Avian Reservoirs - Virus Hunters and Birdwatchers in Chinese Sentinel Posts

Frédéric Keck is Senior Researcher at CNRS, director of the Laboratory for Social Anthropology in Paris, coeditor of The Anthropology of Epidemics, and author of several books in French.

Table des matières

Acknowledgments vii
Introduction 1
Part I. Animal Diseases
1. Culling, Vaccinating, and Monitoring Contagious Animals 11
2. Biosecurity Concerns and the Surveillance of Zoonoses 29
3. Global Health and the Ecologies of Conservation 44
Part II. Techniques of Preparedness
4. Sentinels and Early Warning Signals 69
5. Simulations and Reverse Scenarios 108
6. Stockpiling and Storage 139
Conclusion 173
Notes 179
Bibliography  211
Index  237
 

A propos de l'auteur

FrÉdÉric Keck is Senior Researcher at CNRS, director of the Laboratory for Social Anthropology in Paris, coeditor of The Anthropology of Epidemics, and author of several books in French.

Résumé

Frédéric Keck traces how the anticipation of bird flu pandemics has changed relations between birds and humans in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan, showing that humans' reliance on birds is key to mitigating future pandemics.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Frederic Keck, Frédéric Keck
• Edition: Duke University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781478006138
• ISBN: 978-1-4780-0613-8
• Pages: 256
• Thème: Experimental Futures
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Médecine > Médecine vétérinaire; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Ethnologie > Ethnologie; Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften