The social and political lives of zoonotic disease models: narratives, science and policy

Zoonotic diseases currently pose both major health threats and complex scientific and policy challenges

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2013
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Agriculture, Climate and Environment, Health
Authors:
Scoones, I

Abstract

Zoonotic diseases currently pose both major health threats and complex scientific and policy challenges, to which modelling is increasingly called to respond. In this article we argue that the challenges are best met by combining multiple models and modelling approaches that elucidate the various epidemiological, ecological and social processes at work.

This research was supported by the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) programme

Citation

Scoones, I., The social and political lives of zoonotic disease models: narratives, science and policy, Social Science & Medicine, vol.88, 2013

The social and political lives of zoonotic disease models: narratives, science and policy

Published 1 January 2013
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