Chicken Monster or Chicken Little?

The Monster at Our Door . The Global Threat of Avian Flu. By Mike Davis . New Press, New York, 2005. 220 pp. $21.95, C$26.95, €12.99. ISBN 1-59558-011-5. The author summarizes the evolution of H5N1 and related viruses and discusses factors---burgeoning slums, agribusiness, fast-food industries, corr...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science
Main Author: Wolinsky, Steven M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2006
Subjects:
Avian flu
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1123435
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.1123435
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Summary:The Monster at Our Door . The Global Threat of Avian Flu. By Mike Davis . New Press, New York, 2005. 220 pp. $21.95, C$26.95, €12.99. ISBN 1-59558-011-5. The author summarizes the evolution of H5N1 and related viruses and discusses factors---burgeoning slums, agribusiness, fast-food industries, corrupt governments---that have created conditions conducive to the emergence of a pandemic.

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