Readers of
Warmwell may be interested to know that my book,
'A Manufactured Plague. The History of
foot and mouth disease in
Britain'
is now
available. Details and a sample chapter are found at
http://www.earthscan.co.uk/asp/bookdetails.asp?key=4084
You may remember that during the 2001 epidemic I
contributed to
the debate over FMD control by drawing on lessons from the
past.
This book extends and builds upon the arguments I made at that
time, and explains why the government felt so compelled to
institute a
policy of mass slaughter rather than vaccination. I hope
you find it
interesting.
best wishes
Abigail Woods
Dr Abigail
Woods
Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine
Centre for the History
of Science, Technology and Medicine,
Mathematics Tower,
University of
Manchester
Oxford Rd,
Manchester.
M13 9PL
0161
2750560