Acknowledgments

Above all, I would like to thank the medical detectives and scientists who shared their outbreak stories with me. They include James W. Buehler, Jay Butler, Jamie Childs, Richard N. Danila, Jeffrey P. Davis, Aaron DeVries, Annie Fine, Duane J. Gubler, Craig W. Hedberg, Thomas Hennessy, Stacy Holzbauer, James M. Hughes, James J. Kazmierczak, Marci Layton, Ruth Lynfield, James S. Marks, Patrick J. McConnon, Joseph McDade, Stuart T. Nichol, Michael T. Osterholm, James J. Sejvar, and Steven Solomon. Their willingness to talk about their work and their professional and personal experiences made this book possible.

I would like to thank Patrick McConnon, who initiated this project and helped me every step of the way. I also want to thank James M. Hughes for sparking my interest in outbreak stories; Karen Foster for reviewing my use of scientific language and terminology; and Ann Schaetzel for helping me track down a long-sought article. Special thanks also to Annie Fine, Craig W. Hedberg, Thomas Hennessy, James M. Hughes, Rima Khabbaz, Marci Layton, Ruth Lynfield, Ann Schaetzel, and Roland Sutter for comments and advice. Thanks also to Lakesha Robinson and Jennifer Lemmings for research support; to Ed Chow, Lauren Rosenberg, and Jennifer Lemmings for help with graphics and illustrations; and to Jamie Childs, Richard Danila, Kenneth Gage, Craig W. Hedberg, Ruth Lynfield, Craig Manning, Kate McConnon, Stuart Nichol, and Christina Spiropoulou for photographs.

I am grateful to my agent, Joelle Delbourgo, for her advice, persistence and guidance, and my editor, Kristin Kulsavage, for her skill and encouragement.

Finally, I want to thank my colleagues at CDC (too many to name here), as well as family members and friends who saw me through the long process of planning and completing a book. Among others, those family members and friends include: Sean Fischer-Werner, Ryan Fischer-Werner, Megan Fischer-Werner, Lily Fischer-Levitt, Emma Beckerle, Scott Fischer, Florence Levitt, Kate McConnon, Ann Schaetzel, and Fran Schumer.