Quammen, David, 1948-

Ebola : the natural and human history of a deadly virus David Quammen. - New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2014] - 119 pages ; 21 cm.

Extracted, but with updated and additional material from: Spillover : animal infections and the next human pandemic / David Quammen. c2012.

Includes bibliographical references.

Acclaimed science writer and explorer David Quammen first came near the Ebola virus while he was traveling in the jungles of Gabon, accompanied by local men whose village had been devastated by a recent outbreak. Here he tells the story of Ebola -- its past, present, and its unknowable future.

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Ebola virus disease--Popular works.
Epidemics--History--Popular works.
Ebolavirus--pathogenicity--Popular Works.
Disease Outbreaks--history--Popular Works.
Disease Reservoirs--Popular Works.
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola--history--Popular Works.

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