John M. Barry’s ‘White Paper On Novel H1N1: Prepared for the MIT Center for Engineering Systems
Fundamentals‘ [PDF] is now available for download from MIT’s Engineering Systems Division 2009 Working Paper Series.
Author Affiliation: John M. Barry, Distinguished Scholar, Tulane University Center for Bioenvironmental Research Member, Advisory Board, MIT Center for Engineering Systems Fundamentals.
Table of Contents:
1. Background on the Influenza Virus
2. The Epidemiological Picture and Cross-Protection as of Late June 2009
3. Antivirals and Vaccines
4. Recent Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions and International Actions
5. Communication
6. The Past as Prologue: Waves and Patterns from Past Pandemics
7. The Future of Novel H1N1
Download PDF from MIT's Engineering Systems Division 2009 Working Paper Series
About John M. Barry:
Barry’s The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History, was awarded the 2005 Keck Award, the year’s outstanding book on science or medicine, from the National Academies of Science.
Find the book & an assortment of Barry’s related work via Next-Generation Melyvl Pilot:
Locate Barry’s book in a variety of formats via the Next-Generation Melvyl Pilot (NGM) catalog. An author search in NGM provides a look at the broad sweep covered by John M. Barry’s research and writing for a variety of audiences.
The book can also be found via the Harvest UC Davis Library Catalog and is located at the Carlson Health Sciences Library on the lower level with the following call number (shelf location): WC 515 B279g 2004.
About the image:
Colorized negative stained transmission electron micrograph (TEM) depicting some of the ultrastructural morphology of the A/CA/4/09 swine flu virus. See PHIL 11212 for a black and white version of this image.
The public domain image was made available through: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Public Health Image Library (PHIL) Photographs, Illustrations, Multimedia Files.
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