Individualized environments, individual cures
An examination of Lyme disease activism in Virginia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4464818 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brent Z Kaup (0000-0003-0503-0412, William & Mary, corresponding author), Matthew Abel (0000-0003-3433-1265, University of Oregon), Amanda Sikirica (0000-0003-0241-3987, University of Oregon) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 545-563 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Planning E Nature and Space (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2514-8486 • E-ISSN: 2514-8494 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2514848620923593 |
| OpenAlex | W3021212066 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 24 |
Doctors, patients, and public health professionals widely recognize that certain physical environments are more conducive to the emergence and spread of Lyme disease. However, ecological solutions to the spread of the disease are rarely pursued. Drawing on interviews with Lyme activists, politicians, and state and local administrators dealing with Lyme disease related issues as well as an analysis of Lyme disease legislation in the state of Virginia, we examine why solutions to Lyme disease most often focus on expanding individual choices for diagnosis and treatment over changing the environments that enhance the risk of Lyme disease. We argue that the emergence of Lyme disease in a neoliberal society pushed debates on how to best deal with the disease away from its underpinning environmental causes and into individual human bodies
Borrelia burgdorferi · Disease · Legislation · LYME · Lyme disease · Pathology · Political science · Public relations · Animal and Plant Science Education · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Law · Medicine · Zoonotic diseases and public health · Immunology
Illness and the Environment
Powers of Freedom
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The making of Lyme disease
Not in my body
I will never eat another strawberry again
Taking Back a Little Bit of Control”
Shifting plates in the agrifood landscape
From Middle to Upper Class Sprawl? Land Use Controls and Changing Patterns of Real Estate Development in Northern New Jersey
Better Safe Than Sorry
Risk society
Risk Society and Contested Illness
A Gulf of Difference
Media Framing of Body Burdens
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |