No time to lose a life in pursuit of deadly viruses

A microbiologist describes his adventure-filled career, discussing his time spent in Central Africa in the 1970s identifying the Ebola virus and his work there again in the 1980s as part of the area's first international AIDS efforts.

Main Author: Piot, Peter, 1949-
Other Authors: Marshall, Ruth, 1961-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2012.
Edition: 1st ed.
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Summary: A microbiologist describes his adventure-filled career, discussing his time spent in Central Africa in the 1970s identifying the Ebola virus and his work there again in the 1980s as part of the area's first international AIDS efforts.
Item Description: Includes index.
Physical Description: xi, 387 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 9780393063165 (hbk.) :
039306316X (hbk.)
Author Notes: Peter Piot, MD, PhD , is the director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, former undersecretary general of the United Nations, and former executive director of UNAIDS. He lives in London.