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Biosecurity interventions : global health & security in question / edited by Andrew Lakoff and Stephen J. Collier.

Van Pelt Library RA441 .B56 2008
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Lakoff, Andrew, 1970-
Collier, Stephen J.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
World health.
Biological warfare--Prevention.
Biological warfare.
Communicable diseases--Prevention.
Communicable diseases.
Bioterrorism--Prevention.
Bioterrorism.
National security.
Global Health.
Bioterrorism--prevention & control.
Communicable Diseases, Emerging--prevention & control.
Disease Outbreaks--prevention & control.
Food Contamination--prevention & control.
Health Policy.
Medical Subjects:
Global Health.
Bioterrorism--prevention & control.
Communicable Diseases, Emerging--prevention & control.
Disease Outbreaks--prevention & control.
Food Contamination--prevention & control.
Health Policy.
Physical Description:
307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
New York : Columbia University Press, [2008]
Contents:
The problem of securing health / Stephen J. Collier and Andrew Lakoff
From population to vital system : national security and the changing object of public health / Andrew Lakoff
Redesigning syndromic surveillance for biosecurity / Lyle Fearnley
How did the smallpox vaccination program come about? tracing the emergence of recent smallpox vaccination thinking / Dale A. Rose
Disease as a security threat : critical reflections on the global TB emergency / Erin Koch
Vital mobility and the humanitarian kit / Peter Redfield
Mapping the multiplicities of biosecurity / Nick Bingham and Steve Hinchliffe
From mad cow disease to bird flu : transformations of food safety in France / Frédéric Keck
Biodefense : considering the sociotechnical dimension / Kathleen M. Vogel
Anticipations of biosecurity / Carlo Caduff
Afterword: Episodes or incidents : seeking significance / Paul Rabinow.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780231146067
023114606X
OCLC:
184821606

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