Extending the “Social”: Anthropological Contributions to the Study of Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers
H. Brown, A. Kelly, A. Sáez, E. Fichet-Calvet, R. Ansumana, J. Bonwitt, N. Magassouba, M. Borchert
09
April
2015
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Journal article
Location
Sierra Leone
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Ebola
Emerging Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers (VHFs) offer a frontier for a “One-Health” research agenda; the joined-up, or collaborative, effort of multiple disciplines to attain optimal health for people, animals, and the environment (e.g., http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/). A multidisciplinary work on Lassa fever and Ebola Virus Disease in Guinea and Sierra Leone explores the connections between humans, rodents such as the Mastomys natalensis (Natal multimammate mouse), and the broader environmental conditions that facilitate virus transmission. In this viewpoint, the paper outlines a vision for an anthropological contribution to the study of VHFs.
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