Hunting the 1918 flu : one scientist's search for a killer virus / Kirsty Duncan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Duncan, Kirsty.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Influenza--History--20th century.

Influenza.

Influenza--Epidemiology.

Epidemiology--Moral and ethical aspects.

Epidemiology.

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 297 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2003]

Contents:

Introduction: A Deadly Killer 3

1 The Spanish Influenza of 1918 6

Part 1 An Evolving Team

2 The Quest, 1992-1994 25

3 Beneath the Crosses, 1994-May 1996 42

4 First Permission, First Workshop, May-August 1996 54

5 Archival Samples? CDC Withdraws, August 1996-June 1997 65

Part 2 Ground Penetrating Radar

6 New Members and GPR Preparations, June-October 1997 89

7 Through the Ground Darkly, October 1997 102

Part 3 Wrestling with Demons

8 Live Virus? October 1997-January 1998 113

9 Mill Hill Meeting, February 1998 123

10 Is It Safe? February-April 1998 139

11 Scientific Plan, April-June 1998 148

12 High Stakes, April-August 1998 159

13 Public Relations Plan, May-July 1998 166

14 Money Wars, May-August 1998 177

Part 4 Exhumations

15 Face to Face, 16 August-5 September 1998 191

Part 5 Decoding the Virus

16 Waiting for Results, November 1998-October 1999 229

17 Fighting for Norway, Fighting for Canada, 11-16 November 1999 243

18 Sharing Samples? November 1999-November 2000 262

Conclusion: Promises Kept 277

Epilogue: Update 283.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0802087485 :

OCLC:

51041517