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Smallpox Redux: An Australian Perspective
Author: Peter Curson
Volume 4, Number 3 (Spring 2008), pp. 99-114.
Abstract
This article briefly surveys the nature of smallpox and its potential as a biological weapon agent. Specifically, it looks at a possible deliberate release of smallpox on Australia’s largest city, drawing on Australia’s experience of, and reaction to, past epidemics of smallpox. It examines the spatial diffusion mechanisms and Australia’s preparedness in terms of vaccination, quarantine, surge capacity and managing human response.
About the Author
Peter Curson is Professor in Population & Security in the Centre for International Security Studies at Sydney University, and Emeritus Professor of Medical Geography at Macquarie University. An historical demographer/medical geographer, he is interested in epidemics of infectious disease, population and security. P.Curson@econ.usyd.edu.au.
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