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Nathan Wolfe's søgen efter junglevira

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Virusjager Nathan Wolfe overlister den næste pandemi ved at forblive to trin foran: ved at opdage nye vira hvor de opstår først -- giver det videre fra dyr til mennesker blandt jægere under fattige kår i Afrika -- inden de tager millioner af liv.

Armed with blood samples, high-tech tools and a small army of fieldworkers, Nathan Wolfe hopes to re-invent pandemic control -- and reveal hidden secrets of the planet's dominant lifeform: the virus. Full bio »

Translated into Danish by David J. Kreps Finnemann
Reviewed by Anders Finn Jørgensen
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