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Infectious Disease as a Security Threat: A Mental Framework for Future Emergency Preparedness

Published:2023-03-23 Issue:2 Volume:20 Page:169-181
ISSN:1547-7355
Container-title:Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
language:en
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Author:

Houser Ryan Scott¹²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. George Mason University Schar School of Policy and Government , Biodefense Program, 3351 Fairfax Drive Van Metre Hall , Arlington , VA , 22201 , USA

2. Center for Global Health Science and Security , Georgetown University Medical Center , 3900 Reservoir Road NW, Washington , Washington , DC , 20007-2145 , USA

Abstract

Abstract The emergence of COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impacts on human lives as well as economic and social stability. The United States has a complicated history with biosecurity. The September 11th terror attacks uncovered various weaknesses in the national biosecurity infrastructure that have persisted into the current pandemic. This study explores the implications of framing the infectious disease biothreat as a security threat to improve our capabilities while protecting against the potential accelerated threat of bioterrorism in the post-COVID-19 era. To counter the increasing biothreats, the United States must invest in revamping the biodefense infrastructure to increase our resilience to various biothreats.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Safety Research,Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality,Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)

Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/jhsem-2023-0004/pdf

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