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Addressing vulnerabilities in communities facing infectious disease threats: a need for social science-driven assessments.

Osborne, J., Paget, J., Napier, D., Giles-Vernick, T., Kutalek, R., Rodyna, R., Ahmed, S., Dückers, M. Addressing vulnerabilities in communities facing infectious disease threats: a need for social science-driven assessments. Journal of Global Health: 2021, 11(03003)
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Key points
- Infectious threats, including pandemics, require a careful understanding of local contexts and global processes. Here, the social sciences can offer important contributions.
- Responses to infectious diseases should use community engagement that addresses wide-ranging vulnerabilities, using concepts and methods from both social science and traditional infectious disease science.