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(Emerging Infectious Diseases of the 21st Century.) Edited by I.W. Fong and Ken Alibek. 375 pp., illustrated. New York, Springer, 2007. $129. ISBN 978-0-387-32647-4.

It is not a matter of if, but instead when, the next epidemic will strike. Historically, infectious diseases have inflicted much misery and, in so doing, have shaped humankind as we know it today. From past plagues, we not only have vestiges of older immunologic defenses but also still possess the genetic skeletons of some viral incursions into our genome. How will the next epidemic reveal itself, and where will it come from? This book is well timed, and it places perceived and real viral threats in perspective.

The title of the book, New and Evolving Infections of the 21st . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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