Med Anthropol. 2009 Jul;28(3):207-11. doi: 10.1080/01459740903070519.
The response to the novel H1N1 influenza (swine flu) pandemic has been overwhelmingly biological and epidemiological in scope. While plans are moving forward on a vaccine, few of the social effects of a truly massive global catastrophe-or the issues of communication, responding to predictable inappropriate reactions, preparation of populations for these effects, or using local population resources in the epidemic-have been well considered. Anthropology can play an important and underutilized role in planning and responding to influenza and other global emergencies. This editorial discusses these issues and makes some preliminary recommendations.
对新型 H1N1 流感（猪流感）大流行的反应在很大程度上是生物学和流行病学方面的。虽然疫苗的计划正在推进，但对于一场真正大规模的全球灾难的社会影响，或者对于沟通、应对可预见的不当反应、让民众为这些影响做好准备，以及在疫情中利用当地人口资源等问题，很少有得到充分考虑。人类学可以在规划和应对流感和其他全球紧急情况方面发挥重要而未被充分利用的作用。这篇社论讨论了这些问题，并提出了一些初步建议。
