Understanding biological emergencies from bioterrorism to pandemics / Paula Stamps Duston.

Author/creator Duston, Paula Stamps
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Publication InfoLondon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2025.
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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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Duston, Paula Stamps. Understanding biological emergencies London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2025 9781032774169
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