Outbreak (novel)

{{Short description|1987 novel by Robin Cook}}

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| name = Outbreak

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| image = Outbreak (novel).jpg

| caption = First edition (US)

| author = Robin Cook

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| cover_artist = David O'Connor

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| language = English

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| publisher = Putnam (US)
Macmillan (UK)

| release_date = 1987

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| media_type = Print

| pages = 366

| isbn = 9780425106877

| preceded_by = Mindbend

| followed_by = Mortal Fear

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Outbreak is a 1987 medical thriller novel written by Robin Cook.{{Cite book |last=Cook |first=Robin |title=Outbreak |date=1988 |publisher=G.P. Putnam's Sons |isbn=978-0425106877 |language=en}} It follows Dr. Marissa Blumenthal, an epidemiologist who was researching an Ebola virus outbreak in the United States. As she investigated the origin and spread of the virus, she uncovers that all is not what it seems to be.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-02-15-bk-3400-story.html|title=Outbreak by Robin Cook|website=Los Angeles Times |date=15 February 1987 }} In 1995, a made-for-television film adaptation of the book titled "Robin Cook's Virus" (later renamed Formula for Death), was released starring Nicollette Sheridan and William Devane.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1995/tv/reviews/robin-cook-s-virus-1200441705/|title=Robin Cook's Virus|date=8 May 1995 }} This television film is unrelated to the 1995 theatrical film Outbreak, which has a similar plot.