Epidemic : Ebola and the global race to prevent the next killer outbreak / Reid Wilson.
Epidemic : Ebola and the global race to prevent the next killer outbreak / Reid Wilson.
Epidemic : Ebola and the global race to prevent the next killer outbreak / Reid Wilson.
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Publisher
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2018]
Call Numbers
G 2020/1710
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiv, 298 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Emile -- A mysterious killer -- Into the fight -- A turning point -- Roaring back -- Death of a hero -- Lagos -- The samaritans -- A call for help -- 70-30 -- Darkest days -- Deployment -- Dallas -- The Ebola czar -- Panic and quarantine -- The Obama phones -- The burial team -- A waning tide -- Med...
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Publisher
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2018]
Place of Publication
District of Columbia
Date Published
[2018]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
In December 2013, a young boy in a tiny West African village contracted the deadly Ebola virus. The virus spread to his relatives, then to neighboring communities, then across international borders. The world's first urban Ebola outbreak quickly overwhelmed the global health system and threatened to kill millions. In an increasingly interconnected...
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Full title
Epidemic : Ebola and the global race to prevent the next killer outbreak / Reid Wilson.
Portion of title
Ebola and the global race to prevent the next killer outbreak
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General note
Maps on endpapers.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-283) and index.
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©2018
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G 2020/1710
Record Identifier
74VKaDEpoxRb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaDEpoxRb
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ISBN
9780815731351
DDC
614.588
MMS ID
991024298717902626
