National decisions about how to control bird flu are critical to global as well as national success. The best ways to fight bird flu in industrialized countries are often not the best for developing nations. This article describes the strategy of the Consultative Group on International Agricultur...
Narrod, C.A.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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Rich, Karl M.
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Seré Rabé, Carlos
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[Finding strategies that work in developing countries: A one-size-fits-all solution won’t work]
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Finding strategies that work in developing countries: A one-size-fits-all solution won’t work
The authors evaluate the impact of foot and mouth disease (FMD) and control of the disease in the Philippines using cost-benefit analysis. A scenario in which FMD control is maintained at recent levels with continued presence of the disease is compared to scenarios in which a publicly funded prog...
Randolph, Thomas F.
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Perry, Brian D.
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Benigno, C.C.
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Santos , I.J.
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Agbayani, A.L.
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Coleman, P.
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Webb, R.
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Gleeson, L.J.
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[The economic impact of foot and mouth disease control and eradication in the Philippines]
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The economic impact of foot and mouth disease control and eradication in the Philippines
A pilot study of the economic impact of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in the countries and region of South-East Asia is described. Previous economic impact assessments are reviewed and summarised and a synthesis of these contributions is constructed. A framework for the future economic impact of t...
Perry, Brian D.
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Kalpravidh, W.
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Coleman, P.G.
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Horst, H.S.
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McDermott, John J.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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Glesson, L.J.
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[The economic impact of foot and mouth disease and its control in South-East Asia: A preliminary assessment with special reference to Thailand]
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The economic impact of foot and mouth disease and its control in South-East Asia: A preliminary assessment with special reference to Thailand
The authors assess the economic imapct of the Pan-African Rinderpest Campaign (PARC). The PARC programme commenced in 1986 with the objective to control and ultimately eradicate rinderpest from Africa. From among the thirty-five countries that participated in PARC, ten countries were selected for...
Tambi, N.E.
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Maina, O.W.
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Mukhebi, A.W.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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[Economic impact assessment of rinderpest control in Africa]
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Economic impact assessment of rinderpest control in Africa
Narrod, C.A.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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Rich, Karl M.
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Seré Rabé, Carlos
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[Finding strategies in the fight against bird flu that work in developing countries is key: A one-size-fits-all strategy won't work]
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Finding strategies in the fight against bird flu that work in developing countries is key: A one-size-fits-all strategy won't work
Trypanocidal drugs are the most commonly purchased and used livestock input by resource-poor farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. The effective use of trypanocidal drugs by smallholder farmers is threatened by the development of widespread resistance. This is a particular concern for smallholder crop-l...
Clausen, P.H.
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Bauer, B.
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Zessin, K.H.
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Diall, O.
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Bocoum, Z.
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Sidibe, I.
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Affognon, Hippolyte D.
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Waibel, H.
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Grace, Delia
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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[Preventing and containing trypanocide resistance in the cotton zone of West Africa]
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Preventing and containing trypanocide resistance in the cotton zone of West Africa
The general role of veterinary epidemiology and economics to national animal-disease control throughout the world is considered for the four main groupings of animal diseases: zoonotic, food-borne, endemic and epidemic diseases. This is done by considering how veterinary epidemiology and economic...
Perry, Brian D.
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McDermott, John J.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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[Can epidemiology and economics make a meaningful contribution to national animal-disease control?]
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Can epidemiology and economics make a meaningful contribution to national animal-disease control?
Cross sectional surveys (2002-2004) achieved in 89 villages, carried on 5474 cattle and 1908 tse tse flies (G. palpalis: 53%; G. tachinoides: 45% and G. morsitans: 2%) have been captured. Following these investigations, several suspected villages have been chosen for longitudinal surveys in order...
Talaki, E.
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Sidibe, I.
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Diall, O.
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Grace, Delia
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Barry, A.M.
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Djiteye, A.
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Bocoum, Z.
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Clausen, P.H.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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Affognon, Hippolyte D.
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Hendrickx, G.
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Pangui, L.J.
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Belem, A.M.G.
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[Répartition spatiale des trypanosomoses animales en relation avec la chimiorésistance dans la zone cotonnière de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (Mali et Guinée)]
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Répartition spatiale des trypanosomoses animales en relation avec la chimiorésistance dans la zone cotonnière de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (Mali et Guinée)
As in other countries in southern Africa, foot and mouth disease (FMD) is endemic in certain parts of Zimbabwe inhabited by African buffalo, which harbor the virus. Despite this, Zimbabwe has invested for many years in maintaining freedom from FMD over much of its territory, permitting it to take...
Randolph, Thomas F.
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Morrison, J.A.
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Poulton, C.
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[Evaluating equity impacts of animal disease control: The case of foot and mouth disease in Zimbabwe]
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Evaluating equity impacts of animal disease control: The case of foot and mouth disease in Zimbabwe