Northern Uganda revisited.(Living with Bad Surroundings: War and Existential Uncertainty in Acholiland, Northern Uganda)(The Vitality of Karamojong Religion: Dying Tradition or Living Faith?)(Inside West Nile)(Book review)

From: Africa | Date: June 22, 2006| Author: Allen, Tim | Copyright information

SVERKER FINNSTROM, Living with Bad Surroundings: war and existential uncertainty in Acholiland, northern Uganda. Uppsala: Uppsala University Press (pb US$72.50-91 554 5747 9). 2003, 352 pages.

BEN KNIGHTON, The Vitality of Karamojong Religion: dying tradition or living faith? Aldershot and Burlington VT: Ashgate (hb 55 [pounds sterling]-07546 0383 0). 2005, 366 pages.

MARK LEOPOLD, Inside West Nile. Oxford, Kampala and Santa Fe: James Currey (pb 16.95 [pounds ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

Northern Uganda revisited.(Living with Bad Surroundings: War and Existential Uncertainty in Acholiland, Northern Uganda)(The Vitality of Karamojong Religion: Dying Tradition or Living Faith?)(Inside West Nile)(Book review)
Africa ; ... Internet. The bigger towns have 'Internet cafes' and all the aid agencies have their own systems. They are an important source of news and communication, and are intensively used by local researchers in preference to any other source of written information. To ...
Officials warn to keep West Nile in perspective
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin ; ... bug spray whenever I am out golfing." West Nile still makes the news in hot and buggy Charleston, South Carolina, but only occasionally ... think people perceive it as much of a threat," said Perry Boxx, news director for WCIV-TV in Charleston. The state health department ...
West Nile testing not useful
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin ; Not everyone with West Nile virus symptoms needs their blood drawn or their spine punctured by a large syringe. A positive test won't change anything since there's no cure for West Nile. If you're healthy, in all likelihood, you'll survive a mosquito bite. "That's hard for patients to understand,
Doctors: West Nile testing won't affect treatment
Redlands Daily Facts ; Not all people with West Nile virus symptoms needs their blood drawn or their spine punctured by a large syringe. A positive test won't change anything since there's no cure for West Nile. If you're healthy, in all likelihood you'll survive a mosquito bite. "That's hard for patients to understand,
West Nile devastates actress: Now recovering, she seeks to start a support group.
AZ Daily Star (Tucson, AZ) ; ... 806-7754 or at cmcclain@azstarnet.com. Copyright (c) 2006, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business News. For reprints, email tmsreprints@permissionsgroup.com, call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write ...
Scientists predict West Nile virus vaccine in 3 years
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ; Scientists predict West Nile virus vaccine in 3 years Blood supply test may be ready by summer; infections expected to drop By LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press Wednesday, September 25, 2002 Washington -- A vaccine to protect the elderly from West Nile virus could be available in as little as three
Inside West Nile.(Book review)
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute ; LEOPOLD, MARK. Inside West Nile. x, 180 pp., maps, figs, illus., bibliogr. Oxford, Santa Fe: James Currey Publishers/Sch. American Research, 2005. [pounds sterling]45.00 (cloth ...
Mosquito-borne West Nile virus spreading across U.S.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service ; ... answers about West Nile from the CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/q&a.htm The U.S. Geological Survey's West Nile maps: http://cindi.usgs.gov/hazard/event/west_nile/west_nile.html ___ _____ GRAPHIC (from KRT Graphics, 202-383-6064): 20020801 WESTNILE ...
State braces for West Nile season
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ; State braces for West Nile season Labs test birds; zoo, hospitals watch for unpredictable virus By MARILYNN MARCHIONE mmarchione@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel Sunday, May 18, 2003 Zoo birds are getting an experimental vaccine. Mosquito traps will go up around the city on Monday. Labs are
SOME THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT WEST NILE ENCEPHALITIS
The Boston Globe ; What is West Nile encephalitis? West Nile encephalitis is an infection of the brain caused by West Nile virus, which is commonly found in Africa, West Asia, and the Middle East. What are the symptoms of West Nile encephalitis? Most infections are mild, and symptoms include fever, headache, and body