TY - BOOK AU - BROWER Jennifer AU - CHALK Peter TI - The global threat of new and reemerging infectious diseases: reconciling U.S national security and public health policy SN - 0833032933 (pbk.): PY - 2003/// CY - Santa Monica, California PB - RAND KW - INFECTIOUS DISEASES KW - NON TRADITIONAL SECURITY N2 - Infectious diseases are a growing non military threat to global security. This report identifies the factors that are contributing to the spread of infectious diseases; reviews the HIV/AIDS problem in South Africa as an example of the pervasiveness of an infectious disease; and analyses the US public health system as an example of the problems of disease control in the developed world ER -