Researching the Ebola Reservoir with the Heuristic of the Fetish in Guinea
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4564358 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emmanuelle Roth (0000-0003-4260-1069, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 369-382 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0145-9740 • E-ISSN: 1545-5882 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01459740.2023.2214671 |
| PMID | 37522962 |
| OpenAlex | W4385407156 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 43 |
The unprecedented character of the 2013-2016 epidemic of Ebola in West Africa paved the way for a wave of investigations into the reservoir of the disease. A novel economy of health projects arose, which employed Guinean professionals to sample animals and fortify a hypothesis: that the disease spilled over from a bat. Through exploring virology research and its dangers in post-Ebola Guinea, I argue that the hypothesis of a bat reservoir has taken on a heuristic role that can be compared to the way that a fetish polarizes relations between the people who manipulate and fear this idea
Epistemology · Ethnology · Heuristic · New guinea · Sociology · Philosophy · Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research · Viral Infections and Vectors · Zoonotic diseases and public health
Imperial Eyes
Misreading the African Landscape
Global hotspots and correlates of emerging zoonotic diseases
Spillover or endemic? Reconsidering the origins of Ebola virus disease outbreaks by revisiting local accounts in light of new evidence from Guinea
Border Fetishisms
A Socialist Peace
Assessing the Evidence Supporting Fruit Bats as the Primary Reservoirs for Ebola Viruses
Technology, Inclusivity and the Rogue
The Underneath of ThingsViolence, History, and the Everyday in Sierra Leone
Understanding Social Resistance to the Ebola Response in the Forest Region of the Republic of Guinea
L’alliance, le dieu, l’objet
Anthropogenic Dark Earths in the Landscapes of Upper Guinea, West Africa
Traiter les corps comme des fagots » Production sociale de l'indifférence en contexte Ebola (Guinée)
The Problem of the Fetish, I
Dieux-matière (vivante) sans cesse reconfigurée
Fausses rumeurs
Unintended consequences of the 'bushmeat ban' in West Africa during the 2013-2016 Ebola virus disease epidemic
The Mande Blacksmiths
Zoonosis
Memories of the Slave Trade
Fetishism as social creativity
Material Proximities and Hotspots
International Political Economy and the 2014 West African Ebola Outbreak
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |