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Understanding biological emergencies : from bioterrorism to pandemics / Paula Stamps Duston.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Duston, Paula Stamps, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Health risk assessment.
- Biosecurity.
- Emergency management.
- Hazardous substances--Health aspects.
- Hazardous substances.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Other Title:
- From bioterrorism to pandemics
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2025.
- Contents:
- Setting The Context
- Should We Be Worried?
- Using Nature to Build A Weapon
- Science, Society and Safety
- What Can We Learn From the Past?
- Scientists, Culture, and Ideology
- From the Lab to the Battlefield-and Beyond
- Select Agents: Yesterday and Today
- Keeping Track of Risky Pathogens
- Most Common: Anthrax
- The Most Feared: Smallpox
- Threats From Other Select Agents
- Bioterrorism Comes to the U.S.
- Anthrax Spores in the US Postal System
- What We have
- and What We Need
- New Policies Reflect Changing Risk Assessment
- From Policy to Implementation: The Biological Emergency Response System
- How Are We Doing? Dimensions of this Wicked Problem
- Solving the Puzzle: A Comprehensive Biosecurity System.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Duston, Paula Stamps. Understanding biological emergencies
- ISBN:
- 9781003482987
- 1003482988
- Publisher Number:
- 90102091667
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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