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Material Proximities and Hotspots: Toward an Anthropology of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers.

This article outlines a research program for an anthropology of viral hemorrhagic fevers (collectively known as VHFs). It begins by reviewing the social science literature on Ebola, Marburg, and Lassa fevers and charting areas for future ethnographic attention. We theoretically elaborate the hotspot...

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Published in:Medical Anthropology Quarterly Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 280 - 304
Main Authors: Brown, Hannah, Kelly, Ann H.
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Jun2014
Subjects:
Hemorrhagic fever
Ebola virus disease
Marburg virus disease
Lassa fever
Medical anthropology
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