Silva K T
Sociology Department, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Parassitologia. 1994 Aug;36(1-2):149-63.
Analysis of the history of malaria control in British Ceylon reveals that, besides public health considerations, it was guided by the interests of the colonial powers to expand territory, justify colonial domination, protect the plantation industries and medicalize social misery. The implications of the latter considerations for the choice of a malaria eradication strategy are discussed.
对英属锡兰疟疾防治历史的分析表明,除了公共卫生方面的考虑外,其还受到殖民列强扩张领土、为殖民统治辩护、保护种植园产业以及将社会苦难医学化等利益因素的影响。文中讨论了后述因素对疟疾根除策略选择的影响。