
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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