The fatal strain : on the trail of avian flu and the coming pandemic / Alan Sipress.

  • Sipress, Alan.
Date:
[2009], ©2009
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Description

Like "The Hot Zone" and "The Great Influenza, The Fatal Strain" is a fast-moving account that brings the inevitability of an avian flu epidemic into a fascinating cultural, scientific, and political narrative.

Publication/Creation

New York : Viking, [2009], ©2009.

Physical description

xii, 386 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-376) and index.

Contents

The revenge of Begu Ganjang -- A visitation from outer space -- The elephant and the lotus leaf -- Into the volcano -- Livestock revolution -- From a single spark -- Cockfighting and karma -- Sitting on fire -- The secret call -- Let's go save the world -- The lights go out at seven -- Peril on the floodplain.

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    History of Medicine
    FT /SIP
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780670021277
  • 067002127X