Virulent zones: animal disease and global health at China's Pandemic epicenter: by Fearnley, L, Durham, Duke University Press, 2020, 296 pp. $26.95;Paper ISBN: 978-1-4780-1105-7 / Cloth ISBN: 978-1-4780-0999-3

De Togni, Giulia

Assertions of "national biosovereignty" (9) intersect with global health norms of open-access research and transparent surveillance, creating a contested domain of "global health diplomacy" (126). Conversely, Fearnley shows how the complex interplay between science, geopolitics, socioeconomics and culture have produced certain narratives of virulent zones in certain places. Virulent zones: animal disease and global health at China's Pandemic epicenter: by Fearnley, L, Durham, Duke University Press, 2020, 296 pp. [Extracted from the article] Copyright of New Genetics & Society is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)