As infectious diseases spread rapidly across the globe, policymakers must consider the implications of disease proliferation. This work represents a collection of articles on the ramifications of disease emergence for international development, international law, and national security.

Infectious diseases once thought to be controlled (such as malaria and tuberculosis) are now spreading rapidly across the globe, and lethal new disease agents (HIV/AIDS, ebola and BSE) continue to emerge at an ominous pace. Policymakers must consider the implications of disease proliferation for economic prosperity, general well being, and national security in affected societies. This work represents a collection of articles from authors in the field on the ramifications of disease emergence for international development, international law, and national security.

Notes on the Contributors - Introduction
A.T.Price-Smith - Factors in the Emergence of Infectious Diseases
S.S.Morse - Climate, Ecology and Human Health
P.R.Epstein - The Economics of Emerging Infections in the Asia Pacific Region: What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know?
R.Davis &
A.M.Kimball - Economic Growth, Disruption, Deprivation, Disease, and Death: On the Importance of the Politics of Public Health for Development
S.Szreter - Disease, Deprivation and International Development
A.T.Price-Smith - The Map is not the Territory: Reconceiving Human Security
J.Whitman - Ghosts of Kigali: Infectious Disease and Global Stability at the Turn of the Century
A.T.Price-Smith - The Return of Infectious Disease
L.Garrett - Microsecurity
S.Glasgow &
D.Pirages - Beyond the Traditional Intelligence Agenda: Examining the Merits of a Global Public Health Portfolio
L.K.Johnson &
D.C.Snyder - The International Health Regulations in Historical Perspective
S.Carvalho &
M.Zacher - Public Health and International Law: The Impact of Infectious Diseases on the Formation of International Legal Regimes, 1800-2000
D.P.Fidler - Index