Disease and security
Subtitle: natural plagues and biological weapons in East Asia
By: by Christian Enemark.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415422345
Subjects: Biological warfare -- Security measures -- East Asia; Communicable diseases -- East Asia; Epidemiology -- East Asia
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Infectious diseases as a security challenge; title: Natural plagues; title: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; title: H5N1 Avian influenza: pandemic pending?; title: Outbreak response: rallying around the state; title: Biological weapons; title: The science and history of deliberate disease; title: Biological attacks and the non-state perpetrator; title: Responses to the biological weapons problem; title: Pathogen research; title: Beyond biosafety: the security consciousness of scientists; title: Biodefence: lessons from the United States; title: Conclusion.