Mad Dogs: The New Rabies Plague (Louise Lindsey Merrick Natural Environment Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (933 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0890968225 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 232 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Lib., Rochester, N.Y.Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. Finley, a newspaper medical reporter, describes the canine rabies outbreak that began in Texas in 1988 and the epidemic of raccoon rabies that swept the East Coast from Florida to New York. A gripping and informative book.?Deborah Emerson, Monroe Community Coll. . From Library Journal This account of the latest rabies epidemic in the United States and the battle to halt its spread reads like a fast-paced thriller. Such a program has been developed successfully in European nations, but in our country the process has been hampered by politics and side issues. He also tells the story of the struggle to develop an effective rabies vaccination program in the United States. The protagonists in this real-life drama?scientists and public health officials who are often at odds with each other?emerge as strong characters
Bill Latshaw , Western College of Vet .Med. (latshaw@sask.usask.ca) said A good read for all. The back cover of this book states, "His (i.e., the author's) rare inside look into politics and the science within public bureaucracies will engross those interested in science, public health issues, pet owners and wildlife enthusiasts, and those fascinated by infectious disease threats". This statement is true. Actually it is a 'good read' for anyone and falls into the same ilk (though not necessarily so good) as Watson and Crick's "Double Helix". For those interested in pure entertainment, the book makes good bedtime reading for the ge. USEFUL AND NECESSARY INFORMATION, BUT FULL OF ERRORS A Customer CHAPTER EIGHT "Face on a Plague" starts of with an inaccurate statement, and it was very disappointing!!!!!!
A graduate of the University of Texas at San Antonio, he has received numerous awards for medical and science journalism.. Don Finley, medical reporter for the San Antonio Express-News, has covered the rabies outbreak in South Texas from the time it was first recognized
Controversy remains over who will pay for a federally approved vaccine, since the United States considers rabies a local health problem, though the virus knows no state lines or international boundaries.In 1995, the USDA granted permission to drop an experimental, genetically engineered vaccine over nearly fifteen thousand square miles of South Texas brushlands in an effort to stop the spread of the disease.In Mad Dogs: The New Rabies Plague, Don Finley chronicles the epidemic, the politics of response to it, and the most ambitious American attempt yet to erect a barri