Copyright © 2016 by Ali S. Khan

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Khan, Ali, MD, author. | Patrick, William, 1948–, author.

Title: The next pandemic: on the front lines against humankind’s gravest dangers / Ali S. Khan with William Patrick.

Description: First edition. | New York: PublicAffairs, [2016] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016001718 (print) | LCCN 2016002627 (ebook) | ISBN 9781610395922 (ebook)

Subjects: | MESH: Disease Outbreaks | Disasters | Internationality | Personal Narratives

Classification: LCC RA441 (print) | LCC RA441 (ebook) | NLM WA 105 | DDC 362.1—dc23

LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2016001718

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