Robert F. Garry, Jeneba Abu Kanneh, Dr. John S. Schieffelin, Sheku Show.
Harvard University and the Broad Institute
Michael J. Butts, Andrew Hollinger, Daniel J. Park, Pardis Sabeti, Sarah Winnicki, Nathan Yozwiak.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases—Integrated Research Facility
Lisa E. Hensley, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Anna Honko, Peter B. Jahrling, Curtis Klages, DVM, Dr. Jens H. Kuhn, Mark Martinez, DVM, Gene Garrardy Olinger, Jr. Also: James Hensley, Dr. Mike Hensley, Karen Hensley.
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières
Dr. Bertrand Draguez, Dr. Armand Sprecher, Anja Wolz RN.
Other Individuals
Kristian G. Andersen (Scripps Research Institute), Dr. Daniel G. Bausch (UK Public Health Rapid Support Team), Dr. Joel G. Breman (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Alexander Bukreyev (Galveston National Laboratory), William “Ted” Diehl (University of Massachusetts Medical School), Dr. Joseph Fair (Fondation Mérieux USA), Dr. Tom Fletcher (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine), Dr. Robert Fowler (Sunnybrook Research Institute), Thomas W. Geisbert (Galveston National Laboratory), Stephen Gire (NexGen Jane Inc.), Frédérique A. Jacquerioz (University Hospitals of Geneva), Macmond M. Kallon (Government of Sierra Leone), Gary P. Kobinger (CHU de Quebec-Université Laval), Dr. Thomas G. Ksiazek (Galveston National Laboratory), James LeDuc (Galveston National Laboratory), Fabian Leendertz (Robert-Koch Institut), Jeremy Luban (University of Massachusetts Medical School), Frederick A. Murphy (formerly of the CDC and Galveston National Laboratory), Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembé-Tamfun (D.R. Congo National Institute for Biomedical Research), Michael T. Osterholm (University of Minnesota), Dr. Peter Piot (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), Dr. Lance Plyler (Samaritan’s Purse), Dr. Jean-François Ruppol, Josiane Wissocq, Erica Ollman Saphire (La Jolla Institute for Immunology), Randal J. Schoepp (USAMRIID).
The Khan Family
The late Ibrahim Seray Khan, Ms. Aminata Khan, Alhajie Alpha Khan, C-Ray Khan, Sahid Khan.
The editor of this book is Mark Warren of Random House; he did an amazing job editing a complex manuscript that mutated faster than Ebola. Also at Random House: Carlos Beltrán, Melanie DeNardo, Susan Kamil, Tom Perry, Chayenne Skeete, and Andy Ward. Many thanks to Lynn Nesbit and Cullen Stanley. Bruce Vinokour of Creative Artists’ Agency gave me an important suggestion that strengthened this book. And many thanks to Dr. Gary Karpf.
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I wish to thank certain individuals for very special help: Eric S. Lander (Broad Institute) for an act of kindness; Lina M. Moses (Tulane University) for help understanding Sierra Leonian culture and for deepening my understanding of key characters in this narrative; Nadia Wauquier (MRI Global) for her precise and eloquent accounting of many details of the Kenema outbreak; Dr. Jean-Louis Lamboray (La Constellation) for his public health perspective and for his assistance during fascinating interviews with Dr. Jean-François Ruppol; and Sarah Claus Butler for her help as a translator during interviews with Dr. Ruppol.
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Love and deepest gratitude to my wife, Michelle. She provided centrally important editorial guidance for this book. She also gave me inestimable love and support during the long process of research and writing. Our three children, Oliver, Laura, and Marguerite, themselves writers, have continually inspired me with their creativity and wisdom.
BY RICHARD PRESTON
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The Demon in the Freezer
Crisis in the Red Zone
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The Wild Trees
First Light
Micro (with Michael Crichton)
American Steel
The Boat of Dreams
Panic in Level 4
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