Epidemics and anthropologists |
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| Authors: | Melissa Leach |
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| Affiliation: | Director of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex. She co-founded and co-directed the ESRC STEPS (Social, Technological and Environmental Pathways to Sustainability) Centre from 2006 to 2014, with its pioneering pathways approach to innovation, sustainability and development issues, and is currently leading several research and engagement programmes focused on epidemics and global health. |
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| Abstract: | This guest editorial reflects on the role of anthropology in the recent outbreaks of Ebola virus epidemics in West Africa and the opportunities and challenges in contributing to the management epidemics in general. |
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