Stark, JF (2012) Anthrax and Australia in a Global Context: the International Exchange of Theories and Practices with Britain and France, c.1850-1920. Health and History, 12 (2). ISSN 1442-1771
Abstract
Many accounts of Australian economic and social development have centred on the importance of pastoralism. However, whilst these have acknowledged the critical role played by trade between Britain and Australia in fleeces and wool-based manufactured goods, the roles and importance of anthrax have remained hidden. This article maps the exchange of intellectual and practical tools designed to combat human and animal anthrax between Britain and Australia in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. In this period there was a dynamic, two-way exchange of theories and practices between Britain and Australia, facilitated by lay and professional investigations and a proactive periodical press. French bacteriologists also played a prominent role, exporting Pasteurian vaccination methods to Australia. These exchanges had a significant impact on attempts to control anthrax in at-risk districts and populations. By analysing anthrax in this fashion, we see that international communication networks aided the spread of intellectual and practical tools of disease prevention.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Anthrax, History of Medicine, Bradford, Australia, Pasteur, Vaccination |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (Leeds) > School of Philosophy (Leeds) > Division of the History and Philosophy of Science (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 13 Jun 2013 11:25 |
Last Modified: | 20 Feb 2024 15:49 |
Published Version: | http://www.historycooperative.org/ |
Status: | In preparation |
Publisher: | The History Cooperative |
Identification Number: | 10.5401/healthhist.14.2.0001 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:75668 |