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Main Title The global threat of new and reemerging infectious diseases : reconciling U.S. national security and public health policy /
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Brower, Jennifer
Chalk, Peter.
Publisher Rand,
Year Published 2003
Report Number MR-1602-RC
OCLC Number 50774189
ISBN 0833032933; 9780833032935; 0833034154; 9780833034151
Subjects Emerging infectious diseases--Social aspects ; National security ; Bioterrorism--Health aspects ; Emergency medical services--Government policy ; Emergency management ; Communicable Disease Control ; Security Measures ; Public Health Administration ; Public Policy ; United States ; Communicable diseases--Social aspects ; Maladies infectieuses ; Politique sanitaire ; Scurité nationale ; Scurité nationale--âEtats-Unis--1990- ; Globalisierung ; Infektionskrankheit ; Gesundheitsgefährdung ; Gesundheitspolitik ; Communicable Disease Control--United States ; Public Health Administration--United States ; Public Policy--United States ; Security Measures--United States
Internet Access
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http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1602/
ebrary http://site.ebrary.com/id/10056150
http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/14320
Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1003/2002036756-d.html
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1602.html
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EJBM  RA643.5.G564 2003 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 10/29/2004
Collation xxvii, 146 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Notes Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-146).
Contents Notes 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. 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.
Place Published Santa Monica, Calif. :
Access Notes Mode of access: Internet. Mode of access: WWW browser and PDF reader. Also available online.
PUB Date Free Form 2003.
BIB Level m
Cataloging Source OCLC/T
LCCN 2002036756
Merged OCLC records 52187978; 52346996; 52725487; 71847280; 224202033; 742177926; 956395384
OCLC Time Stamp 20041027101645
Language eng
Origin OCLC
Type CAT
OCLC Rec Leader 02686cam 22004814a 45020