Essays about: "African swine fever"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 21 essays containing the words African swine fever.

  1. 11. Socioeconomic impact of infectious animal diseases in smallholder settings in low-income countries : focussing on African swine fever in Uganda

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Mikaela Klahr Fritz; [2015]
    Keywords : smallholder; socioeconomic impact; animal infectious diseases; African swine fever; småskalig djurhållning; socioekonomisk påverkan; infektiösa djursjukdomar; afrikansk svinpest;

    Abstract : Smallholder farmers in low-income countries face a number of challenges in animal production. Animal husbandry carries great potential in reducing poverty, hunger and gender inequality, but at the same time infectious diseases are prominent threats to farmers’ livelihoods and their animals. READ MORE

  3. 12. African swine fever in Uganda : attitudes and possible interventions to limit the spread of the disease

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Frida Crafoord; [2014]
    Keywords : African swine fever; smallholder pig production; pork value chain; participatory epidemiology; Uganda; Gulu; Afrikansk svinpest; småskalig grisproduktion; deltagande epidemiologi;

    Abstract : The objective of this study was to investigate the attitude towards African swine fever (ASF) primarily among smallholder pig farmers but also among other actors along the pork value chain in Gulu district, Uganda. More specifically, the study aimed to investigate the specific challenges facing both farmers and other members of the pork value chain using participatory epidemiology (PE). READ MORE

  4. 13. Emerging infectious diseases : a model of disease transmission dynamics at the wildlife-livestock interface in Uganda

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Fredrik Backlund; [2013]
    Keywords : emerging infectious disease; African swine fever; wildlife; disease transmission; genotype;

    Abstract : Emerging infectious diseases are a recurring threat to both human and animal health. Understanding the multiple causes behind the emergence of new diseases is key to the prevention of new and potentially devastating outbreaks. READ MORE

  5. 14. Afrikansk svinpest : förebyggande åtgärder och kontroll ur ett EU-perspektiv

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Sandra Nohrborg; [2012]
    Keywords : Afrikansk svinpest; ASF; kontroll; förebygga; risk; biosäkerhet; EU; smittskydd;

    Abstract : Afrikansk svinpest (ASF) är en hemorrhagisk sjukdom orsakad av ett virus tillhörandefamiljen Asfarviridae genus Asfivirus. Sjukdomen kan drabba både tamgrisar och vildsvin ochsmittar via indirekt eller direkt kontakt mellan smittade djur men även via vektorer. READ MORE

  6. 15. Patho-anatomical studies on african swine fever in Uganda

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Justine Ganowiak; [2012]
    Keywords : African Swine Fever; pathology; Uganda;

    Abstract : African Swine Fever (ASF) is one of the most serious transboundary swine diseases because of its high lethality for pigs, socioeconomic consequences, rapid and international spread and the absence of either treatment or vaccine. This Sida Minor Field Study (MFS) was carried out during fall 2010, as part of a larger collaborative research project called ASFUganda, focusing on the epidemiology of the disease in Uganda. READ MORE