About the RUFORUM 2010 Biennal Conference
"The 2010 RUFORUM Biennial Conference was the second in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholders in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme of Animal Science"
Risk factors and socio-economic effects associated with spread of Peste des petits ruminants in Turkana district, Kenya
Abstract:
Peste des petit ruminants (PPR) is a highly contagious,
infectious and often fatal disease of sheep, goats and small
wild ruminants. In Kenya PPR was first suspected in 1992 and
confirmed in Turkana District in 2007. Turkana community
livelihoods were devastated following the loss of small stock
due to the disease. The Government of Kenya estimated annual
losses of over US$ 13 million during the 2007-2008 outbreaks.
The disease is relatively new in Kenya. Thus, the extents of
the disease socio-economic impacts as well as the risk factors
that are responsible for its introduction and spread in Kenya
remain poorly understood.
La Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) (PPR) est une maladie
très contagieuse, infectieuse et souvent mortelle des moutons,
des chèvres et des petits ruminants sauvages. Au Kenya, la
PPR a d’abord été soupçonnée en 1992 et puis confirmée dans
le district de Turkana en 2007. Les moyens de subsistance de
la population de Turkana ont été dévastés suite à la perte du
petit bétail provoquée par cette maladie. Le gouvernement du
Kenya a estimé les pertes annuelles de plus de 13 millions $
US durant l’apparition de 2007-2008. La maladie est
relativement nouvelle au Kenya. Ainsi, l’ampleur des impacts
socio-économiques de la maladie et les facteurs de risque qui
sont responsables de son introduction et sa propagation au
Kenya demeurent mal compris.
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English
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2010
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East Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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Printed resource
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1087-1091
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