Building an African Leptospirosis Network
Although leptospirosis is a disease of global importance, local context is crucial to formulating effective intervention strategies. Factors including reservoir host species, pathogen type, environmental, and social settings generate context-specific epidemiologies. Diverse climatic zones, agricultu...
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| author | Benschop, J. Allan, K. Fayaz, A. Bastos, A.D.S. Collins-Emerson, J. Crump, J.A. Dobigny, G. El Azhari, M. El-Tras, W.F. Halliday, J. Koffi, S.K. Lindahl, Johanna F. Mgode, G. Moseley, M. Mubemba, B. Naicker, P. Rahelinirina, S. Rakotomanana, F. Rubbo, P.A. |
| author_browse | Allan, K. Bastos, A.D.S. Benschop, J. Collins-Emerson, J. Crump, J.A. Dobigny, G. El Azhari, M. El-Tras, W.F. Fayaz, A. Halliday, J. Koffi, S.K. Lindahl, Johanna F. Mgode, G. Moseley, M. Mubemba, B. Naicker, P. Rahelinirina, S. Rakotomanana, F. Rubbo, P.A. |
| author_facet | Benschop, J. Allan, K. Fayaz, A. Bastos, A.D.S. Collins-Emerson, J. Crump, J.A. Dobigny, G. El Azhari, M. El-Tras, W.F. Halliday, J. Koffi, S.K. Lindahl, Johanna F. Mgode, G. Moseley, M. Mubemba, B. Naicker, P. Rahelinirina, S. Rakotomanana, F. Rubbo, P.A. |
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| description | Although leptospirosis is a disease of global importance, local context is crucial to formulating effective intervention strategies. Factors including reservoir host species, pathogen type, environmental, and social settings generate context-specific epidemiologies. Diverse climatic zones, agricultural systems, urbanization patterns, and cultural practices in Africa are likely to drive considerable variation in leptospirosis epidemiology. There is growing evidence of a substantial burden of human leptospirosis in Africa that is difficult to quantify in part due to lack of surveillance and clinical awareness of leptospirosis. Leptospirosis is therefore rarely considered as a differential diagnosis for acute febrile illness, and there is little access to diagnostic services for leptospirosis on the continent. In 2016, a virtual network was founded focussing on improving awareness and understanding leptospirosis in Africa. We currently have 40 members from academia, clinical practice, government and non-governmental agencies and others. Current members are based predominantly in institutions outside the continent but increasingly colleagues based in public health, laboratories, veterinary, and academic institutions within Africa are joining. We will share our experiences of developing this network, and our plans for capacity building through identifying and addressing knowledge gaps in our understanding of leptospirosis in Africa. |
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| spelling | CGSpace799232025-12-08T09:54:28Z Building an African Leptospirosis Network Benschop, J. Allan, K. Fayaz, A. Bastos, A.D.S. Collins-Emerson, J. Crump, J.A. Dobigny, G. El Azhari, M. El-Tras, W.F. Halliday, J. Koffi, S.K. Lindahl, Johanna F. Mgode, G. Moseley, M. Mubemba, B. Naicker, P. Rahelinirina, S. Rakotomanana, F. Rubbo, P.A. animal diseases zoonoses Although leptospirosis is a disease of global importance, local context is crucial to formulating effective intervention strategies. Factors including reservoir host species, pathogen type, environmental, and social settings generate context-specific epidemiologies. Diverse climatic zones, agricultural systems, urbanization patterns, and cultural practices in Africa are likely to drive considerable variation in leptospirosis epidemiology. There is growing evidence of a substantial burden of human leptospirosis in Africa that is difficult to quantify in part due to lack of surveillance and clinical awareness of leptospirosis. Leptospirosis is therefore rarely considered as a differential diagnosis for acute febrile illness, and there is little access to diagnostic services for leptospirosis on the continent. In 2016, a virtual network was founded focussing on improving awareness and understanding leptospirosis in Africa. We currently have 40 members from academia, clinical practice, government and non-governmental agencies and others. Current members are based predominantly in institutions outside the continent but increasingly colleagues based in public health, laboratories, veterinary, and academic institutions within Africa are joining. We will share our experiences of developing this network, and our plans for capacity building through identifying and addressing knowledge gaps in our understanding of leptospirosis in Africa. 2016-12-03 2017-02-17T10:02:25Z 2017-02-17T10:02:25Z Poster https://hdl.handle.net/10568/79923 en Open Access application/pdf Massey University Benschop, J., Allan, K., Fayaz, A., Bastos, A., Collins-Emerson, J., Crump, J.A., Dobigny, G., El Azhari, M., El-Tras, W.F., Halliday, J., Koffi, S.K., Lindahl, J., Mgode, G., Moseley, M., Mubemba, B., Naicker, P., Rahelinirina, S., Rakotomanana, F. and Rubbo, P.-A. 2016. Building an African Leptospirosis Network. Presentation at the 4th International One Health Congress and 6th Biennial Congress of the International Association for Ecology and Health (One Health EcoHealth 2016), Melbourne, Australia, 3–7 December 2016. New Zealand: Massey University. |
| spellingShingle | animal diseases zoonoses Benschop, J. Allan, K. Fayaz, A. Bastos, A.D.S. Collins-Emerson, J. Crump, J.A. Dobigny, G. El Azhari, M. El-Tras, W.F. Halliday, J. Koffi, S.K. Lindahl, Johanna F. Mgode, G. Moseley, M. Mubemba, B. Naicker, P. Rahelinirina, S. Rakotomanana, F. Rubbo, P.A. Building an African Leptospirosis Network |
| title | Building an African Leptospirosis Network |
| title_full | Building an African Leptospirosis Network |
| title_fullStr | Building an African Leptospirosis Network |
| title_full_unstemmed | Building an African Leptospirosis Network |
| title_short | Building an African Leptospirosis Network |
| title_sort | building an african leptospirosis network |
| topic | animal diseases zoonoses |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/79923 |
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