The underpinning of health strategy, whether at an international, national, local or enterprise-level, is an effective biosecurity system that prevents the entry and spread of pathogens and pests. Effective biosecurity systems safeguard the health of people, animal and plant production systems, and strive to preserve natural environments. This book focuses on the scientific principles, tactics and activities that support strategic actions and policy decisions in biosecurity. Biosecurity subject matter experts describe the motivations for and thought processes behind biosecurity measures exploring the interrelationships between science and technology, economics, public awareness, global trade and travel, and their impacts on pest and pathogen threats and production and ecosystem vulnerabilities.
Tactical Sciences for Biosecurity in Animal and Plant Systems is novel by virtue of highlighting the interoperability of the biosecurity tactics employed in animal and plant systems. Covering topics such as economics of biosecurity, pathogen evolution, risk analysis, pest and pathogen surveillance, diagnostic testing, emergency responses, longer-term response and recovery and microbial forensics for legal attribution, this book is an essential resource for educators, researchers, clinical scientists, emergency responders, government biosecurity practitioners, and students.
– Kitty F. Cardwell (Oklahoma State University, USA) and Keith L. Bailey (Charles River Laboratories, Inc., USA)