Infectious Disease and National Security: Strategic Information Needs

Cover
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Title Page......Page 4
Copyright
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Preface......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Figures......Page 12
Tables......Page 14
Globalization Increases Both Risks and Opportunities......Page 16
There Is Consensus About Information Needs......Page 17
Emerging Information Systems Require Evaluation......Page 18
Acknowledgments......Page 20
Abbreviations......Page 22
1) Introduction......Page 24
Literature Review......Page 25
How This Report Is Organized......Page 26
The Toll of Infectious Diseases......Page 28
Infectious Diseases in a Modernizing World......Page 29
Near-Term Infectious Disease Threat: Avian In.uenza......Page 31
U.S. Response......Page 32
Global Response......Page 33
Global Infectious Disease Surveillance......Page 34
Updated International Health Regulations......Page 35
Summary......Page 37
Evolving Security Concepts......Page 38
Effects of Infectious Disease on Security......Page 39
Social and Governmental Disruption.......Page 40
Implications of a Biodefense Orientation for Natural Disease Outbreaks......Page 41
Infectious Disease, Security, and Disease Reporting......Page 42
Plague in India.......Page 43
SARS in China and Beyond.......Page 44
Infectious Disease and Recent U.S. National Security Initiatives......Page 45
National Biosurveillance Integration System......Page 47
National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center......Page 48
Department of Defense Initiatives......Page 49
Summary......Page 50
Methods......Page 52
Stakeholders Do Perceive Global Infectious Disease as a Security Threat......Page 53
Information Supports Policy Decisions......Page 54
There Were More Similarities Than Differences in Information Needs Across Government Sectors......Page 55
Classi.cation of Information Is Important but Creates Some Obstacles......Page 56
Preferences Vary for Information-Delivery Format and Methods......Page 57
Stakeholders Suggested Areas for Improvement......Page 58
Summary......Page 59
Methods......Page 62
Most Online Sources Have Unrestricted Access......Page 64
Online Sources Re.ect a Broad Range of Organizational Sponsors......Page 66
Over Half the 234 Sources Focus on Surveillance, Including Early Warning......Page 67
Sources Include Information on Diseases in Humans, Animals, and Plants......Page 70
Nearly One-Third of Our Sources Use Active Information Collection Methods......Page 71
About One-Third of Sources Actively Disseminate Their Data Output......Page 73
Summary......Page 74
New Populations of Interest: Diseases in Animals......Page 76
New Active Information-Gathering Approaches......Page 77
New Ways of Reporting......Page 78
New Policy Initiatives......Page 79
What Types of Information About Global Infectious Disease Do U.S. Policymakers Need?......Page 80
Implications and Remaining Challenges......Page 81
Recommendations......Page 82
Department of Homeland Security......Page 84
Other Organizations......Page 85
Interview Guide......Page 86
List of Online Sources......Page 88
References......Page 120