Evaluating the potential for the environmentally sustainable control of foot and mouth disease in sub-Saharan Africa

dc.contributor.authorFerguson, Kenneth J.
dc.contributor.authorCleaveland, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorHaydon, Daniel Thomas
dc.contributor.authorCaron, Alexandre
dc.contributor.authorKock, Richard A.
dc.contributor.authorLembo, Tiziana
dc.contributor.authorHopcraft, J. Grant C.
dc.contributor.authorChardonnet, Bertrand
dc.contributor.authorNyariki, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorKeyyu, Julius
dc.contributor.authorPaton, David James
dc.contributor.authorKivaria, Mathias
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-01T09:52:42Z
dc.date.available2014-04-01T09:52:42Z
dc.date.issued2013-09
dc.description.abstractStrategies to control transboundary diseases have in the past generatedunintended negative consequences for both the environment and local human populations. Integrating perspectives from across disciplines, including livestock, veterinary and conservation sectors, is necessary for identifying disease control strategies that optimise environmental goods and services at the wildlife-livestock interface. Prompted by the recent development of a global strategy for the control and elimination of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), this paper seeks insight into the consequences of, and rational options for potential FMD control measures in relation to environmental, conservation and human poverty considerations in Africa. We suggest a more environmentally nuanced process of FMD control that safe-guards the integrity of wild populations and the ecosystemdynamics on which human livelihoods depend while simultaneously improving socio-economic conditions of rural people. In particular, we outline five major issues that need to be considered: 1) improved understanding of the different FMDviral strains and how they circulate between domestic and wildlife populations; 2) an appreciation for the economic value of wildlife formany African countries whose presencemight preclude the country from ever achieving an FMD-free status; 3) exploring ways in which livestock production can be improved without compromising wildlife such as implementing commodity- based trading schemes; 4) introducing a participatory approach involving local farmers and the national veterinary services in the control of FMD; and 5) finally the possibility that transfrontier conservation might offer new hope of integrating decision-making at the wildlife-livestock interface.en_US
dc.description.librarianhb2014en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSC,DTH and TL are grateful to the initiative of BBSRC DFID Scottish Government (Combating Infectious Diseases of Livestock for International Development) for supporting TL (grant no. BB/H009302/1) and providing funding for a workshop in which some of these ideas were developed. AC was supported by the research platform ‘‘Production and Conservation in Partnership’’. DJP is a BBSRC funded Jenner Investigator.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://link.springer.com/journal/10393en_US
dc.identifier.citationFerguson, KJ, Cleaveland, S, Haydon, DT, Caron, A, Kock, RA, Lembo, T, Hopcraft, JGC, Chardonnet, B, Nyariki, T, Keyyu, J, Paton, DJ & Kivaria, FM 2013, 'Evaluating the potential for the environmentally sustainable control of foot and mouth disease in sub-Saharan Africa', EcoHealth, vol.10, no.3, pp. 314-322.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1612-9202 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1612-9210 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1007/s10393-013-0850-6
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/37327
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.rights© 2013 The Author(s). This article is published with open access at Springerlink.comen_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.subjectControlen_US
dc.subjectFAO-OIEen_US
dc.subjectSustainableen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmenten_US
dc.subjectWildlifeen_US
dc.subjectIntegrationen_US
dc.subjectDecision-makingen_US
dc.subjectFoot-and-mouth disease (FMD)en_US
dc.titleEvaluating the potential for the environmentally sustainable control of foot and mouth disease in sub-Saharan Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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