Plagues on our doorstep - the threat of infectious disease in NZ

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By Jason Eberhart-Phillips MD
Published Tandem Press 1999
Paperback, 208 pages, clean reading copy


Crypotosporidium parasites in public swimming pools, fears of a killer flu epidemic arising from chickens. Mad cow disease appearing as a human brain disorder. Ebola virus, hepatitus C, measles, tuberculosis, the relentless spread of AIDS. 

Almost ever dat headlines in the news or resurgent infectious diseases somewhere in the world. And despite its relative isolation, NZ has not escaped the odious spread of new and potentially fatal infections.

Plagues on Our Doorstep offers a straightforward framework that explains why infectious diseases appear when and where they do. Drawing on examples of key emerging infections this book makes sense of the variety of perils we face from the unseen worlds of viruses, bacteria and other infectious agents.

About the AuthorJason Eberhart-Phillips, MD, is a senior lecturer in the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine at Otago University, Dunedin. Formerly he worked as a 'disease detective' for the Epidemic Intelligence Service of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.