Background: Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne viral zoonosis that was first isolated and characterized in 1931 in Kenya. RVF outbreaks have resulted in significant losses through human illness and deaths, high livestock abortions and deaths. This report provides an overview on epidemiol...
Pastoral cattle live in highly structured communities characterized by complex contact patterns. The present paper describes a spatially heterogeneous model for the transmission of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) developed specifically for pastoral communities of East Africa. The model i...
Mariner, Jeffrey C.
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McDermott, John J.
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Heesterbeek, J.A.P.
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Thomson, G.
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Roeder, P.L.
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Martin, S.W.
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[A heterogeneous population model for contagious bovine pleuropneumonia transmission and control in pastoral communities of East Africa]
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A heterogeneous population model for contagious bovine pleuropneumonia transmission and control in pastoral communities of East Africa
The development of a stochastic, state-transition model of rinderpest transmission dynamics is described using parameter estimates obtained from both laboratory and participatory research. Using serological data, the basic reproduction numbers for lineage-1 rinderpest virus in southern Sudan and ...
Mariner, Jeffrey C.
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McDermott, John J.
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Heesterbeek, J.A.P.
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Catley, A.
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Roeder, P.
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[A model of lineage-1 and lineage-2 rinderpest virus transmission in pastoral areas of East Africa]
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A model of lineage-1 and lineage-2 rinderpest virus transmission in pastoral areas of East Africa
Brucellosis is an important disease among livestock and people in sub-Saharan Africa. In general, the incidence is the highest in pastoral production systems and decreases as herd size and size of landholding decreases. The prevalence of risk factors for infections are best understood for bovine ...
McDermott, John J.
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Arimi, S.M.
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[Brucellosis in sub-Saharan Africa: Epidemiology, control and impact]
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Brucellosis in sub-Saharan Africa: Epidemiology, control and impact
Background
Previously free of rabies, Bali experienced an outbreak in 2008, which has since caused a large number of human fatalities. In response, both mass dog culling and vaccination have been implemented. In order to assess potential community-driven interventions for optimizing rabies contro...
Widyastuti, M.D.W.
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Bardosh, K.L.
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Sunandar
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Basri, C.
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Basuno, E.
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Jatikusumah, A.
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Arief, R.A.
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Putra, A.A.G.
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Rukmantara, A.
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Estoepangestie, A.T.S.
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Willyanto, I.
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Natakesuma, I.K.G.
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Sumantra, I.P.
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Grace, Delia
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Unger, Fred
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Gilbert, J.
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[On dogs, people, and a rabies epidemic: results from a sociocultural study in Bali, Indonesia]
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On dogs, people, and a rabies epidemic: results from a sociocultural study in Bali, Indonesia
The 11 conferences given at the 2nd Web Blight (Thanatephorus cucumeris) workshop held in San Jose, Costa Rica, in Nov. 3-7, 1986, as part of CIAT`s Bean Regional Project for Central America and the Caribbean, are presented. Research progress in bean breeding for resistance to T. cucumeris and di...
A framework for the impact assessment of disease control strategies for Newcastle disease (ND) is discussed. This includes linking epidemiological and economic data to predict the relative impact of different control interventions at different levels from farm to region. Epidemiological transmis...
McDermott, John J.
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Coleman, P.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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[Methods for assessing the impact of infectious diseases of livestock - their role in improving the control of Newcastle disease in Southern Africa]
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Methods for assessing the impact of infectious diseases of livestock - their role in improving the control of Newcastle disease in Southern Africa
Dione, Michel M.
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Roesel, Kristina
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Pezo, Danilo A.
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[Strengthening pig value chains and managing ASF risk in Uganda: Identifying best bet solutions]
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Strengthening pig value chains and managing ASF risk in Uganda: Identifying best bet solutions