@article{fdi:010071375, title = {{L}’anthropologie engag{\'e}e dans la lutte contre {E}bola (2014-2016) : approches, contributions et nouvelles questions}, author = {{D}esclaux, {A}lice and {A}noko, {J}. and {A}kind{\`e}s, {F}. and {B}ila, {B}. and {E}grot, {M}arc and {T}averne, {B}ernard and et al. and {RAEE}.{R}{\'e}seau ouest africain {A}nthropologie des Épid{\'e}mies Émergentes}, editor = {}, language = {{FRE}}, abstract = {{A}nthropologists contributed to the response to the 2014-2016 {E}bola outbreak in three ways: as {E}bola experts, cultural mediators between populations and caregivers, and researchers. {T}his article presents a preliminary review of approaches, contributions and related issues based on a literature review, case studies and debates. {T}he anthropological research discussed in this article concerns four themes: epidemiological contexts of transmission; cultural interpretation of illness and social responses; social construction of stakeholders' experience; critical analysis of public health interventions. {I}n addition to insightful contributions, particularly regarding the socio-political contexts and their interfaces with global public health measures, anthropologists tested forms of communication to facilitate access of public health actors to their results. {H}owever, these heterogeneous forms of engagement raise a number of questions, especially when they reflect anthropological interpretations that exclude any critical or reflexive dimension, or when anthropology is considered to be similar to social intervention. {N}evertheless, anthropological research provides a major contribution, which could be even greater if transnational networks set up by researchers to analyse the socio-political, economic and biocultural dimensions of emerging epidemics are supported in order to improve "preparedness" for future health crises.}, keywords = {{W}est {A}frica ; {E}bola ; {A}nthropology ; {E}pidemic ; {S}ocial sciences ; {A}frique de l’{O}uest ; {A}nthropologie ; Épid{\'e}mie ; {S}ciences sociales ; {AFRIQUE} {DE} {L}'{OUEST} ; {SENEGAL} ; {GUINEE} ; {BENIN} ; {COTE} {D}'{IVOIRE} ; {BURKINA} {FASO}}, booktitle = {{R}equestionner les approches de sant{\'e} publique apr{\`e}s {E}bola}, journal = {{S}ant{\'e} {P}ublique}, volume = {29}, numero = {4}, pages = {477--485}, ISSN = {0995-3914}, year = {2017}, DOI = {10.3917/spub.174.0477}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010071375}, }