Forty-five years of One Health-related research at the International Livestock Research Institute

Objective: Livestock are the engine of development, but disease is a major constraint to production and risk to human health. Epidemiological research has revolutionised management of livestock disease, and this poster reviews 45 years research by the International Livestock Research Institute (I...

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Autores principales: Grace, Delia, McIntire, John
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Publicado: International Livestock Research Institute 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121046
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description Objective: Livestock are the engine of development, but disease is a major constraint to production and risk to human health. Epidemiological research has revolutionised management of livestock disease, and this poster reviews 45 years research by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the only international agricultural research institute focused on livestock. Materials and Methods: Over four years, we engaged more than 70 expert authors, to document 45 years of livestock research at ILRI, resulting in a book, launched in 2021 (Figure 1). Nine of the 18 chapters document epidemiological research into animal disease, showing the importance of epidemiology in livestock development. Results: Key findings include: • Research increased understanding of infection dynamics and generated methodologies and approaches that have since been applied in every corner of the world. • One Health approaches estimated the burden and risk factors for neglected as well as emerging zoonoses, identified their drivers and developed strategies for reducing those risks. • Field research on trypanosomiasis determined that rational use of curative and preventive trypanocidal drugs is the most sustainable and scalable control method. • Research on food safety elevated the importance of informal markets where most of the poor buy and sell food, introduced risk assessment developing countries, conducted dozens of disease burden studies and developed new approaches to managing food safety in informal markets. Conclusion: The book captures ILRI benefits to research, capacity development and end users. It marshals substantial evidence to show that livestock epidemiological and economic research improved food and nutrition security, prosperity, and natural resource management in lower-income countries.
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spelling CGSpace1210462025-11-04T17:10:44Z Forty-five years of One Health-related research at the International Livestock Research Institute Grace, Delia McIntire, John research livestock health animal health one health approach Objective: Livestock are the engine of development, but disease is a major constraint to production and risk to human health. Epidemiological research has revolutionised management of livestock disease, and this poster reviews 45 years research by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the only international agricultural research institute focused on livestock. Materials and Methods: Over four years, we engaged more than 70 expert authors, to document 45 years of livestock research at ILRI, resulting in a book, launched in 2021 (Figure 1). Nine of the 18 chapters document epidemiological research into animal disease, showing the importance of epidemiology in livestock development. Results: Key findings include: • Research increased understanding of infection dynamics and generated methodologies and approaches that have since been applied in every corner of the world. • One Health approaches estimated the burden and risk factors for neglected as well as emerging zoonoses, identified their drivers and developed strategies for reducing those risks. • Field research on trypanosomiasis determined that rational use of curative and preventive trypanocidal drugs is the most sustainable and scalable control method. • Research on food safety elevated the importance of informal markets where most of the poor buy and sell food, introduced risk assessment developing countries, conducted dozens of disease burden studies and developed new approaches to managing food safety in informal markets. Conclusion: The book captures ILRI benefits to research, capacity development and end users. It marshals substantial evidence to show that livestock epidemiological and economic research improved food and nutrition security, prosperity, and natural resource management in lower-income countries. 2022-08-09 2022-08-31T16:33:46Z 2022-08-31T16:33:46Z Poster https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121046 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108972 Open Access application/pdf International Livestock Research Institute Grace, D. and McIntire, J. 2022. Forty-five years of One Health-related research at the International Livestock Research Institute. Poster prepared for the 16th International Symposium of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, Halifax, Canada, 9 August 2022. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.
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Forty-five years of One Health-related research at the International Livestock Research Institute
title Forty-five years of One Health-related research at the International Livestock Research Institute
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livestock
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