Outbreak (novel)

Novel by Robin Cook

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Outbreak

First edition (US)

Author| Robin Cook
Cover artist| David O'Connor
Language| English
Publisher| Putnam (US)
Macmillan (UK)

Publication date

| 1987
Media type| Print
Pages| 366
ISBN| 9780425106877
Preceded by| Mindbend
Followed by| Mortal Fear

Outbreak is a 1987 medical thriller written by Robin Cook. It follows Dr. Melissa Blumenthal, an epidemiologist researching an Ebola virus outbreak in the United States. As she dives into its origin and spread, she uncovers that all is not what it seems.

This book is unrelated to the 1995 movie with a similar plot also called Outbreak. In 1995, the book was adapted into a film and released under the title "Robin Cook's Virus", later renamed Formula for Death, starring Nicollette Sheridan and William Devane.

## Synopsis

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When the director of a Los Angeles health maintenance clinic succumbs to an untreatable and aggressive virus that kills him and seven of his patients, the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta responds with a state of high alert. The virus must be controlled to prevent an outbreak on par with the Black Death.

Assigned by the CDC to investigate the virus, Dr. Marissa Blumenthal is soon caught up in the extreme crisis. The California case is merely the first in a series of outbreaks that occur in unrelated geographical areas but with its own set of commonalities; the locations are always health-care facilities, and the victims are only physicians and their patients. As her investigation is accompanied by twists and turns, Marissa finds that there is a possibility of human sabotage behind the natural threat.

## Publication information

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* Cook, Robin. (1987) Outbreak. ISBN 9780425106877

## References

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## External links

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* Robincook.com

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Novels by Robin Cook

Jack Stapleton and
Laurie Montgomery series|

* Blindsight (1992)
* Contagion (1995)
* Chromosome 6 (1997)
* Vector (1999)
* Marker (2005)
* Crisis (2006)
* Critical (2007)
* Foreign Body (2008)
* Intervention (2009)
* Cure (2010)
* Pandemic (2018)
* Genesis (2019)
* Night Shift (2022)
* Manner of death (2023)

Other novels|

* Year of the Intern (1972)
* Coma (1977)
* Sphinx (1979)
* Brain (1980)
* Fever (1982)
* Godplayer (1983)
* Mindbend (1985)
* Outbreak (1987)
* Mortal Fear (1988)
* Mutation (1989)
* Harmful Intent (1990)
* Vital Signs (1991)
* Terminal (1993)
* Acceptable Risk (1994)
* Fatal Cure (1994)
* Invasion (1997)
* Toxin (1998)
* Abduction (2000)
* Shock (2001)
* Seizure (2003)
* Death Benefit (2011)
* Nano (2013)
* Cell (2014)
* Host (2015)
* Charlatans (2017)
* Viral (2021)

Adaptations of works|

* Coma (1978 film)
* Sphinx (1981 film)
* Virus (1995 film)
* Invasion (1997 miniseries)
* Foreign Body (2008 web series)
* Coma (2012 miniseries)

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