Bardosh Kevin. One Health: Science, politics and zoonotic disease in Africa

Routledge, 2016. — 261 p. — (Pathways to Sustainability). — ISBN 978-1-138-96149-4.Zoonotic diseases – pathogens transmitted from animals to people – offer particularly challenging problems for global health institutions and actors, given the complex social-ecological dynamics at play. New forms of risk caused by unprecedented global connectivity and rapid social and environmental change demand new approaches. ‘One Health’ highlights the need for collaboration across sectors and disciplines to tackle zoonotic diseases. However, there has been little exploration of how social, political and economic contexts influence efforts to ‘do’ One Health. This book fills this gap by offering a much needed political economy analysis of zoonosis research and policy. Through ethnographic, qualitative and quantitative data, the book draws together a diverse number of case studies. These include chapters exploring global narratives about One Health operationalization and prevailing institutional bottlenecks; the evolution of research networks over time; and the histories and politics behind conflicting disease control approaches. The themes from these chapters are further contextualized and expanded upon through country-specific case studies – from Kenya, Zambia, Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone – exploring the translation of One Health research and policy into the African context. This book is a valuable resource for academic researchers, students and policy practitioners in the areas of global health, agriculture and development.Unpacking the politics of zoonosis research and policy
Global narratives: the political economy of One Health
Knowledge flows in One Health: the evolution of scientific collaboration networks
Contested histories: power and politics in trypanosomiasis control
The limits of rapid response: Ebola and structural violence in West Africa
Stepping towards a policy response to Rift Valley fever: pastoralists and epidemic preparedness in Kenya
Beyond biosecurity: the politics of Lassa fever in Sierra Leone
Responding to uncertainty: bats and the construction of disease risk in Ghana
Whose knowledge matters? Trypanosomiasis policy-making in Zambia
Living laboratories: the politics of ‘doing’ brucellosis research in Northern Nigeria
Imagined futures: new directions for One Health