{"product_id":"mad-dogs-and-meerkats-karen-brown-9780821419533","title":"Mad Dogs and Meerkats: A History of Resurgent Rabies in Southern Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003eThrough the ages, rabies has exemplified the danger of diseases that transfer from wild animals to humans and their domestic stock. In South Africa, rabies has been on the rise since the latter part of the twentieth century despite the availability of postexposure vaccines and regular inoculation campaigns for dogs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMad Dogs and Meerkats: A History of Resurgent Rabies in Southern Africa\u003c\/i\u003e, Karen Brown links the increase of rabies to the HIV\/AIDS epidemic. Her study shows that the most afflicted regions of South Africa have seen a dangerous rise in feral dog populations as people lack the education, means, or will to care for their pets or take them to inoculation centers. Most victims are poor black children. Ineffective disease control, which in part depends on management policies in neighboring states and the diminished medical and veterinary infrastructures in Zimbabwe, has exacerbated the problem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis highly readable book is the first study of rabies in Africa, tracing its history in South Africa and neighboring states from 1800 to the present and showing how environmental and economic changes brought about by European colonialism and global trade have had long-term effects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMad Dogs and Meerkats\u003c\/i\u003e is recommended for public health policy makers and anyone interested in human-animal relations and how societies and governments have reacted to one of the world's most feared diseases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0821419536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780821419533\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2011 pg. 241","brand":"Karen Brown","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48136172208383,"sku":"9780821419533","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a0d9066b-fd70-44c0-bfd5-b3151c6d0d9a.jpg?v=1770160994","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mad-dogs-and-meerkats-karen-brown-9780821419533","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}