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Avian influenza : science, policy and politics /

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"Over the past decade, substantial resources have been spent on tackling avian influenza and building a global capacity for a pandemic response. The catastrophic costs of the 1918 influenza pandemic are well documented, and the swine flu pandemic of 2009-10 has raised the alarm yet again. Acros...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Scoones, Ian
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, 2010.
Series:Pathways to sustainability series.
Subjects:
Avian influenza.
Avian influenza > Prevention > International cooperation.
Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype.
Disease Outbreaks > prevention & control.
Influenza in Birds.
Influenza, Human.
International Cooperation.
Table of Contents:
  • The international response to avian influenza: science, policy and politics
  • Unpacking the international response to avian influenza: actors, networks and narratives
  • Cambodia's patient zero: global and national responses to highly pathogenic avian influenza
  • Power, politics and accountability: Vietnam's response to avian influenza
  • On a wing and a prayer: avian influenza in Indonesia
  • Avian influenza control in Thailand: balancing the interests of different poultry producers
  • Towards a one world, one health approach.