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Avian Reservoirs - Virus Hunters and Birdwatchers in Chinese Sentinel Posts (Paperback)
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Avian Reservoirs - Virus Hunters and Birdwatchers in Chinese Sentinel Posts (Paperback)
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After experiencing the SARS outbreak in 2003, Hong Kong, Singapore,
and Taiwan all invested in various techniques to mitigate future
pandemics involving myriad cross-species interactions between
humans and birds. In some locations microbiologists allied with
veterinarians and birdwatchers to follow the mutations of flu
viruses in birds and humans and create preparedness strategies,
while in others, public health officials worked toward preventing
pandemics by killing thousands of birds. In Avian Reservoirs
Frederic Keck offers a comparative analysis of these responses,
tracing how the anticipation of bird flu pandemics has changed
relations between birds and humans in China. Drawing on
anthropological theory and ethnographic fieldwork, Keck
demonstrates that varied strategies dealing with the threat of
pandemics-stockpiling vaccines and samples in Taiwan, simulating
pandemics in Singapore, and monitoring viruses and disease vectors
in Hong Kong-reflect local geopolitical relations to mainland
China. In outlining how interactions among pathogens, birds, and
humans shape the way people imagine future pandemics, Keck
illuminates how interspecies relations are crucial for protecting
against such threats.
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