Quammen, David

Spillover : animal infections and the next human pandemic / David Quammen - New York : W.W. Norton & Co. , c2012 - 587 p. ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index

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 -- It depends.

A masterpiece of science reporting that tracks the animal origins of emerging human diseases.

9780393346619

2012029300


Animals as carriers of disease

RA639 / .Q83 2012

614.4 QUA