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Epidemics : science, governance, and social justice /
Recent disease events such as SARS, H1N1 and avian influenza, and haemorrhagic fevers have focussed policy and public concern as never before on epidemics and so-called 'emerging infectious diseases'. Understanding and responding to these often unpredictable events have become major challe...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Washington, DC :
Earthscan,
2010.
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| Colección: | Pathways to sustainability series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Recent disease events such as SARS, H1N1 and avian influenza, and haemorrhagic fevers have focussed policy and public concern as never before on epidemics and so-called 'emerging infectious diseases'. Understanding and responding to these often unpredictable events have become major challenges for local, national and international bodies. All too often, responses can become restricted by implicit assumptions about who or what is to blame that may not capture the dynamics and uncertainties at play in the multi-scale interactions of people, animals and microbes. As a result, policies intended to. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 299 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781849776424 1849776423 9781849711012 1849711011 9781849711029 184971102X 9781136532221 1136532226 |