The Global Threat of New and Reemerging Infectious Diseases: Reconciling U.S.National Security and Public Health Policy
by By Brower, Jennifer and Chalk, Peter
Category: Political Science , Terrorism

Conducted by RAND Science and Technology as part of its program of self-sponsored research, this report explores the threat of infectious disease to national security.  Coverage includes a study of HIV/AIDS in South Africa as an example of the impact of disease on a country's stability and security; the capacity of the U.S. to respond to the increasing risk of infectious disease; and the policies, institutions, and procedures which could be developed in the U.S. to reduce/cope with these dangers.  For U.S. and international policymakers inside and outside of government at all levels.  No subject index. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)