The Long Struggle Against Malaria in Tropical Africa |
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| Author:
| Webb, James L. A. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-05257-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2014 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $101.95 |
Book Description:
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This book is the first history of malaria control efforts in tropical Africa. It is a pioneering contribution to the emerging sub-discipline of the historical epidemiology of contemporary disease challenges, integrating materials from the fields of parasitology, entomology, and medicine, and framing the story in the larger context of tumultuous political, social, cultural, and economic change in tropical Africa from the late nineteenth century to the present.
This book is the first history of malaria control efforts in tropical Africa. It is a pioneering contribution to the emerging sub-discipline of the historical epidemiology of contemporary disease challenges, integrating materials from the fields of parasitology, entomology, and medicine, and framing the story in the larger context of tumultuous political, social, cultural, and economic change in tropical Africa from the late nineteenth century to the present.