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Concepts Concerning ‘Disease’ Causation, Control, and the current Cholera Outbreak in Zimbabwe
South African Family Practice | Vol 50, No 6 : November/December| a1296 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/20786204.2008.10873775
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Submitted: 11 December 2008 | Published: 31 December 2008
Submitted: 11 December 2008 | Published: 31 December 2008
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D. Knapp van Bogaert, Steve Biko Centre for Bioethics, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Clinical Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaG.A. Ogunbanjo, Department of Family Medicine & PHC, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Limpopo, Pretoria, South Africa
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There is an ethical necessity that doctors understand the complex social, political, environmental and economic dynamics involved in infectious disease outbreaks. This article discusses some important concepts concerning ‘disease’ causation and control with specific reference to the current cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe and its effects on the Limpopo Province in South Africa.
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