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World Health Organization (2020) web-pages specifically. https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/ten-threats-to-global-health-in-2019 This is an excellent summary of the complex global health risks presented in a structured easy-to-read format, a top-ten list. The web-pages highlight the major health risks and provide some detail about each of them.

Roig, B., Weiss, K. and Thireau, V., eds (2018) Management of Emerging Public Health Issues and Risks. London, Academic Press. This book discusses the emerging public-health risks from the technological, environmental, health and energy sectors, as well as their social impacts, exploring how increased scientific knowledge determines understanding. The book also offers readers a range of case studies from across the world.

Rushton, S. (2019) Security and Public Health. Cambridge, Polity. This book explores the ways in which governments manage threats of infectious disease and try to protect the public from pandemics. The politics and security of pandemics in the contemporary world is explored, looking at the impact on civil liberties, treatment rather than prevention and the diseases that gain attention.

See also the website accompanying this book at www.politybooks.com/chs