Plagues on Our Doorstep: The Threat of Infectious Disease in New Zealand

Plagues on Our Doorstep offers a straightforward framework that explains why infectious diseases appear when and where they do. Drawing on examples of key emerging infections this book makes sense of the variety of perils we face from the unseen worlds of viruses, bacteria and other infectious agents. About the AuthorJason Eberhart-Phillips, MD, is a senior lecturer in the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine at Otago University, Dunedin. Formerly he worked as a 'disease detective' for the Epidemic Intelligence Service of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.