Ebola and Public Authority: Saving Loved Ones in Sierra Leone

被引：34
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作者：
Parker, Melissa [1 ]
Hanson, Tommy Matthew [2 ]
Vandi, Ahmed [3 ]
Babawo, Lawrence Sao [4 ]
Allen, Tim [5 ]
机构：
[1] London Sch Hyg & Trop Med, Dept Global Hlth & Dev, 15-17 Tavistock Pl, London WC1H 9SH, England
[2] Njala Univ, Dept Sociol & Social Work, Sch Social Sci & Law, Bo, Sierra Leone
[3] Njala Univ, Dept Community Hlth & Clin Studies, Sch Community Hlth Sci, Bo, Sierra Leone
[4] Njala Univ, Dept Nursing, Sch Community Hlth Sci, Bo, Sierra Leone
[5] London Sch Econ & Polit Sci, Dept Int Dev, London, England
来源：
MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 2019年 / 38卷 / 05期
基金：
英国医学研究理事会; 英国经济与社会研究理事会;
关键词：
Ebola; Sierra Leone; local learning; people's science; public authority; OUTBREAK; SOCIETY; VIRUS;
D O I：
10.1080/01459740.2019.1609472
中图分类号：
Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号：
030303 ;
摘要：
It is unclear how public authorities shaped responses to Ebola in Sierra Leone. Focusing on one village, we analyze what happened when "staff, stuff, space, and systems" were absent. Mutuality between neighbors, linked to secret societies, necessitated collective care for infected loved ones, irrespective of the risks. Practical learning was quick. Numbers recovering were reported to be higher among people treated in hidden locations, compared to those taken to Ebola Treatment Centres. Our findings challenge positive post-Ebola narratives about international aid and military deployment. A morally appropriate people's science emerged under the radar of external scrutiny, including that of a paramount chief.
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页码：440 / 454
页数：15
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