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Deadliest Enemy: Our War against Killer Germs

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    Emerg Infect Dis
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    In Michael T. Osterholm and Mark Olshaker’s book Deadliest Enemy: Our War against Killer Germs (Figure), the explicit purpose is to provide “a new paradigm for the threats posed by infectious disease outbreaks in the twenty-first century.” This fast-paced and attention-grabbing book is focused on “those maladies with the potential to disrupt the social, political, economic, emotional, or existential well-being of large regions, or even the entire planet.”
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  • Source:
    Emerg Infect Dis. 24(1):185.
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    PMC5749459
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    24
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    1
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