Grappling with (re)-emerging infectious zoonoses: Risk assessment, mitigation framework, and future directions

W Gwenzi, EC Skirmuntt, T Musvuugwa, C Teta… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Low-income countries (LICs) in Africa, southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbeans
constitute potential hotspots for future outbreaks of infectious zoonoses. A comprehensive …

Health interventions among mobile pastoralists: a systematic review to guide health service design

H Wild, E Mendonsa, M Trautwein… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Mobile pastoralists are one of the last populations to be reached by health
services and are frequently missed by health campaigns. Since health interventions among …

Prevalence and speciation of brucellosis in febrile patients from a pastoralist community of Tanzania

RF Bodenham, AHS Lukambagire, RT Ashford… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Brucellosis is an endemic zoonosis in sub-Saharan Africa. Pastoralists are at high risk of
infection but data on brucellosis from these communities are scarce. The study objectives …

[HTML][HTML] “We are doctors”: Drivers of animal health practices among Maasai pastoralists and implications for antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance

PE Mangesho, MA Caudell, ER Mwakapeje… - Preventive veterinary …, 2021 - Elsevier
Animal health service providers can play an important role in limiting drug resistance by
promoting responsible and prudent use of veterinary drugs. Recognizing this potential …

The role of social vulnerability in improving interventions for neglected zoonotic diseases: The example of Kyasanur Forest Disease in India

FA Asaaga, BV Purse, M Rahman… - PLOS Global Public …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Forest-based communities manage many risks to health and socio-economic welfare
including the increasing threat of emerging zoonoses that are expected to disproportionately …

Understanding attitude, practices and knowledge of zoonotic infectious disease risks among poultry farmers in Ghana

M Ayim‐Akonor, R Krumkamp, J May… - … medicine and science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Zoonotic infectious diseases (ZIDs) are increasing globally, and livestock farmers in low‐and
middle‐income countries are at particularly high risk. An evaluation of farmer's behaviour on …

'None of my ancestors ever discussed this disease before!'How disease information shapes adaptive capacity of marginalised rural populations in India

FA Asaaga, M Rahman, SD Kalegowda… - PLoS Neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Smallholder farmer and tribal communities are often characterised as marginalised and
highly vulnerable to emerging zoonotic diseases due to their relatively poor access to …

One health insights into pastoralists' perceptions on zoonotic diseases in Ethiopia: perspectives from South Omo Zone of SNNP Region

ST Alemu, D Ero, SM Mor - Pastoralism, 2023 - Springer
Zoonotic diseases negatively impact pastoral communities in Ethiopia. In addition to impacts
on human health, the interaction between people, livestock and environment which is so …

Lay attitudes and misconceptions and their implications for the control of brucellosis in an agro-pastoral community in Kilombero district, Tanzania

CM Mburu, SA Bukachi, K H. Tokpa… - PLoS neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Brucellosis is a priority zoonotic disease in Tanzania that causes ill-health in people and
affects livestock productivity. Inadequate awareness and behavior risking transmission can …

Knowledge, perceptions, and practices around zoonotic diseases among actors in the livestock trade in the Lake Victoria crescent ecosystem in East Africa

H Majiwa, SA Bukachi, D Omia, EM Fèvre - Frontiers in Public Health, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Zoonotic diseases such as anthrax, rabies, brucellosis, and Rift Valley fever
pose a direct threat to health and undercut livelihoods in the communities in which they …