Economic impact assessment of Cowdria ruminantium infection and its control in Southern Africa

Heartwater is a tick-borne disease of cattle, sheep and goats and some wild ruminants prevalent in much of Africa and the Caribbean. It is caused by the rickettsial organism Cowdria ruminantium and transmitted by ticks of the genus Amblyomma. The disease has traditionally been controlled by the use...

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Autores principales: Minjauw, B., Kruska, Russell L., Odero, A., Randolph, Thomas F., McDermott, John J., Mahan, S.M., Perry, Brian D.
Formato: Conference Paper
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics 2000
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50419
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author Minjauw, B.
Kruska, Russell L.
Odero, A.
Randolph, Thomas F.
McDermott, John J.
Mahan, S.M.
Perry, Brian D.
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Mahan, S.M.
McDermott, John J.
Minjauw, B.
Odero, A.
Perry, Brian D.
Randolph, Thomas F.
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Kruska, Russell L.
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Perry, Brian D.
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description Heartwater is a tick-borne disease of cattle, sheep and goats and some wild ruminants prevalent in much of Africa and the Caribbean. It is caused by the rickettsial organism Cowdria ruminantium and transmitted by ticks of the genus Amblyomma. The disease has traditionally been controlled by the use of chemical acaricides to prevent and control infection transmission. A blood-based vaccine for heartwater exists, containing live Cowdria organisms, but it has not been widely adopted as it requires a strict cold chain and can result in severe clinical reactions! Current research focuses on the Development of safer and more effective inactivated vaccines. This study examines the economic impact of heartwater in the countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, and of the new vaccines under Development to control the disease.
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spelling CGSpace504192024-03-06T10:16:43Z Economic impact assessment of Cowdria ruminantium infection and its control in Southern Africa Minjauw, B. Kruska, Russell L. Odero, A. Randolph, Thomas F. McDermott, John J. Mahan, S.M. Perry, Brian D. cowdria ruminantium economic analysis infection disease control Heartwater is a tick-borne disease of cattle, sheep and goats and some wild ruminants prevalent in much of Africa and the Caribbean. It is caused by the rickettsial organism Cowdria ruminantium and transmitted by ticks of the genus Amblyomma. The disease has traditionally been controlled by the use of chemical acaricides to prevent and control infection transmission. A blood-based vaccine for heartwater exists, containing live Cowdria organisms, but it has not been widely adopted as it requires a strict cold chain and can result in severe clinical reactions! Current research focuses on the Development of safer and more effective inactivated vaccines. This study examines the economic impact of heartwater in the countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, and of the new vaccines under Development to control the disease. 2000 2014-10-31T06:09:12Z 2014-10-31T06:09:12Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50419 en Limited Access International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics
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economic analysis
infection
disease control
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Kruska, Russell L.
Odero, A.
Randolph, Thomas F.
McDermott, John J.
Mahan, S.M.
Perry, Brian D.
Economic impact assessment of Cowdria ruminantium infection and its control in Southern Africa
title Economic impact assessment of Cowdria ruminantium infection and its control in Southern Africa
title_full Economic impact assessment of Cowdria ruminantium infection and its control in Southern Africa
title_fullStr Economic impact assessment of Cowdria ruminantium infection and its control in Southern Africa
title_full_unstemmed Economic impact assessment of Cowdria ruminantium infection and its control in Southern Africa
title_short Economic impact assessment of Cowdria ruminantium infection and its control in Southern Africa
title_sort economic impact assessment of cowdria ruminantium infection and its control in southern africa
topic cowdria ruminantium
economic analysis
infection
disease control
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50419
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