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Title Bioterrorism : threats and deterrents / edited by Selçuk Çankaya and Mustafa Kibaroğlu
Published Amsterdam : IOS Press, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 99 pages)
Series NATO Science for Peace and Security Series. E, Human and Societal Dynamics ; v. 64
NATO science for peace and security series. E, Human and societal dynamics ; v. 64.
Contents Title; Preface; Contents; The Social and Psychological Effectsof Bioterrorism; Bioterrorism and Biodiversity; Interdisciplinary Cooperation to Counter Biological Risk; EU Approach to Bioterrorism: EC Green Paper on Bio-Preparedness; Role of the International Science and Technology Center in Countering the Threat of Bioterroism; Types of Biological Agents and Medical Countermeasures Against Bioterrorist Attacks; An Approach for a Biological Threat Analysis; Preparedness for Biological Threats: Position of the World Animal Health Organisation (OIE)
SARS and H5NI: What Have We Learned and How to Plan for a PandemicLessons from the Fall 2001 Anthrax Attacks in America; Biological Weapons Convention: Problems and Prospects; Subject Index; Author Index
Summary This book summarises the lectures presented at the Centre of Excellence - Defence Against Terrorism (COE-DAT) workshop on Bioterrorism of November 2008. The contributors are a diverse group of academics and practitioners, selected for their expertise in the field. Their contributions cover the definition and classification of bioterrorism and take account of its various dimensions, examining the theoretical, historical and practical aspects, as well as the defence against it. Consisting of seven papers and four summaries, the book covers subjects such as biodiversity, the historical use of bio
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Subject Bioterrorism -- Congresses
Bioterrorism -- Prevention -- Congresses
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Bioterrorism
Bioterrorism -- Prevention
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings
Form Electronic book
Author Çankaya, Selçuk
Kibaroğlu, Mustafa, 1962-
IOS Press.
NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Bioterrorism (2008 : Ankara, Turkey)
LC no. 2010922756
ISBN 9781607505013
1607505010