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Question: Infectious disease books?

msharp — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:50:24 -0800

What are the best recent books on emerging infectious diseases?

I recently read The Coming Plague (1994) but the suggestions the author made for handling future public health crises were outdated. Are there any recent books that make practical suggestions for how we should respond to future pandemics?

By: jammy

jammy — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:15:22 -0800

Biosecurity Interventions: Global Health & Security in Question is what you're looking for, I think.

another suggestion: Infectious Disease: A Scientific American Reader provides an excellent overview of the current research & possible strategies for dealing with pandemics.

By: Maias

Maias — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:43:51 -0800

Laurie Garrett has a more recent book, Betrayal of Trust, which is from 2001. Definitely recommend.

By: slow graffiti

slow graffiti — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:12:43 -0800

This TED talk by Nathan Wolfe is about how his project is attempting to find pandemics at the points where they cross from animals to humans in the third world.