African swine fever in Uganda: qualitative evaluation of three surveillance methods with implications for other resource-poor settings

African swine fever in Uganda: qualitative evaluation of three surveillance methods with implications for other resource-poor settings

Animal diseases impact negatively on households and on national economies. In low-income countries this pertains especially to socio-economic effects on household level. To control animal diseases and mitigate their impact, it is necessary to understand the epidemiology of the disease in its local c...

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Main Authors: Erika eChenais, Susanna eSternberg-Lewerin, Sofia eBoqvist, Ulf eEmanuelson, Tonny eAliro, Emma eTejler, Giampaolo eCocca, Charles eMasembe, Karl eStåhl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
outbreak investigation
smartphone
Disease detection
Low-income countries
Participatory epidemiology
Infectious animal diseases
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fvets.2015.00051/full

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