West Nile Story describes the outbreaks of the West Nile virus that occurred in and around New York City in 1999 and again in 2000. It contains an additional chapter to the soft cover edition, "We Paved Paradise." West Nile Story is intended for a mature general audience (age 15 and up). Both the soft cover and hard cover versions have received high praise from reviewers and readers, alike.
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Dickson Despommier is a professor of public health and microbiology at Columbia University, where he as taught and conducted research for over 30 years. His interest is in the relationship of the environment and the spread of infectious diseases. The new hybrid science of medical ecology he is developing explores this connection.
Especially enjoyable about the book is the subject of controlling mosquitoes... -- Canyon Wrenderings: The Journal of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison Audubon Society ,Colorado.
Few scientists have the ability to entertain and educate the lay public. You clearly have the gift. -- W. Ian Lipkin, MD
West Nile Virus is here to stay; get your understanding of it here. -- Delaware Audubon Journal, May-June, 2001
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