Disease and security [electronic resource] : natural plagues and biological weapons in East Asia / by Christian Enermark.
Publication details: New York, N.Y. : Routledge, c2007.Description: 240 pISBN:- 9780203089019
- Also available in print edition.

Includes index.
Infectious diseases as a security challenge -- Natural plagues -- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome -- H5N1 Avian influenza: pandemic pending? -- Outbreak response: rallying around the state -- Biological weapons -- The science and history of deliberate disease -- Biological attacks and the non-state perpetrator -- Responses to the biological weapons problem -- Pathogen research -- Beyond biosafety: the security consciousness of scientists -- Biodefence: lessons from the United States -- Conclusion.
Also available in print edition.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.