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Focusing on the urgent quest of virus hunters across three continents, this medical detective story delves into the emergence of a lethal brain disease linked to cannibalism in New Guinea and affecting cattle and youth in Britain and France. The narrative reveals the disease's connections to food animals in the United States, highlighting a growing global health crisis. A new afterword updates readers on recent developments, emphasizing the ongoing threat posed by this mysterious illness.
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Deadly Feasts, Richard Rhodes
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- Released
- 1998
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- Title
- Deadly Feasts
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Richard Rhodes
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Released
- 1998
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 274
- ISBN13
- 9780684844251
- Category
- Health / Medicine
- Description
- Focusing on the urgent quest of virus hunters across three continents, this medical detective story delves into the emergence of a lethal brain disease linked to cannibalism in New Guinea and affecting cattle and youth in Britain and France. The narrative reveals the disease's connections to food animals in the United States, highlighting a growing global health crisis. A new afterword updates readers on recent developments, emphasizing the ongoing threat posed by this mysterious illness.