| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 234 pages) |
| Series |
Ohio University Press series in ecology and history |
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Ohio University Press series in ecology and history.
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| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: Rabies in South Africa, Past and Present -- ch. 1 Travelers and Doctors -- Mystery of Rabies in Colonial South Africa -- ch. 2 Death in "Little Bess" -- Port Elizabeth Rabies Epidemic -- ch. 3 Crossing the Zambezi -- Southern Rhodesian Epidemic -- ch. 4 Beware of the Wild "Cats" -- Indigenous Rabies in South Africa -- ch. 5 Rabid Dogs and Frenzied Jackals -- Return of Canine Rabies -- ch. 6 Terror Hits the Streets -- Urbanization of Rabies in KwaZulu-Natal -- ch. 7 Virus Lives On -- New Problems, Old Challenges for Rabies Control |
| Summary |
"In Mad dogs and meerkats, Karen Brown links the increase of rabies in Southern Africa to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Her study shows that the most afflicted regions of South Africa have seen a dangerous rise in feral dog populations as people lack the education, means, or will to care for their pets or take them to inoculation centers. Ineffective disease control, which in part depends on management policies in neighboring states, has exacerbated the problem. The book traces the history of rabies in South Africa and neighboring states from 1800 to the present and shows how environmental and economic changes brought about by European colonialism and global trade have had long-term effects"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-230) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Rabies -- Africa, Southern -- History -- 19th century
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Rabies -- Africa, Southern -- History -- 20th century
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Rabies -- Africa, Southern -- History -- 21st century
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Rabies -- Africa, Southern -- Epidemiology
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Canidae.
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Herpestidae.
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Rabies -- history
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Canidae
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Disease Outbreaks -- history
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Disease Vectors
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Herpestidae
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History, 19th Century
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History, 20th Century
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History, 21st Century
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Rabies -- epidemiology
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MEDICAL -- Infectious Diseases.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Contagious.
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HISTORY -- General.
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Herpestidae
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Canidae
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Rabies
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Rabies -- Epidemiology
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| SUBJECT |
Africa, Southern. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001653
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Africa, Southern |
| Subject |
Southern Africa
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2010053683 |
| ISBN |
9780821443675 |
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0821443674 |
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0821419536 |
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9780821419533 |
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