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    Emerging Infectious Literatures and the Zombie Condition

    Aldana Reyes, X and Verran, J (2018) Emerging Infectious Literatures and the Zombie Condition. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 24 (9). ISSN 1080-6040

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    Abstract

    The bookclub format has enabled expert and nonexpert exploration of infection and epidemiology as encountered in popular literature, revealing that fiction focusing on apocalyptic disease often uses the zombie as embodiment of infection, as well as an exemplar of current knowledge on emerging disease.

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