![]() ![]() Quammen’s goal: to be a little more prepared for a new animal-borne virus. He quickly learned how ecology and biology are important parts of understanding viral diseases, and the mysteries of Ebola and its ecology inspired him to search for answers. “I always had an interest in the mystery of the reservoir host, which stemmed from my work with National Geographic,” he said. Quammen’s own understanding of infectious diseases began with a single spark: an article he read about Ebola in the late 1990’s. In his address, which took place in Moravian University’s Johnston Hall, Quammen expressed we as a nation-and more so, the world-lack a large understanding of what causes viral diseases to spread, and how they came into human contact. David Quammen: Forewarner of the Next Viral Pandemic Author and public health writer discusses the looming threat of the next viral diseaseĭavid Quammen, a writer for National Geographic and author of Spillover: Animal Infection and the Next Human Pandemic, spoke of dangerous viruses like Ebola and Zica and their impact on our understanding of disease on Thursday. ![]()
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