Biosecurity : understanding, assessing, and preventing the threat / edited by Ryan Burnette. [electronic resource]

Contributor(s):

Burnette, Ryan, 1977-

Material type: Text

9781118769010 (e-book)

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Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Biosecurity : understanding, assessing, and preventing the threat.DDC classification:

363.325/3 23

LOC classification:

JZ5865.B56 B58 2013

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Contents:

part I. An introduction to biosecurity -- part II. Elements of biosecurity -- part III. Biosecurity in various sectors -- part Ivolume Biosecurity policy, bioterrorism, and the future.

Summary: "This book defines the concepts of biosecurity, biosafety, and biosurety and shows how they relate to one another under the overall framework of biodefense. The book also addresses biosecurity strategies for non-laboratory settings, including private sector facilities, the transportation infrastructure, and the food and agriculture sector including insurance, healthcare, the global supply chain, and agriculture. Discussions also include bioterrorism, biosecurity operations, various existing biosecurity programs, and biosecurity ethics. Designed to reach a wide variety of professionals, this resource provides a balanced and accessible look at biodefense and its applications"-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Ebook	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Online	eBook (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

part I. An introduction to biosecurity -- part II. Elements of biosecurity -- part III. Biosecurity in various sectors -- part Ivolume Biosecurity policy, bioterrorism, and the future.

"This book defines the concepts of biosecurity, biosafety, and biosurety and shows how they relate to one another under the overall framework of biodefense. The book also addresses biosecurity strategies for non-laboratory settings, including private sector facilities, the transportation infrastructure, and the food and agriculture sector including insurance, healthcare, the global supply chain, and agriculture. Discussions also include bioterrorism, biosecurity operations, various existing biosecurity programs, and biosecurity ethics. Designed to reach a wide variety of professionals, this resource provides a balanced and accessible look at biodefense and its applications"-- Provided by publisher.

Description based on print version record.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.