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Title:Historical epidemiology and infectious disease processes in Africa
Author:Webb (Jr.), James L.A.ISNI
Year:2013
Periodical:The Journal of African History (ISSN 0021-8537)
Volume:54
Issue:1
Pages:3-10
Language:English
Geographic term:Africa
Subjects:AIDS
historiography
medical sciences
External link:https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021853713000042
Abstract:This article outlines the historical development in African studies of the sub-discipline of historical epidemiology and the contemporary challenges of understanding infectious disease processes that require integrating biomedical and historical knowledge. It suggests that Africanist historians can play a significant role in collaborative and multidisciplinary research in this field by exploring the histories of disease processes and interventions, and thereby contributing to improvements in public health practice and outcomes, notably with respect to the current HIV/AIDS epidemic. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]
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