Article ID: CBB077851401

Riding the Permafrost Rooster Across the Roof of the World (2014)

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How is a flu virus connected to a high altitude train, a goose, and a fragile permafrost environment?  This article explores the building of a high-altitude train in Tibet, and explores the nature of viruses at the boundary of human, animal, and environmental domains. It explores the implications for global health.

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Authors & Contributors
Hofer, Theresia
Philipp Mahltig
Gray Tuttle
Pereira, Hugo Silveira
Dreyer, Alden H.
Yang, Guifang
Concepts
Medicine
East Asia, civilization and culture
Railroads
Technology
Land transportation
Medicine, traditional
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
12th century
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912)
8th century
Medieval
Places
China
Tibet
Japan
Sichuan Sheng (China)
East Asia
Portugal
Institutions
Qinghai-Tibet Railway
South Manchuria Railway
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