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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Publicado en:Medical Anthropology Quarterly Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 280 - 304
Autores principales: Brown, Hannah, Kelly, Ann H.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Jun2014
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