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"
Developing capacity for implementing innovative PPR control strategies based on the epidemiology and socio-economic aspects of the disease in the East African region
Abstract:
Major losses in sheep and goats have been incurred from Peste
des petit ruminants (PPR), a relatively new disease in East
Africa. It first appeared in Eastern Uganda but has since spread
to most of Kenya and Northern Tanzania. Small ruminants are
the source of income for most pastoralists in East Africa. In
this study the epidemiology of PPR including risk factors,
prevalence, and socio-economic effects will be analyzed using
participatory tools in Turkana, Kenya and Longido in Tanzania.
Les pertes importantes chez les ovins et les caprins ont été exposés à partir Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), une maladie relativement nouvelle en Afrique orientale. Sa première apparition dans l’Est de l’Ouganda, mais s’est depuis étendue presque partout au Kenya et au nord de la Tanzanie. Les petits ruminants sont une source de revenu pour la plupart des pasteurs en Afrique orientale. Dans cette étude, l’épidémiologie de PPR, y compris les facteurs de risque, la prévalence et les effets socio-économiques seront analysées à l’aide d’outils participatifs dans les Turkana au Kenya et à Longido en Tanzanie.
Language:
English
Date of publication:
2010
Region Focus:
East Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Licence conditions:
Open Access
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Form:
Printed resource
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Extent:
1077-1080
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