Title: Disease and security : natural plagues and biological weapons in East Asia /
Authors: Enermark, Christian.
Publisher: Routledge,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Public Health; Communicable Diseases; Biological Warfare Agents; Biological Warfare; Biological warfare Security measures East Asia.; Communicable diseases East Asia.; Epidemiology East Asia.; Far East; Far East
Contents: Infectious diseases as a security challenge -- Natural plagues -- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome -- H5N1 avian influenza : pandemic pending? -- Outbreak response : rallying around the state -- Biological weapons -- The science and history of deliberate disease -- Biological attacks and the non-state perpetrator -- Responses to the biological weapons problem -- Pathogen research -- Beyond biosafety : the security consciousness of scientists -- Biodefence : lessons from the United States -- Conclusion.