemark is a lecturer in Global Security at the University of New South Wales and Deputy Director of the National Centre for Biosecurity at the Australian National University Klappentext Focusing on East Asia, this book sets out a framework for analyzing infectious disease threats in security terms. Zusammenfassung Focusing on East Asia, this book sets out a framework for analyzing infectious disease threats in security terms. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Infectious Diseases as a Security Challenge Part 1: Natural Plagues 2. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 3. H5N1 Avian Influenza: Pandemic Pending? 4. Outbreak Response: Rallying around the State Part 2: Biological Weapons 5. The Science and History of Deliberate Disease 6. Biological Attacks and the Non-State Perpetrator 7. Responses to the Biological Weapons Problem Part 3: Pathogen Research 8. Beyond Biosafety: The Security Consciousness of Scientists 9. Biodefence: Lessons from the United States 10. Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Christian Enemark, Christian (University of New South Wales Enemark, Enemark Christian
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2007
• EAN: 9780415422345
• ISBN: 978-0-415-42234-5
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Contemporary Security Studies; Contemporary Security Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; MEDICAL / Public Health, MEDICAL / Infectious Diseases, MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Military / Biological & Chemical Warfare, Politics & government, Infectious & contagious diseases, Public health & preventive medicine, Politics and government, East Asia, Far East, Public health and preventive medicine, Infectious and contagious diseases, Chemical & biological weapons, Chemical and biological weapons, MEDICAL / Military Medicine