How Outbreaks Start and Get Stopped
Explanatory books on how zoonotic, vectorborne, and foodborne pathogens emerge, spread, and get investigated by the public-health systems built to contain them.
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SpilloverDavid QuammenSpillover traces animal origins and ecological drivers of emerging infectious diseases, providing foundational...Shelf signal: Contagious Diseases
Fevers, Feuds, and DiamondsPaul FarmerFevers, Feuds, and Diamonds offers on-the-ground analysis of Ebola response and the social, political, and...Shelf signal: Contagious Diseases
The Big OneMichael T. Osterholm PhD MPH, Mark OlshakerThe Big One explains preparedness and gaps in national pandemic readiness, helping readers evaluate domestic risk and...Shelf signal: Contagious Diseases
Crisis AvertedCaitlin Rivers PhD, Caitlin RiversCrisis Averted explains how public-health systems detect and control outbreaks, giving readers insight into CDC and...Shelf signal: Public Health
Lab 257Michael C. Carroll, Michael Christopher CarrollLab 257 examines lab, surveillance, and biothreat histories that illuminate institutional trust and safety issues...Shelf signal: Public Health
ScourgeJonathan B. TuckerScourge provides historical perspective on eradication efforts and the stakes of reemerging infections, useful for...Shelf signal: Chemical & Biological Warfare