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Plague and local response in North China, 1900–28.

Authors :
Reeves, Caroline
Source :
Disasters. Jul2024 Supplement 1, Vol. 48, p1-18. 18p.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Breakthroughs in international biomedical science circa 1900 meant that plague could be contained through strict quarantine regulations. These measures were successfully deployed with help from local governments during outbreaks of pneumonic plague in Manchuria (1910–11), Shanxi (1918), and elsewhere in North China. This containment shows the effectiveness of uniting international knowledge and local cooperation in disaster response. Yet, in later outbreaks in similar locations, control measures identical to those instituted a decade earlier were rejected, and plague spread largely unchecked. Historical case studies of the control and spread of infectious disease in North China reveal the complexities of the relationship between global knowledge and its broader, local integration, variation in what constitutes effective 'local' cooperation in adopting international knowledge, and the paramount importance of the locality to the landscape of disaster response. History can reveal critical issues in localisation of disaster response still salient today. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03613666
Volume :
48
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Disasters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
178211610
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12629