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The global threat of new and reemerging infectious diseases : reconciling U.S. national security and public health policy

Author: Jennifer Brower; Peter Chalk
Publisher: Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand, 2003.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:
This study offers a more comprehensive analysis of the security implications of the spread of infectious diseases than has been done to date. The study examines the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa, highlighting this particular crisis as a graphic example of the devastating effects that infectious disease can have on virtually every aspect of a state's functioning viability. It also makes a detailed  Read more...
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Jennifer Brower; Peter Chalk
ISBN: 0833032933 9780833032935
OCLC Number: 50774189
Description: xxvii, 146 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Details: Mode of access: Internet.; Mode of access: WWW browser and PDF reader.
Contents: 1. Disease and human security --
2. Factors associated with the increased incidence and spread of infectious diseases --
3. AIDS in South Africa: extent, implications, and response --
4. U.S. security and the risk posed by infectious diseases --
5. U.S. capabilities to counter infectious diseases --
6. Conclusion.
Responsibility: Jennifer Brower, Peter Chalk.
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Abstract:

This study offers a more comprehensive analysis of the security implications of the spread of infectious diseases than has been done to date. The study examines the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa, highlighting this particular crisis as a graphic example of the devastating effects that infectious disease can have on virtually every aspect of a state's functioning viability. It also makes a detailed analysis of the United States, delineating the threat posed by specific diseases; assessing the effectiveness of the existing public health infrastructure; and offering specific actions that can be taken to improve the country's ability to meet this emerging challenge.

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