Global Epidemics Local Implications
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Global Epidemics, Local Implications
Author: Kevin J. A. Thomas
language: en
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Release Date: 2019-12-17
How fear and stigma affected the lives of African immigrants during the global Ebola epidemic—and the resilient ways in which immigrant communities responded. In December 2013, a series of Ebola infections in Meliandou, Guinea, set off a chain of events culminating in the world's largest Ebola epidemic. Concerns about the virus in the United States reached a peak when Thomas Duncan, a Liberian national visiting family in Dallas, became the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola and die of the disease on US soil. In Global Epidemics, Local Implications, Kevin J. A. Thomas highlights the complex ways in which disease outbreaks that begin in one part of the world affect the lives of immigrants in another. Drawing on information from a community survey, participant observations, government documents, and newspapers, Thomas examines how African immigrants were negatively affected by public backlash and their agency and resilience in responding to the consequences of epidemic. Ultimately, this book shows how these responses underscore the importance of immigrant resources for developing public health interventions.
Plagues in the Nation
An expert legal review of the US government’s response to epidemics through history—with larger conclusions about COVID-19, and reforms needed for the next plague In this narrative history of the US through major outbreaks of contagious disease, from yellow fever to the Spanish flu, from HIV/AIDS to Ebola, Polly J. Price examines how law and government affected the outcome of epidemics—and how those outbreaks in turn shaped our government. Price presents a fascinating history that has never been fully explored and draws larger conclusions about the gaps in our governmental and legal response. Plagues in the Nation examines how our country learned—and failed to learn—how to address the panic, conflict, and chaos that are the companions of contagion, what policies failed America again and again, and what we must do better next time.
Global Pandemic Impact on Travel
"Global Pandemic Impact on Travel" explores the profound effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tourism industry and international economy. In 2019, tourism accounted for 29% of the world's services exports and 300 million jobs globally (UNCTAD, 2020). As an essential source of global income and employment, the contraction of tourism due to COVID-19 had devastating impacts worldwide. We study the effects of border closures on the tourism industry, focusing on how the pandemic altered tourists' travel risk and management perceptions. Using data from 716 respondents collected through social media platforms, analyzed with the PLS-SEM tool, we reveal that COVID-19 significantly impacted travel risk and management perceptions. These perceptions are closely linked to risk management, service delivery, transportation patterns, distribution channels, avoidance of overcrowded destinations, and hygiene and safety measures. Our findings highlight the mediating effects of travel risk and management perceptions, contributing valuable insights into tourism crises and providing a foundation for future research in the travel and tourism sector. The book offers strategies for addressing tourists' travel risk and management perceptions in the post-COVID recovery period.