Biosecurity dilemmas : dreaded diseases, ethical responses, and the health of nations /

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Biosecurity Dilemmas examines conflicting values and interests in the practice of "biosecurity," the safeguarding of populations against infectious diseases through security policies. Biosecurity encompasses both the natural occurrence of deadly disease outbreaks and the deliberate or acci...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Enemark, Christian (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Biosecurity.
Biosecurity > Moral and ethical aspects.
Bioterrorism > Prevention.
Communicable diseases.
Biological arms control.
Public health > Moral and ethical aspects.
National security.
Hazardous substances > Risk assessment.
Biosécurité.
Biosécurité > Aspect moral.
Maladies infectieuses.
Armes biologiques > Contrôle.
Santé publique > Aspect moral.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Business Ethics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International)
Hazardous substances > Risk assessment
Biological arms control
Biosecurity
Bioterrorism > Prevention
Communicable diseases
National security
Public health > Moral and ethical aspects
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Protect or proliferate. Biodefense and the security dilemma ; Vertical proliferation and threats from within
  • Secure or stifle. Laboratory biosecurity ; Export and publication controls
  • Remedy or overkill. Social distancing and national security ; Border security and transnational contagion
  • Attention or neglect. The agenda of global health security ; Public health and biodefense priorities.

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