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Barbour, Scott

Is the World Prepared for a Deadly Influenza Pandemic?

96 pp. | ReferencePoint | August, 2010 | Library ISBN 978-1-60152-127-9 $26.95
(4) YA In Controversy series. Barbour discusses the history of flu pandemics; how accurate medical predictions have been and are today; the readiness of the world to respond to this threat; vaccines' efficacy; and the social impact of quarantines. Informative sidebars, useful appendices, and summaries of facts ending each chapter complement the dense narrative. Reading list, websites. Ind.
Reviewer: Jack Forman

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