Bioterrorism. Mathematical Modeling Applications in Homeland Security
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Author(s): H.T. Banks and C. Castillo-Chavez
Publisher: SIAM
ISBN: 0898715490
Format: softback
240pp
Price: $78.00
Review Date: 16 January 2004
Review: The events following September 11th have shown that the delivery of biological agents can be carried out by the systematic use of humans as well as non-traditional, methods (such as the mail). Recent acts using anthrax have highlighted the use of biological and toxic agents as weapons of mass destruction as well as psychological agents of terror. Globalization and the possibility of bioterrorist acts have increased the demand for the development of theoretical and practical frameworks that can anticipate and predict the effects of initiation and considered responses to acts of destabilization. This volume brings together experts from various fields who have begun to develop models to tackle some of the current challenges raise in bio-surveillance, agroterrorism, bioterror response logistics, and assessment of the impact of the deliberate release of biological agents and the social forces that maintain terrorist groups. The ten chapters cover: biostatistics, control theory, epidemiology, and mathematical biology.