Risky trade: infectious disease in the era of global trade

Abstract

I is icy Trade is a thorough and engaging exploration of the impacts of international trade on infectious disease epidemiology. The information is detailed and dense, and sufficiently technical to satisfy those readers already involved in the field, while the writing style is lively and clear, ensuring accessibility for students and the lay reader. Kimball uses many examples of past and present disease outbreaks to highlight how the movement of goods and people can have dire and far-reaching consequences. Some of these are widely known to be a consequence of trade, others less so, while some are merely speculative at this stage about what the future holds. Included, for example, is an in-depth discussion of the potential for burgeoning global trade to fuel the next influenza pandemic... Show more