Understanding biological emergencies from bioterrorism to pandemics / Paula Stamps Duston.
| Author/creator | Duston, Paula Stamps |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2025. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | From bioterrorism to pandemics |
| 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Duston, Paula Stamps. Understanding biological emergencies London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2025 9781032774169 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2024026249 |
| ISBN | 9781040154854 ebook |
| ISBN | 9781003482987 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
Availability
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |