Risk Perceptions Related to SARS and Avian Influenza: Theoretical Foundations of Current Empirical Research

摘要

The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in 2003 and the subsequent emergence of the H5N1 virus have highlighted the threat of a global pandemic influenza outbreak. Planning effective public health control measures for such a case will be highly dependent on sound theory-based research on how people perceive the risks involved in such an event.