Zoonotic diseases: who gets sick, and why? Explorations from Africa

Global risks of zoonotic disease are high on policy agendas. Increasingly, Africa is seen as a ‘hotspot’, with likely disease spillovers from animals to humans. This paper explores the social dynamics of disease exposure, demonstrating how risks are not generalised, but are related to occupation, ge...

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Autores principales: Dzingirai, V., Bett, Bernard K., Bukachi, S.A., Lawson, E., Mangwanya, L., Scoones, Ian, Waldman, L., Wilkinson, A., Leach, M., Winnebah, T.R.A.
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Informa UK Limited 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75540
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author Dzingirai, V.
Bett, Bernard K.
Bukachi, S.A.
Lawson, E.
Mangwanya, L.
Scoones, Ian
Waldman, L.
Wilkinson, A.
Leach, M.
Winnebah, T.R.A.
author_browse Bett, Bernard K.
Bukachi, S.A.
Dzingirai, V.
Lawson, E.
Leach, M.
Mangwanya, L.
Scoones, Ian
Waldman, L.
Wilkinson, A.
Winnebah, T.R.A.
author_facet Dzingirai, V.
Bett, Bernard K.
Bukachi, S.A.
Lawson, E.
Mangwanya, L.
Scoones, Ian
Waldman, L.
Wilkinson, A.
Leach, M.
Winnebah, T.R.A.
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description Global risks of zoonotic disease are high on policy agendas. Increasingly, Africa is seen as a ‘hotspot’, with likely disease spillovers from animals to humans. This paper explores the social dynamics of disease exposure, demonstrating how risks are not generalised, but are related to occupation, gender, class and other dimensions of social difference. Through case studies of Lassa Fever in Sierra Leone, Henipah virus in Ghana, Rift Valley Fever in Kenya and Trypanosomiasis in Zimbabwe, the paper proposes a social difference space–time framework to assist the understanding of and response to zoonotic diseases within a ‘One Health’ approach.
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spelling CGSpace755402026-01-04T08:19:46Z Zoonotic diseases: who gets sick, and why? Explorations from Africa Dzingirai, V. Bett, Bernard K. Bukachi, S.A. Lawson, E. Mangwanya, L. Scoones, Ian Waldman, L. Wilkinson, A. Leach, M. Winnebah, T.R.A. animal diseases disease control zoonoses Global risks of zoonotic disease are high on policy agendas. Increasingly, Africa is seen as a ‘hotspot’, with likely disease spillovers from animals to humans. This paper explores the social dynamics of disease exposure, demonstrating how risks are not generalised, but are related to occupation, gender, class and other dimensions of social difference. Through case studies of Lassa Fever in Sierra Leone, Henipah virus in Ghana, Rift Valley Fever in Kenya and Trypanosomiasis in Zimbabwe, the paper proposes a social difference space–time framework to assist the understanding of and response to zoonotic diseases within a ‘One Health’ approach. 2017-01 2016-06-01T12:24:02Z 2016-06-01T12:24:02Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75540 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Dzingirai, V., Bett, B., Bukachi, S., Lawson, E., Mangwanya, L., Scoones, I., Waldman, L., Wilkinson, A., Leach, M. and Winnebah, T. 2017. Zoonotic diseases: who gets sick, and why? Explorations from Africa. Critical Public Health 27(1): 97–110.
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Dzingirai, V.
Bett, Bernard K.
Bukachi, S.A.
Lawson, E.
Mangwanya, L.
Scoones, Ian
Waldman, L.
Wilkinson, A.
Leach, M.
Winnebah, T.R.A.
Zoonotic diseases: who gets sick, and why? Explorations from Africa
title Zoonotic diseases: who gets sick, and why? Explorations from Africa
title_full Zoonotic diseases: who gets sick, and why? Explorations from Africa
title_fullStr Zoonotic diseases: who gets sick, and why? Explorations from Africa
title_full_unstemmed Zoonotic diseases: who gets sick, and why? Explorations from Africa
title_short Zoonotic diseases: who gets sick, and why? Explorations from Africa
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topic animal diseases
disease control
zoonoses
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75540
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