Local disease–ecosystem–livelihood dynamics: reflections from comparative case studies in Africa
This article explores the implications for human health of local interactions between disease, ecosystems and livelihoods. Five interdisciplinary case studies addressed zoonotic diseases in African settings: Rift Valley fever (RVF) in Kenya, human African trypanosomiasis in Zambia and Zimbabwe, Lass...
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| author | Leach, M. Bett, Bernard K. Said, M. Bukachi, S. Sang, R. Anderson, N. Machila, N. Kuleszo, J. Schaten, K. Dzingirai, V. Mangwanya, L. Ntiamoa-Baidu, Y. Lawson, E. Amponsah-Mensah, K. Moses, L.M. Wilkinson, A. Grant, D.S. Koninga, J. |
| author_browse | Amponsah-Mensah, K. Anderson, N. Bett, Bernard K. Bukachi, S. Dzingirai, V. Grant, D.S. Koninga, J. Kuleszo, J. Lawson, E. Leach, M. Machila, N. Mangwanya, L. Moses, L.M. Ntiamoa-Baidu, Y. Said, M. Sang, R. Schaten, K. Wilkinson, A. |
| author_facet | Leach, M. Bett, Bernard K. Said, M. Bukachi, S. Sang, R. Anderson, N. Machila, N. Kuleszo, J. Schaten, K. Dzingirai, V. Mangwanya, L. Ntiamoa-Baidu, Y. Lawson, E. Amponsah-Mensah, K. Moses, L.M. Wilkinson, A. Grant, D.S. Koninga, J. |
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| description | This article explores the implications for human health of local interactions between disease, ecosystems and livelihoods. Five interdisciplinary case studies addressed zoonotic diseases in African settings: Rift Valley fever (RVF) in Kenya, human African trypanosomiasis in Zambia and Zimbabwe, Lassa fever in Sierra Leone and henipaviruses in Ghana. Each explored how ecological changes and human–ecosystem interactions affect pathogen dynamics and hence the likelihood of zoonotic spillover and transmission, and how socially differentiated peoples’ interactions with ecosystems and animals affect their exposure to disease. Cross-case analysis highlights how these dynamics vary by ecosystem type, across a range from humid forest to semi-arid savannah; the significance of interacting temporal and spatial scales; and the importance of mosaic and patch dynamics. Ecosystem interactions and services central to different people's livelihoods and well-being include pastoralism and agro-pastoralism, commercial and subsistence crop farming, hunting, collecting food, fuelwood and medicines, and cultural practices. There are synergies, but also tensions and trade-offs, between ecosystem changes that benefit livelihoods and affect disease. Understanding these can inform ‘One Health’ approaches towards managing ecosystems in ways that reduce disease risks and burdens. This article is part of the themed issue ‘One Health for a changing world: zoonoses, ecosystems and human well-being’. |
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| spelling | CGSpace814682023-12-08T19:36:04Z Local disease–ecosystem–livelihood dynamics: reflections from comparative case studies in Africa Leach, M. Bett, Bernard K. Said, M. Bukachi, S. Sang, R. Anderson, N. Machila, N. Kuleszo, J. Schaten, K. Dzingirai, V. Mangwanya, L. Ntiamoa-Baidu, Y. Lawson, E. Amponsah-Mensah, K. Moses, L.M. Wilkinson, A. Grant, D.S. Koninga, J. epidemiology health zoonoses This article explores the implications for human health of local interactions between disease, ecosystems and livelihoods. Five interdisciplinary case studies addressed zoonotic diseases in African settings: Rift Valley fever (RVF) in Kenya, human African trypanosomiasis in Zambia and Zimbabwe, Lassa fever in Sierra Leone and henipaviruses in Ghana. Each explored how ecological changes and human–ecosystem interactions affect pathogen dynamics and hence the likelihood of zoonotic spillover and transmission, and how socially differentiated peoples’ interactions with ecosystems and animals affect their exposure to disease. Cross-case analysis highlights how these dynamics vary by ecosystem type, across a range from humid forest to semi-arid savannah; the significance of interacting temporal and spatial scales; and the importance of mosaic and patch dynamics. Ecosystem interactions and services central to different people's livelihoods and well-being include pastoralism and agro-pastoralism, commercial and subsistence crop farming, hunting, collecting food, fuelwood and medicines, and cultural practices. There are synergies, but also tensions and trade-offs, between ecosystem changes that benefit livelihoods and affect disease. Understanding these can inform ‘One Health’ approaches towards managing ecosystems in ways that reduce disease risks and burdens. This article is part of the themed issue ‘One Health for a changing world: zoonoses, ecosystems and human well-being’. 2017-07-19 2017-06-07T07:26:08Z 2017-06-07T07:26:08Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81468 en Open Access Royal Society Leach, M., Bett, B., Said, M., Bukachi, S., Sang, R., Anderson, N., Machila, N., Kuleszo, J., Schaten, K., Dzingirai, V., Mangwanya, L., Ntiamoa-Baidu, Y., Lawson, E., Amponsah-Mensah, K., Moses, L.M., Wilkinson, A., Grant, D.S. and Koninga, J. 2017. Local disease–ecosystem–livelihood dynamics: reflections from comparative case studies in Africa. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 372(1725): 20160163. |
| spellingShingle | epidemiology health zoonoses Leach, M. Bett, Bernard K. Said, M. Bukachi, S. Sang, R. Anderson, N. Machila, N. Kuleszo, J. Schaten, K. Dzingirai, V. Mangwanya, L. Ntiamoa-Baidu, Y. Lawson, E. Amponsah-Mensah, K. Moses, L.M. Wilkinson, A. Grant, D.S. Koninga, J. Local disease–ecosystem–livelihood dynamics: reflections from comparative case studies in Africa |
| title | Local disease–ecosystem–livelihood dynamics: reflections from comparative case studies in Africa |
| title_full | Local disease–ecosystem–livelihood dynamics: reflections from comparative case studies in Africa |
| title_fullStr | Local disease–ecosystem–livelihood dynamics: reflections from comparative case studies in Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Local disease–ecosystem–livelihood dynamics: reflections from comparative case studies in Africa |
| title_short | Local disease–ecosystem–livelihood dynamics: reflections from comparative case studies in Africa |
| title_sort | local disease ecosystem livelihood dynamics reflections from comparative case studies in africa |
| topic | epidemiology health zoonoses |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81468 |
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