Number of suspected Ebola cases in DR Congo passes 900 as health workers face attacks and shortages (www.theguardian.com)
from Valuy@lemmy.zip to world@lemmy.world on 24 May 20:58
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jordanlund@lemmy.world on 24 May 21:35 next collapse

We were warned about this in the 90s. These two books should be required reading:

The Hot Zone - Richard Preston

richard-preston.net/book/the-hot-zone/

The Coming Plague - Laurie Garrett

www.lauriegarrett.com/the-coming-plague

It’s the same story in both. Preston’s book is a little sensationalized and reads like a Michael Crighton novel. Light, breezy and horrifying.

Garretts book reads like a New York Times article, painstakingly reaearched and sourced.

cmbabul@slrpnk.net on 24 May 22:18 collapse

It’s also marketed like a Crichton novel, the last time I saw the paperback it had the exact same styling as Jurassic Park

random_character_a@lemmy.world on 25 May 04:43 collapse

What is the worst this has ever got?

900 cases usually means there are lot more under the radar, or does “suspected cases” also include estimate on those.