by Piot, Peter
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Piot, Peter, 1949–
No time to lose : a life in pursuit of deadly viruses / Peter Piot. — 1st ed.
p. ; cm.
Life in pursuit of deadly viruses
Includes index.
ISBN 978-0-393-06316-5 (hardcover)
I. Title. II. Title: Life in pursuit of deadly viruses.
[DNLM: 1. Piot, Peter, 1949– 2. Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. 3. Virology—Belgium—Autobiography. 4. Virology—England—Autobiography. 5. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome—history—Belgium. 6. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome—history—England. 7. Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola—history—Belgium. 8. Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola—history—England. 9. History, 20th Century—Belgium. 10. History, 20th Century—England. 11. History, 21st Century—Belgium. 12. History, 21st Century—England. 13. International Cooperation—Belgium—Autobiography. 14. International Cooperation—England—Autobiography. WZ 100]
616.9’101—dc23
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* Once a Belgian colony known as the Belgian Congo, the country was named Zaire in 1971, before being renamed the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1997.