num_pages: 128
description: In 1976 a deadly virus emerged from the Congo forest. As swiftly as it came it disappeared leaving no trace. Over the four decades since Ebola has emerged sporadically each time to devastating effect. It can kill up to 90 percent of its victims. In between these outbreaks it is untraceable hiding deep in the jungle. The search is on to find Ebolas elusive host animal. And until we find it Ebola will continue to strike. Acclaimed science writer and explorer David Quammen first came near the virus while he was traveling in the jungles of Gabon accompanied by local men whose village had been devastated by a recent outbreak. Here he tells the story of Ebolaits past present and its unknowable future.Extracted from Spillover by David Quammen updated and with additional material.
language: English
title: Ebola: The Natural and Human History of a Deadly Virus
publisher: W. W. Norton & Company