Epidemics (Especially Ebola)

S Abramowitz - Annual Review of Anthropology, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Anthropology's response to the West African Ebola epidemic was one of the most rapid and
expansive anthropological interventions to a global health emergency in the discipline's …

Detection of emerging zoonotic pathogens: an integrated one health approach

BH Bird, JAK Mazet - Annual Review of Animal Biosciences, 2018 - annualreviews.org
The emergence of novel zoonotic pathogens is one of the greatest challenges to global
health security. The advent of increasingly sophisticated diagnostics tools has revolutionized …

'Now my life is stuck!': Experiences of adolescents and young people during COVID-19 lockdown in South Africa

L Gittings, E Toska, S Medley, L Cluver… - Global public …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Consequences of COVID-19 pandemic responses have included exacerbated poverty, food
insecurity and state and domestic violence. Such effects may be particularly pronounced …

[HTML][HTML] An appeal for practical social justice in the COVID-19 global response in low-income and middle-income countries

M Kelley, RA Ferrand, K Muraya, S Chigudu… - The Lancet Global …, 2020 - thelancet.com
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic hit the world's wealthiest countries
first, shaping global public health responses and messaging. As the pandemic escalates in …

[图书][B] Fevers, feuds, and diamonds: Ebola and the ravages of history

P Farmer - 2020 - books.google.com
“Paul Farmer brings his considerable intellect, empathy, and expertise to bear in this
powerful and deeply researched account of the Ebola outbreak that struck West Africa in …

[HTML][HTML] On the coloniality of global public heath

ET Richardson - Medicine Anthropology Theory, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The continued inordinate demise from communicable pathogens in the global South is not
the result of an intractable problem thwarting our best efforts to prevent and cure disease; we …

SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence in Sierra Leone, March 2021: a cross-sectional, nationally representative, age-stratified serosurvey

MB Barrie, S Lakoh, JD Kelly, JS Kanu, JS Squire… - BMJ global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction As of 26 March 2021, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention had
reported 4 159 055 cases of COVID-19 and 111 357 deaths among the 55 African Union …

Community engagement in outbreak response: lessons from the 2014–2016 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone

J Bedson, MF Jalloh, D Pedi, S Bah, K Owen… - BMJ global …, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
Documentation of structured community engagement initiatives and real-time monitoring of
community engagement activities during large-scale epidemics is limited. To inform such …

[HTML][HTML] The political and security dimensions of the humanitarian health response to violent conflict

PH Wise, A Shiel, N Southard, E Bendavid, J Welsh… - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
The nature of armed conflict throughout the world is intensely dynamic. Consequently, the
protection of non-combatants and the provision of humanitarian services must continually …

Strengthening health systems while responding to a health crisis: lessons learned by a nongovernmental organization during the Ebola virus disease epidemic in …

C Cancedda, SM Davis, KL Dierberg… - The Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
An epidemic of Ebola virus disease (EVD) beginning in 2013 has claimed an estimated 11
310 lives in West Africa. As the EVD epidemic subsides, it is important for all who …