Economics of East Coast fever: a literature review

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Veterinary Science

Joshua Orungo Onono¹  Jae Young Hwang²  Aditi A. Surve²  Shanthi Manian³  Jonathan Yoder³ 

[1] Department of Public Health Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya;School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States;School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States;School for Global Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States;

关键词: disease burden;    cattle;    costs;    management;    infectious disease;    Theileria parva;    ticks and TBDs;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fvets.2023.1239110

 received in 2023-06-12, accepted in 2023-08-22,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

East Coast fever (ECF) is a cattle disease caused by a protozoan parasite called Theileria parva (T. parva). Theileria parva is transmitted among cattle by ticks. It is endemic in parts of central, eastern, and southern Africa and imposes an economic burden through illness and death of approximately a half of a billion U.S. dollars annually. This paper reviews existing science on the economics of ECF. We utilize a conceptual model that defines primary categories of economic costs due to ECF and use it to organize a synthesis of the literature on aggregate and micro level direct costs of the disease and the costs and benefits related to various ECF management strategies. We then identify knowledge gaps to motivate for future research.

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