Launching of the Book 
Swine Flu (H1N1) Pandemics in Portugal (1918-2009): echoes and schisms of the past in the present 

This bilingual work, written in Portuguese and in English, totalling 430 pages and with an information supplement in CD-ROM format, aims to be a comparative study of an epidemiological and sociological nature between two Swine Flu (H1N1) pandemics that took place in 1918 and in 2009.

The book is authored by Professor João Frada (FML Jubilee Lecturer), and has a preface written by Professor José Pereira Miguel, a Full Professor at FML and Director of the National Health Institute (INSA) Doutor Ricardo Jorge. It is published by CLINFONTUR with the support of several institutions, namely INSA Doutor Ricardo Jorge and Laboratory Nestlé Portugal SA.

Book Launch:

17 November (Wednesday), around 18h30, at Book House Library, Dolce Vita, "Edifício" Monumental Piso (-1), Lojas 18 e 19, Praça de Duque de Saldanha 1050-094 Lisbon