Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases

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The Politics of BSE
1.  The Politics of BSE by Sir Richard Packer
The list author says:
  "Excellent book giving an insight into the handling of the crisis and an interesting, if brief comparison of the workings of the Major and Blair administrations."
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When Food Kills: BSE, E.coli and disaster science
2.  When Food Kills: BSE, E.coli and disaster science by T. Hugh Pennington
The list author says:
  "A novel approach to examining the issues surrounding transmissible disease outbreaks. Examines organisational and process failures in the context of other disasters, for example Piper Alpha."
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Fatal Protein: The Story of CJD, BSE and Other Prion Diseases
3.  Fatal Protein: The Story of CJD, BSE and Other Prion Diseases by Rosalind Ridley
The list author says:
  "This is the daddy - the very best book about TSEs. Highly detailed yet readable. It is pitched somewhere between good popular science and academic text. It's a crime that it is out of print."
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The Killers within: The Deadly Rise of Drug-resistant Bacteria
4.  The Killers within: The Deadly Rise of Drug-resistant Bacteria by Michael Shnayerson
The list author says:
  "A bit simplistic and sensationalist but worth reading."
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Mosquito: The Story of Man's Deadliest Foe
5.  Mosquito: The Story of Man's Deadliest Foe by Michael D'Antonio
The list author says:
  "Very enjoyable and informative. About the right amount of detail."
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Plagues: Their Origins, History and Future
6.  Plagues: Their Origins, History and Future by Christopher Wills
The list author says:
  "Very interesting reading. Does a good job of showing how we have evolved 'hand in hand' with our pathogens and the mechanisms by which virulence evolves."
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Smallpox: The Fight to Eradicate a Global Scourge
7.  Smallpox: The Fight to Eradicate a Global Scourge by David A Koplow
The list author says:
  "I guess this book does do what the publisher's description suggests but I just didn't enjoy it."
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The Biography Of A Germ
8.  The Biography Of A Germ by Arno Karlen
The list author says:
  "I would agree with the New York Times -  'a fine peice of popular science writing'.  The germ in question is the causative agent of Lyme Disease"
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Mad cow disease: History of BSE in Britain
9.  Mad cow disease: History of BSE in Britain by Richard Lacey
The list author says:
  "I think it's fair to suggest that this, in many places, is a polemical rant but you have to hand it to him - his thesis at the time that BSE was a serious risk to public health was extremely prescient"
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The Epidemiology of Plant Diseases
10.  The Epidemiology of Plant Diseases by D.Gareth Jones
The list author says:
  "Comprehensive text book describing how the botanists aproach epidemiology."
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Timebomb: The Global Epidemic of Multi-drug Resistant Tuberculosis
11.  Timebomb: The Global Epidemic of Multi-drug Resistant Tuberculosis by Lee B. Reichman
The list author says:
  "US oriented description of the problem of multiple resistant TB. Some contentious statements about the efficacy of the BCG and an interesting description of DOTS, if I remember correctly."
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Epidemiology
12.  Epidemiology by Leon Gordis MD MPH DrPH
The list author says:
  "Fairly basic and easy to understand epidemiology text from the US."
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Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused it
13.  Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused it by Gina Kolata
The list author says:
  "Mildly interesting. I found the writing style slightly annoying and you are left with the impression that the author doesn't have the best grasp of the subject. Not sorry I read it though."
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Emerging Viruses
14.  Emerging Viruses by Stephen S. Morse
The list author says:
  "What a good book. It's about ten years old now but it's still well worth reading. It is not at all suitable, however, for the non-specialist."
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Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 3rd Edition
15.  Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 3rd Edition by Paul Singleton
The list author says:
  "I have used the earlier edition a great deal. A must have from my point of view."
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A Manufactured Plague: The History of Foot-and-mouth Disease in Britain
16.  A Manufactured Plague: The History of Foot-and-mouth Disease in Britain by Abigail Woods
The list author says:
  "Very superficial (2001 outbreak covered in ~10 pages) and by no means objective, but interesting none the less."
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BSE: risk, science and governance
17.  BSE: risk, science and governance by Patrick van Zwanenberg
The list author says:
  "Well written academic text on public policy and the use of science - not the best description of the BSE issue however."
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Plague's Progress
18.  Plague's Progress by Arno Karlen
The list author says:
  "Readable with some annoying errors"
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Global Livestock Health Policy: Challenges, Opportunities, and Strategies for Effective Action
19.  Global Livestock Health Policy: Challenges, Opportunities, and Strategies for Effective Action by Robert F. Kahrs
The list author says:
  "Very dull coverage of a really interesting subject"
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Mad Dogs and Englishmen: Rabies in Britain, 1830-2000 (Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History)
20.  Mad Dogs and Englishmen: Rabies in Britain, 1830-2000 (Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History) by Neil Pemberton
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  "See my review"
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The Swine Flu Affair: Decision-Making on a Slippery Disease
21.  The Swine Flu Affair: Decision-Making on a Slippery Disease by Richard, E. Neustadt
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  "See my review"
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