H1N1 Influenza Epidemic: Public Health Implications for Nigeria

Sar, T. T.; Aernan, P. T.; Houmsou, R. S.

doi:10.3923/ijv.2010.1.6

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“…From past pandemics that the world has experienced, it has been shown that quarantines and panic have an impact on human activities and economic growth (Hanashima and Tomobe, 2012;Bermejo, 2004;Arndt and Lewis, 2001); but, the effect also occurs in agricultural activities. When there is an outbreak of infectious disease, there is also an increase in hunger and malnutrition (Burgui, 2020;Sar et al, 2010).…”

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What is the impact of COVID-19 disease on agriculture?

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The different pandemics that humanity has experienced, such as the Spanish Flu, Asian Flu, Hong Kong Flu, HIV/AIDS, SARS, Ebola, and Swine Flu, have had a great impact on the economy, the environment and any human activity, such as livestock, agriculture, tourism, transport, education, health, fishing, mining, industry, commerce, etc. Currently, humanity is facing another pandemic, the infection of the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) that generates the disease known as COVID-19. The objective of this document is to analyze and discuss the effects in agriculture of events related to the disease of COVID-19. For this analysis, data from the Food Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and scientific and technical documents have been used. There is sufficient evidence to affirm that the pandemic caused by the COVID-19 disease has an important effect on agriculture and the food supply chain, mainly affecting food demand and consequently food security, with a great impact on the most vulnerable population.

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“…Although COVID‐19 is a health crisis, it may also result in food security issues if proper actions are not taken globally (Galankis, 2020 ). The earlier pandemics experienced by mankind have demonstrated that the associated panic affects human activities and economic growth (Arndt & Lewis, 2001 ), resulting in increased malnutrition and hunger (Burgui, 2020 ; Sar et al, 2010 ). SARS, Ebola and MERS are examples of previous global outbreaks with detrimental impacts on food and nutrition security, especially in poorer nations and to vulnerable people (Hossain, 2020 ).…”

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Effects of COVID‐19 pandemic on Baor (Oxbow lake) fisheries: Decreased economic livelihoods and food security

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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the global economy, with Bangladesh as a developing country exhibiting greater vulnerability. This pandemic has negatively affected the livelihoods and food security of the nation. Baor (oxbow lake) fisheries communities also were significantly affected during the pandemic, in terms of incomes, food security, health conditions, etc. Fishers have had to stop harvesting, or lower the quantity, of fishes, the sale of which was the main income source of the baor fishers' community because of reduced consumer demands during the lockdown conditions. The supply chains of fishes and fish culture inputs were also disrupted because of a lack of needed transportation, thereby hindering the availability of this convenient protein source from the fish. All these factors negatively impacted the incomes of the people dependent on this important fishery. If appropriate measures are applied to overcome these various difficulties, the baor fisheries may again contribute significantly to the livelihoods and food security of the population in the southwestern part of Bangladesh.

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“…COVID-19 is a health crisis, but it could also lead to a food security problem if proper measures are not taken. The pandemics that the world has experienced earlier, has been shown that quarantines and panic not only affect the human activities and economic growth (Hanashima and Tomobe, 2012;Bermejo, 2004;Arndt and Lewis, 2001); but also affects the aquatic food systems and all sorts of agricultural activities that induces increase in hunger and malnutrition (Burgui, 2020;Sar et al, 2010).Global outbreaks like Ebola, SARS and MERS all had negative impacts on food and nutrition security, particularly in the developing countries and for vulnerable populations like children, women, old and the poor (Hossain, 2020). In 2014, when Ebola epidemic hit Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leon, price of domestic rice increased by 30% while the price of cassava, a major staple in Liberia, increased by 150% (Fan, 2020).…”

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<strong>Assessing Impacts of COVID-19 on Aquatic Food System and Small-Scale Fisheries in Bangladesh</strong>

Sunny¹,

Sazzad²,

Datta³

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COVID-19 is now a major global health crisis, can lead to severe food crisis unless proper measures are not taken. Though a number of scientific studies have addressed the possible impacts of COVID-19 in Bangladesh on variety of issues, problems and food crises associated with aquatic resources and communities are missing. Therefore, this study aimed at bridging the gap in the existing situation and challenges of COVID-19 by linking its impact on aquatic food sector and small-scale fisheries with dependent population. The study was conducted based on secondary data analysis and primary fieldwork. Secondary data focused on COVID-19 overview and number of confirmed, recovered and death cases in Bangladesh; at the same time its connection with small-scale fisheries, aquatic food production, demand and supply was analyzed. Community perceptions were elicited to present how the changes felt and how they affected aquatic food system and small-scale fisheries and found devastating impact. Sudden illness, reduced income, complication to start production and input collection, labor crisis, transportation abstraction, complexity in food supply, weak value chain, low consumer demand, rising commodity prices, creditor’s pressure were identified as the primary affecting drivers. Dependent people felt the measures taken by the Government should be based on protecting the health and food security, although it could be detrimental to economic growth in the short term. The study provides insight into policies adopted by the policy makers to mitigate the effects of the pandemic on aquatic food sector and small-scale fisheries.

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H1N1 Influenza Epidemic: Public Health Implications for Nigeria

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What is the impact of COVID-19 disease on agriculture?

What is the impact of COVID-19 disease on agriculture?

Effects of COVID‐19 pandemic on Baor (Oxbow lake) fisheries: Decreased economic livelihoods and food security

<strong>Assessing Impacts of COVID-19 on Aquatic Food System and Small-Scale Fisheries in Bangladesh</strong>

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