The Ebola outbreak in West Africa involved the introduction of new forms of social and physical separation that aimed to curtail the spread of the disease People changed the ways they lived to avoid contact with those who might be sick A suite of governmental instruments was introduced, ranging from by-laws and public health campaigns to the use of specialist treatment centres and military force These events transformed social connections and affected possibilities for trust in intimate, governmental, and therapeutic relations Drawing upon fieldwork in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea, this article explores these forms of separation and social distance ethnographically, with a focus on material objects, touch, and spaces of separation In doing so, we contribute to discussions on the constitution of trust and distance within social relations, and the ways in which separation can enable certain kinds of closeness Our analysis offers insights for those seeking to understand the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the ways that people relate to, and care for, others © 2020 The Authors Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Royal Anthropological Institute

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埃博拉病毒分离：西非的信任、危机和“社会疏远”

西非的埃博拉疫情涉及引入新形式的社会和身体隔离，旨在遏制疾病的传播 人们改变了生活方式以避免与可能生病的人接触 引入了一套政府文书，范围包括从规章制度和公共卫生运动到使用专业治疗中心和军队 这些事件改变了社会联系并影响了对亲密关系、政府和治疗关系的信任的可能性 本文借鉴了塞拉利昂、利比里亚和几内亚的实地调查从人种学角度探索这些形式的分离和社会距离，重点关注物质对象、接触和分离空间在这样做时，我们有助于讨论社会关系中信任和距离的构成，以及分离可以实现某种亲密关系的方式 我们的分析为那些寻求了解持续的 COVID-19 大流行对人们与他人交往和照顾他人方式的影响的人提供了见解 © 2020 年作者期刊由 John Wiley & Sons Ltd 代表皇家人类学研究所出版的皇家人类学研究所