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Nathan Wolfe recherche des virus dans la jungle

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Le chasseur de virus Nathan Wolfe se montre plus malin que la prochaine pandémie en gardant deux longueurs d'avance : en découvrant les nouveaux virus mortels là où ils apparaissent -- lorsqu'ils passent des animaux aux hommes parmi les chasseurs qui ont du mal à survivre en Afrique -- avant qu'ils ne fassent des millions de victimes.

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 French by Elisabeth Buffard
Reviewed by Marine Putman
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