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Relevant and Interesting Books and Articles

Burton, Dennis R. and Paul W.H.I. Parren. (Nov. 30, 2000) “Fighting the Ebola Virus.” Nature. Vol. 408: pgs. 527-528.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Ebola.” <http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/dispages/ebola.htm> (10-6-03)

Close, William T. Ebola. New York: Ivy Books, 1995.

DeSalle, Rob (ed.) Epidemic! The World of Infectious Disease. New York: The New Press, 1999.

Garrett, Laurie. The Coming Plague. New York: Penguin Books, 1994.

Huus, Kari. “Ebola Blamed in Tragic Decline of Great Apes.” MSNBC. November, 25, 2003.

Preston, Richard. The Hot Zone. New York: Anchor Books Doubleday, 1994.

“Reemergence of Ebola Virus in Africa.” Emerging Infectious Diseases. Vol. 1, no. 3: pgs. 96-97, July-September 1995.

Regis, Edward. Virus Ground Zero: Stalking the Killer Viruses with the Centers for Disease Control. New York: Pocket Books, 1996.

Weiss, Rick. “First Human Injected with Ebola Vaccine.” The Ann Arbor News. November 23, 2003.