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Understanding Biological Emergencies. From Bioterrorism to Pandemics

ISBN: 9781032774107
ISBN: 9781032774107
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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.

The work offers a new interdisciplinary approach to analyse the linkages between the three main sources of biological emergencies: intentional attacks, natural zoonotic transmission, and lab accidents. 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.

This book will be of much interest to students of biosecurity studies, public health, public policy, political science and international relations, and to professionals working in the fields of public health, public safety, medicine, nursing, and first responders as well as military personnel.

Περιεχόμενα

Part I:  Setting The Context  

Chapter 1 Should We Be Worried?

Chapter 2:  Using Nature to Build A Weapon

Chapter 3  Science, Society and Safety

Part II:  What Can We Learn From the Past?

Chapter 4:  Scientists, Culture, and Ideology

Chapter 5:  From the Lab to the Battlefield—and Beyond

Part III:  Select Agents:  Yesterday and Today

Chapter 6  Keeping Track of Risky Pathogens

Chapter 7  Most Common:  Anthrax

Chapter 8  The Most Feared:  Smallpox

Chapter 9  Threats From Other Select Agents

Part IV:  Bioterrorism Comes to the U.S. 

Chapter 10 Anthrax Spores in the US Postal System

Part V:  What We have — and What We Need

Chapter 11  New Policies Reflect Changing Risk Assessment

Chapter 12  From Policy to Implementation: The Biological Emergency Response System

Chapter 13  How Are We Doing? Dimensions of this Wicked Problem

Chapter 14  Solving the Puzzle:  A Comprehensive Biosecurity System