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Grady, Denise

Deadly Invaders: Virus Outbreaks around the World, from Marburg Fever to Avian Flu

128 pp. | Kingfisher | September, 2006 | Trade ISBN 0-7534-5995-7 $16.95
(3) YA New York Times Book series. New York Times science journalist Grady movingly recounts and contextualizes her 2005 visit to Angola to report on the Marburg virus epidemic. She explains and defines virus and also briefly covers six other epidemics (avian flu, HIV/AIDS, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, West Nile disease, SARS, and monkeypox). This well-written and informative text also includes many photographs, maps, and sidebars. Reading list, websites. Ind.
Reviewer: Jack Forman

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