Stakeholder narratives on Trypanosomiasis, their effect on policy and the scope for One Health

This is a country case study focusing on the political economy of knowledge in Zambia.

Abstract

This paper explores the framings of trypanosomiasis, a widespread and potentially fatal zoonotic disease transmitted by tsetse flies (Glossina species) affecting both humans and livestock. This is a country case study focusing on the political economy of knowledge in Zambia. It is a pertinent time to examine this issue as human population growth and other factors have led to migration into tsetse-inhabited areas with little historical influence from livestock. Disease transmission in new human-wildlife interfaces such as these is a greater risk, and opinions on the best way to manage this are deeply divided.

Citation

Grant, C., Anderson, N., Machila, N., Stakeholder narratives on Trypanosomiasis, their effect on policy and the scope for One Health, Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015

Stakeholder narratives on Trypanosomiasis, their effect on policy and the scope for One Health

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Published 1 January 2015