by Juan Ortín · Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788400084615
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«La gripe aviar: ¿Una nueva amenaza pandémica?» is the popular science essay by Juan Ortín, published by the CSIC in paperback (63 pages, in Spanish).
The work explains how influenza viruses change and give rise to epidemics and pandemics, with special attention to the H5N1 strain, which since 1997 has caused human infections and a mortality rate close to 60%. The work reviews the biology of these viruses, their pathogenicity, their ecology, detection methods, and prevention and therapy strategies.
Work coordinated by Juan Ortín. Third volume of the Divulgación Collection of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, published in 2006.
Accessible scientific popularisation for non-specialist readers interested in virology and the risk of future pandemics.
