Flu Hunter
Unlocking the Secrets of a Virus
Published on 1. February 2019
223 pages
978-1-988531-41-0 (ISBN)
Description
When a new influenza virus emerges that is able to be transmitted between humans, it spreads globally as a pandemic, often with high mortality. Enormous social disruption and substantial economic cost can result. The 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic was undoubtedly the most devastating influenza pandemic to date, and it has been Webster's life's work to figure out how and why. In so doing he has made a remarkable contribution to our understanding of the evolution of influenza viruses and how to control them. A century on, Flu Hunter is a gripping account of the tenacious scientific detective work involved in revealing the secrets of this killer virus. Could a global influenza pandemic occur again? Webster's warns: "e;... it is not only possible, it is just a matter of when."e;
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Content
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Half Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword by Lance Jennings
- Chapter 1. Emergence of the monster: Spanish influenza, 1918
- Chapter 2. The start of influenza research
- Chapter 3. From seabirds in Australia to Tamiflu
- Chapter 4. The search moves to wild ducks in Canada
- Chapter 5. Delaware Bay: The right place at the right time
- Chapter 6. Proving interspecies transmission
- Chapter 7. Virologists visit China
- Chapter 8. Hong Kong hotbed: Live bird markets and pig processing
- Chapter 9. Searching the world, 1975-95
- Chapter 10. The smoking gun
- Chapter 11. Bird flu: The rise and spread of H5N1
- Chapter 12. The first pandemic of the 21st century
- Chapter 13. Sars, and a second bird flu outbreak
- Chapter 14. Digging for answers on the 1918 Spanish influenza
- Chapter 15. Resurrecting the 1918 Spanish influenza
- Chapter 16. Opening Pandora's Box
- Chapter 17. Looking to the future: Are we better prepared?
- Glossary
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgements
- Index
