Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
7-2002
Abstract
Biosecurity itself is more than a buzzword; it is the vital work of strategy, efforts, and planning to protect human, animal, and environmental health against biological threats. The primary goal of biosecurity is to protect against the risk posed by disease and organisms; the primary tools of biosecurity are exclusion, eradication, and control, supported by expert system management, practical protocols, and the rapid and efficient securing and sharing of vital information. Biosecurity is therefore the sum of risk management practices in defense against biological threats. (NASDA 2001, p. 1
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Laura A. Meyerson, Jamie K. Reaser; Biosecurity: Moving toward a Comprehensive Approach: A comprehensive approach to biosecurity is necessary to minimize the risk of harm caused by non-native organisms to agriculture, the economy, the environment, and human health, BioScience, Volume 52, Issue 7, 1 July 2002, Pages 593–600, https://doi.org/10.1641/0006-3568(2002)052[0593:BMTACA]2.0.CO;2
Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1641/0006-3568(2002)052[0593:BMTACA]2.0.CO;2
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© 2002 American Institute of Biological Sciences.