| Portion of title |
Animal infections and the next human pandemic |
| Contents |
Pale horse -- Thirteen gorillas -- Everything comes from somewhere -- Dinner at the rat farm -- The deer, the parrot, and the kid next door -- Going viral -- Celestial hosts -- The chimp and the river-- It depends. |
| Abstract |
Examines the emergence and causes of new diseases all over the world, describing a process called "spillover" where illness originates in wild animals before being passed to humans and discusses the potential for the next huge pandemic. |
| Local note | Laupus WC Contract Cataloging |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [531]-558) and index. |
| LCCN | 2012029300 |
| ISBN | 9780393066807 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0393066800 |
