Identification of Peste des Petits Ruminants Transmission Hotspots in the Karamoja Subregion of Uganda for Targeting of Eradication Interventions

Identification of Peste des Petits Ruminants Transmission Hotspots in the Karamoja Subregion of Uganda for Targeting of Eradication Interventions

This paper describes an assessment of the patterns of peste des petits ruminants virus circulation in the Karamoja subregion of Uganda conducted to identify the communities that maintain the virus and inform the development of a targeted vaccination strategy. Participatory epidemiological methods we...

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Main Authors: Joseph Nkamwesiga, Jeanne Coffin-Schmitt, Sylvester Ochwo, Frank Norbert Mwiine, Annabella Palopoli, Christian Ndekezi, Emmanuel Isingoma, Noelina Nantima, Peninah Nsamba, Rogers Adiba, Saskia Hendrickx, Jeffrey C. Mariner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
Peste des petits ruminants
Uganda
participatory epidemiology
eradication
Karamoja
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2019.00221/full

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