Understanding Biological Emergencies: From Bioterrorism to Pandemics

Understanding Biological Emergencies: From Bioterrorism to Pandemics, 1, 2024 is a comprehensive biology reference published by CRC Press. Description By Paula Stamps Duston This book investigates the links between the main sources of biological emergencies and presents a comprehensive policy framework that seeks to achieve the ultimate goal of biological security.

Key Features

- This book investigates the links between the main sources of biological emergencies and presents a comprehensive policy framework that seeks to achieve the ultimate goal of…
- The work offers a new interdisciplinary approach to analyse the linkages between the three main sources of biological emergencies: intentional attacks, natural zoonotic…
- In doing so, the text describes the history of using nature to create a weapon, focusing on dispersal methods
- The most important Select Agents for monitoring are described, with a special focus on anthrax and smallpox
- The case studies presented include the use of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) in Iraq and the 2001 anthrax attack in the US
- The policies that created the emergency preparedness system are analysed, and the current system is described in terms of their effectiveness in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic
- The book concludes with some ideas and specific suggestions for moving from response to risk reduction and prevention

Product Details

Publisher: CRC Press
Edition: 1
Published Year: 2024
Format: Publisher PDF
File Size: 7.5 MB
ISBN: 978-1032774107, 9781040154854, 9781032774169, 9781040154830, 9781003482987