التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
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Foot and Mouth Disease and Livestock Husbandry Practices in the Adamawa Province of Cameroon. |
| المؤلفون: |
B.M. deC. Bronsvoort, V.N. Tanya, R.P. Kitching, C. Nfon, S.M. Hamman, K.L. Morgan |
| المصدر: |
Tropical Animal Health & Production; Dec2003, Vol. 35 Issue 6, p491-507, 17p |
| مستخلص: |
Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease of even-toed ungulates and is endemic in most of the tropics. A cross-sectional study using a stratified, two-stage random sample design was undertaken in the Adamawa Province of Cameroon. The objectives were to measure the reported herd-level prevalence of FMD and a range of husbandry practices important for its transmission. The owner-reported prevalence for the previous 12 months was 57.9% (50.465.4%), although there was a significant variation across the Province. During the previous dry season, 46.5% (38.654.4%) of herds had gone on transhumance. Herds had high numbers of contacts with other herds while on transhumance (98.6%), at pasture (95.8%) and at night (74.4%), with medians of 710, 46 and 13 daily contacts, respectively. The high level of endemic FMD and potential for disease spread presents a significant challenge for control and eradication. Locally sustainable methods need to be developed upon which larger regional control programmes could be built in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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