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Book SynopsisDo states have a duty to prevent infectious disease outbreaks from spreading beyond their borders?The fields of global health and international relations are increasingly concerned with the responsibilities of nations to respond to disease outbreaks in a way that safeguards their neighbors as well as the broader international community. In Containing Contagion, Sara E. Davies focuses on one of the world's most pivotal (and riskiest) regions in the field of global healthSoutheast Asia, which in recent years has responded to a wave of emerging and endemic infectious disease outbreaks ranging from Nipah, SARS, and avian flu to dengue and Japanese encephalitis. Between 2005 and 2010, Davies explains, Southeast Asian states, despite having vastly different health system capacities and political systems, repeatedly committed to pursue a collective approach to the communication of outbreaks. Davies draws on newly gathered data and extensive field interviews to explore how these states imple
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
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Introduction. A Study of Southeast Asia's Response
to Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Chapter One. The Revised International Health Regulations in Practice
Chapter Two. The Political Context in Southeast Asia
Chapter Three. Sovereignty, Regional Cooperation, and Health Security
Chapter Four. Forging Political Support
Chapter Five. Surveillance and Reporting in Practice
Chapter Six. Understanding the Differences in Reporting Responsibilities
Conclusion. The Sustainability of Health Security
in Southeast Asia
Appendix
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