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Outbreak culture : the Ebola crisis and the next epidemic / Pardis Sabeti and Lara Salahi.
By: Sabeti, Pardis [author.]
.Contributor(s): Salahi, Lara [author.].Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London : Harvard University Press, 2018Description: xviii, 255 pages : map, illustrations (black and white).Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780674976115.Subject(s): Ebola virus disease -- Africa, West -- History | Ebola virus disease -- Africa, West -- Epidemiology | Ebola virus disease -- Public opinion | Epidemics | Public health -- Africa, West -- HistoryDDC classification: 616.91800966
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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
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.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 616.91800966 SAB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 016689 |
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.
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