The Great Influenza: The Fatal Strain

The Great Influenza: The Fatal Strain

by Alan Sipress (Author)

Synopsis

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 is a fast-moving account that weaves cultural, political, and scientific strands into a tale of inevitable pandemic.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Edition: 1 Reprint
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 29 Sep 2011

ISBN 10: 0143118307
ISBN 13: 9780143118305

Media Reviews
Superb and sobering The Washington Post A thorough reporter who knows how to tell a story Bloomberg News
Author Bio
Alan Sipress is economics editor at The Washington Post and a longtime foreign correspondent, based most recently in Southeast Asia. In 2005, a Post team he anchored was awarded the Jesse Laventhol Prize for Deadline Writing for coverage of the South Asian tsunami. This is his first book. He lives in Washington, D.C.