The Fatal Strain
On the Trail of Avian Flu and the Coming Pandemic
$53.44
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
30 November 2010
Summary
In 2009, Swine Flu reminded us that pandemics still happen, and award-winning journalist Alan Sipress reminds us that far worse could be brewing. When a highly lethal strain of avian flu broke out in Asia in 2003 and raced westward, Sipress, as a reporter for The Washington Post, tracked the virus across nine countries, watching its secrets elude the world’s brightest scientists and most intrepid disease hunters. A vivid portrayal of the struggle between man and microbe, The Fatal Strain<…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143118305 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0143118307 |
| Author: | Alan Sipress |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 30 November 2010 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 140mm x 23mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Superb and sobering The Washington Post A thorough reporter who knows how to tell a story Bloomberg News
About The Author
Alan Sipress
Alan Sipress is the economics editor at The Washington Post and a longtime foreign correspondent, most recently based in Southeast Asia. In 2005, a Washington Post team he anchored received the Jesse Laventhol Prize for Deadline Writing for their coverage of the South Asian tsunami. This is his first book. He lives in Washington, D.C.
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