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America’s First Ebola Outbreak and the Response Towards African Immigrants in Dallas
Alim, an immigrant from Liberia, was quick to realize why fewer passengers were using his services as an airport-shuttle driver at the Dallas Fort Worth airport. A few weeks earlier, Thomas Duncan, a native of Liberia, had died of Ebola at a hospital in Dallas...
Snakes of Central and Western Africa
The idea for the book Snakes of Central and Western Africa occurred to us 10 years ago, after we noted the lack of a monograph gathering available information on snakes from Sub-Saharan Africa. Our respective complementary experience convinced us to...
The Agency of African States in Global Health Efforts with Amy Patterson
One of my most vivid memories from my experience as a Peace Corps volunteer in rural Senegal occurred soon after I moved to my assigned village. A group of NGO and government workers arrived to immunize children. Village elites enthusiastically told them to...
Unnecessary Complications: A Discussion of the Tragedy of Obstetric Fistula
Tears for My Sisters: The Tragedy of Obstetric Fistula L. Lewis Wall, MD, DPhil Selina Okin Kim Conner Professor in Arts and Sciences Professor of Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, School of Medicine Washington...
