Biosecurity dilemmas : dreaded diseases, ethical responses, and the health of nations /
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...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Washington, DC :
Georgetown University Press,
[2017]
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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.