Extending the ‘social’: Anthropological contributions to the study of viral haemorrhagic fevers
This paper outlines a vision for an anthropological contribution to the study of Emerging Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers
Abstract
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/). Our 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, we outline our vision for an anthropological contribution to the study of VHFs.
Citation
Brown, H., Kelly, A. H., Marí Sáez, A., Fichet-Calvet, E., Ansumana, R., Bonwitt, J., Magassouba, N., Sahr, F., & Borchert, M. (2015). Extending the “social”: anthropological contributions to the study of viral haemorrhagic fevers. PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 9(4), e0003651. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003651
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Extending the ‘social’: Anthropological contributions to the study of viral haemorrhagic fevers