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Extended urbanisation and the spatialities of infectious disease: Demographic change, infrastructure and governance by Connolly, Creighton, Keil, Roger, Ali, S. Harris

“…This paper argues that contemporary processes of extended urbanisation, which include suburbanisation, post-suburbanisation and peri-urbanisation, may result…”
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On the relationships between COVID-19 and extended urbanization by Connolly, Creighton, Ali, S Harris, Keil, Roger

“…This commentary focuses on the relationship between extensive forms of urbanization and emerging infectious disease, using empirical examples from the COVID-19…”
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Contextualizing Risk Perception and Trust in the Community-Based Response to Ebola Virus Disease in Liberia by Ali, S Harris, Wells, Kathryn, Rose, Jarrett Robert

“…The 2014-15 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreaks in Western Africa became widespread in primarily three countries, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Unlike all…”
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Contextualizing mobility during the Ebola epidemic in Liberia by Fallah, Mosoka, Lavalah, Stephen, Gbelia, Tina, Zondo, Myers, Kromah, Morris, Tantum, Lucy, Nallo, Gartee, Boakai, Joseph, Sheriff, Kemoh, Skrip, Laura, Ali, S Harris

“…Based on findings from focus groups and key informant interviews conducted at five sites in Liberia between 2018 and 2019, we explore some of the key factors…”
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Ebola, informal settlements, and the role of place in infectious disease vulnerability: evidence from the 2014–16 outbreak in urban Sierra Leone by Ali, S. Harris, Conteh, Abu, Macarthy, Joseph Mustapha, Sesay, Alpha, Blango, Victoria Nancy, Hrdličková, Zuzana

“…Studies of vulnerability often focus on the differential susceptibility of marginalised groups to the effects of disaster. This paper considers how…”
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Global Cities and the Spread of Infectious Disease: The Case of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Toronto, Canada by Ali, S. Harris, Keil, Roger

“…The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Toronto and other cities in 2003 showed a heightened sensitivity of places in the global economy to…”
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Ebola and slum dwellers: Community engagement and epidemic response strategies in urban Sierra Leone by Hrdličková, Zuzana, Macarthy, Joseph Mustapha, Conteh, Abu, Ali, S. Harris, Blango, Victoria, Sesay, Alpha

“…The Ebola epidemic in West Africa (2013–2016) was a learning process for all – the population, health experts and practitioners, as well as government…”
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A socio-ecological autopsy of the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in Walkerton, Ontario, Canada by Ali, S.Harris

“…The socio-political context of modern environmental health disasters tends to be defined as being outside the scope of official public health and…”
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The post-colonialist condition, suspicion, and social resistance during the West African Ebola epidemic: The importance of Frantz Fanon for global health by Ali, S. Harris, Rose, Jarrett Robert

“…The scholarship of Frantz Fanon has been recognized across numerous disciplines as a unique and necessary intervention for critical analyses of the…”
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Theory and the Value of the Disciplined Sociologist by Ali, S. Harris

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The New Public Health Hegemony: Response to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Toronto by Sanford, Sarah, Ali, S Harris

“…The 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak presented a challenging period for public health in Toronto. Many old and new public health measures…”
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Disaster and the Political Economy of Recycling: Toxic Fire in An Industrial City by Ali, S. Harris

“…The case of a large toxic fire occurring at the Plastimet plastics recycling facility in Hamilton, Ontario is used as an empirical referent to investigate the…”
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Climate Change, Vector-borne Disease and Interdisciplinary Research: Social Science Perspectives on an Environment and Health Controversy by Brisbois, Ben W, Ali, S. Harris

“…Over the last two decades, the science of climate change’s theoretical impacts on vector-borne disease has generated controversy related to its methodological…”
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Tuberculosis, Homelessness, and the Politics of Mobility by Ali, S. Harris

“…The mobility that is associated with homelessness creates various challenges to those endeavouring to contain a tuberculosis outbreak or otherwise manage the…”
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Dealing with Toxicity in the Risk Society: The Case of the Hamilton, Ontario Plastics Recycling Fire by Ali, S. Harris

“…Une perspective de la construction sociale sert de cadre a l'analyse des controverses sur la gestion des risques qui ont été provoquées à la suite d'un…”
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Stigmatized Ethnicity, Public Health, and Globalization by Ali, S. Harris

“…The prejudicial linking of infection with ethnic minority status has a long-established history, but in some ways this association may have intensified under…”
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The avian flu: some lessons learned from the 2003 SARS outbreak in Toronto by Keil, Roger, Ali, S Harris

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The Social and Political Context of Disease Outbreaks: The Case of SARS in Toronto by Roxana Salehi, Ali, S. Harris

“…Dans cette étude, nous avons utilisé un cadre théorique relevant de l'écologie politique afin de construire un modèle critique et systémique pour expliquer…”
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Trust, Risk and the Public: The Case of the Guelph Landfill Site by Ali, S. Harris

“…This paper investigates the role of trust in mediating the expert-lay interactions that took place in the recent Guelph Landfill Search Process (GLSP). On a…”
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Disaster incubation, cumulative impacts and the urban/ex-urban/rural dynamic by Mulvihill, Peter R., Ali, S. Harris

“…This article explores environmental impacts and risks that can accumulate in rural and ex-urban areas and regions and their relation to urban and global…”
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