Bibliograph

Outbreak culture, the Ebola crisis and the next epidemic, Pardis Sabeti and Lara Salahi

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Outbreak culture, the Ebola crisis and the next epidemic, Pardis Sabeti and Lara Salahi

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Outbreak culture

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1028618451

Responsibility statement

Pardis Sabeti and Lara Salahi

Sub title

the Ebola crisis and the next epidemic

Summary

An award-winning genetic researcher and a tenacious journalist examine each phase of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, the largest and deadliest of its kind. Their postmortem identifies factors that kept key information from reaching doctors, complicated the government's response to the crisis, and left responders unprepared for the next outbreak.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Prologue: The people's fighter -- Setting for disaster -- The crucible of outbreak response -- The case for collaboration -- The wavering response -- Distrust in a culture of compassion -- Epidemic of fear -- Investment and accountability -- Ebola's fallout -- Navigating the next epidemic -- Epilogue

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