"Canary in the Coal Mine": Hope and Emergency in the Management of Measles.

IF 1.5 3区社会学 Q2 ANTHROPOLOGY

Medical Anthropology Pub Date : 2024-11-18 DOI:10.1080/01459740.2024.2428639

Michael Rabi

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Abstract

Exploring the relationship between governmental infectious disease management and emergency systems, I examine the turn to emergency in European measles management during the resurgence of the disease between 2017 and 2020. While measles management was shaped by hope for disease eradication and as a progressive pursuit of elimination, amid growing concerns with vaccination coverage, hope was redirected toward reversing regression in the struggle against infectious disease. I argue that perception of and action on public health issues as emergencies is intricately tied to change in the fundamental construct of governmental infectious disease management, regardless of change in the disease or its categorization.

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"煤矿中的金丝雀"：麻疹管理中的希望与紧急情况。

在探讨政府传染病管理与应急系统之间的关系时，我研究了欧洲麻疹管理在 2017 年至 2020 年麻疹再次流行期间的应急转变。虽然麻疹管理是由根除疾病的希望所决定的，也是对根除疾病的逐步追求，但随着人们对疫苗接种覆盖率的日益关注，希望转向了扭转在抗击传染病斗争中的倒退。我认为，将公共卫生问题视为紧急事件并采取相应行动，与政府传染病管理基本结构的变化密切相关，而与疾病或其分类的变化无关。

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Medical Anthropology Multiple-

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4.10

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4.30%

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