Corrigendum: Spatial and temporal distribution of foot-and-mouth disease in four districts situated along the Uganda–Tanzania border: Implications for cross-border efforts in disease control

Kerfua, Susan D.; Shirima, Gabriel; Kusiluka, L.J.M.; Ayebazibwe, Chrisostom; Mwebe, Robert; Cleaveland, Sarah; Haydon, Daniel T.

doi:10.4102/ojvr.v85i1.1716

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“…The decomposed temporal patterns demonstrated statistically signi cant seasonality for FMD outbreaks, which is in line with (Robinson et al 2016) ndings who pointed out season as risk factors for FMD outbreak in a study carried. In contrast to our result, (Kerfua et al 2018) reported that FMD outbreak incidence has neither long-term nor seasonal trend in Uganda. In the present study, the peak FMD outbreaks were recorded in November and January (the dry season) and the low in August (the rainy season).…”

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“…The present study documented that about 41% of the districts in the region reported at least one FMD outbreak in 10 years. The reason for the discrepancy between the current and the previous studies (Kerfua et al 2018) could be due to the difference in the length of the study period and data sources. The previous study was based on short and recent period outbreak history collected from the districts while the present study was based on long period and based solely on o cial outbreak reports, which might be affected by underreporting.…”

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“…Also, Western region is recorded the second most numbers of cases and the region has remained endemic with the disease. The uncontrolled movement of animals in search of water and pasture is the main risk factor for the spread of FMD in the Eastern region due to the nomadic pastoralist way of life (Kerfua et al 2018). Therefore, this region is prone to higher infections because animals move across the Uganda borders into Kenya where animals could have also acquired infection.…”

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Spatial and Temporal distribution of Foot and Mouth disease in cattle in Uganda from 2010 – 2021 (A retrospective study)

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Muhanguzi

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Background: Foot and Mouth disease is a notifiable trans-boundary disease, which is endemic in a large area of Sub-Saharan Africa, including Uganda. Recently, the disease has emerged from new areas, with high impact, hence threatening the food security and livelihoods of different animal owners. This study described the temporal and spatial distribution of FMD in Uganda, and factors associated with its occurrence Methods: Data previously archived at the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) in Uganda, from 2010 to 2021, were analyzed using Microsoft Excel, QGIS and R software Results: A total of 22,690 FMD cases were reported in Uganda between 2010 and 2021 with an average and median of 1169 and 37 outbreaks per year respectively. In this period, FMD was reported at least once in 58 districts (43%) of all districts of the country (n = 135). The occurrence of FMD outbreaks was found to be seasonal with peak outbreaks in November and a low in August. FMD was reported all over the country, with the majority of cases 45% (10,211) reported from Eastern, 38% (8,685) from western region, 6% (1,354) from northern region and 11% (2,440) from central region. Most FMD cases were reported during the dry month of November, January, and February. Conclusion: FMD occurred in all the four regions of the country and showed statistically significant decrease in the long-term trend. Numbers of outbreaks were relatively higher during dry season. The spatial and temporal distribution identified in this study should be considered in controlling the disease. As unregulated and frequent animal movements are the likely causes of high outbreak occurrence during the dry season, animal movement regulations should be considered for the long-term control of FMD. Recommendation: Strategic vaccination of animals should commence at least a month prior to the onset dry season to ensure immunity against the virus, together with restrictions on animal movements during dry season and farmers have to be aware about the risk of unrestricted animal movement.

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Spatial and Temporal distribution of Foot and Mouth disease in cattle in Uganda from 2010 – 2021 (A retrospective study)

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Muhanguzi

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“…In addition, there is evidence of trans-boundary movement of animals including cattle between these countries (20,21). Up to 15.8% of the seropositive cattle had high anti-Leptospira antibody titers (≥800), probably indicating they had recently been infected with the respective Leptospira species at the time of sampling.…”

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Leptospira Seroprevalence Among Ugandan Slaughter Cattle: Comparison of Sero-Status With Renal Leptospira Infection

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“…The study assumed an impact percentage of 33% for settings in which FMD was endemic ( 18 ). Households were randomly selected from within sub-counties and wards where an FMD outbreak had previously been verified ( 28 ) and based on a list of livestock keepers compiled and provided by the District Veterinary Officers. Sampling occurred in a two-stage process by first selecting clusters, then households, with Uganda more intensively sampled to facilitate analysis.…”

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Household production and consumption impacts of foot and mouth disease at the Uganda-Tanzania border

2023

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IntroductionFoot-and–mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease that is endemic in East Africa. FMD virus infection incurs significant control costs and reduces animal productivity through weight loss, lowered milk yield, and potentially death but how household’s respond to these losses may differentially affect household income and food consumption.MethodologyTo address this, we use unique data from a FMD outbreak to assess how household production and consumption activities change from before to during the outbreak. Data came from a 2018 survey of 254 households in selected Tanzanian wards and sub-counties in Uganda. The data includes household recall of before and during an outbreak in the past year on livestock and livestock product sales, milk and beef consumption, as well as related changes in market prices. We apply both difference-in-difference and change in difference ordinary least squares regressions with fixed effects to evaluate the impact of FMD on household production and consumption.Results and discussionWe find that households reported the largest reductions in livestock and livestock product sales, followed by reduced milk consumption and animal market prices. The changes in household income from livestock sales appears to be driven by FMD virus infection within the household herd while changes in market prices of substitute protein sources are primary associated with changes in milk and beef consumption. The role of widespread market price effects across both infected and uninfected herds and countries, tends to suggest that stabilizing prices will likely have a large impact on household nutritional security and income generation. We also propose that promoting diversity in market activity may mitigate differing impacts on households in FMD endemic regions.

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Corrigendum: Spatial and temporal distribution of foot-and-mouth disease in four districts situated along the Uganda–Tanzania border: Implications for cross-border efforts in disease control

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Spatial and Temporal distribution of Foot and Mouth disease in cattle in Uganda from 2010 – 2021 (A retrospective study)

Spatial and Temporal distribution of Foot and Mouth disease in cattle in Uganda from 2010 – 2021 (A retrospective study)

Leptospira Seroprevalence Among Ugandan Slaughter Cattle: Comparison of Sero-Status With Renal Leptospira Infection

Household production and consumption impacts of foot and mouth disease at the Uganda-Tanzania border

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