A5066234795- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Transboundary Water Resource Management
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Diverse Education Studies and Reforms
- Animal Diversity and Health Studies
- Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
- Livestock and Poultry Management
- Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Global Educational Policies and Reforms
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
University of Glasgow
2016-2024
Munich University of Applied Sciences
2023
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
2022
University of Michigan
2016-2017
University of Colorado Boulder
2011-2016
University of Colorado System
2016
Annual Reviews
2016
Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living
2016
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
2011
One Health perspectives are growing in influence global health. is presented as being inherently interdisciplinary and integrative, drawing together human, animal environmental health into a single gaze. Closer inspection, however, reveals that this presentation of entanglement dependent upon an apolitical understanding three pre-existing separate conceptual spaces brought to point connection. Drawing on research with livestock keepers northern Tanzania, the context history policy colonial...
Antibiotic use in animal agriculture contributes significantly to antibiotic globally and is a key driver of the rising threat resistance. It becoming increasingly important better understand livestock low-and-middle income countries where predicted increase considerably as consequence growing demand for animal-derived products. crossover-use refers practice using formulations licensed humans animals vice versa. This has potential cause adverse drug reactions contribute development spread...
Livestock keepers in sub-Saharan Africa face a range of pressures, including climate change, land loss, restrictive policies, and population increase. Widespread adaptation response can lead to the emergence new, non-traditional typologies livestock production. We sought characterise production systems two administrative regions northern Tanzania, an area undergoing rapid social, economic, environmental change. Questionnaire spatial data were collected from 404 livestock-keeping households...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant global health threat, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Self-treatment with antibiotics, the practice of using antibiotics without professional guidance, is often considered an important contributor to emergence spread AMR.
Formal rights to land are often promoted as an essential part of empowering women, particularly in the Global South. We look at two grassroots non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working on and empowerment with Maasai communities Northern Tanzania. Women involved both NGOS attest power ownership for personal transformations gender relations. Yet very few have obtained titles. Drawing from Ribot Peluso's theory access, we argue that more than land, access – knowledge, social relations...
Abstract In the search for successful community-based conservation models there has been a substantial focus on payment ecosystem services. Such payments are measurable inputs that often associated with success. A closer look suggests more complex, historically and culturally contingent picture. We argue services as defining factor success in community risks overlooking other, significant processes. particular, we importance of (1) tenure livelihood security (2) relations trust,...
Abstract Background The current Coronavirus disease pandemic reveals political and structural inequities of the world’s poorest people who have little or no access to health care yet largest burdens poor health. This is in parallel a more persistent but silent global crisis, antimicrobial resistance (AMR). We explore fundamental challenges humans animals relation AMR Tanzania. Methods conducted 57 individual interviews focus groups with providers patients high, middle lower tier facilities...
Livestock-dependent communities face considerable livestock disease and drought risk, which can impact herd value, income consumption. This paper summarizes economic data collected from 404 households in Arusha Manyara regions of Northern Tanzania 2016. They provide estimates for (i) loss due to as a fraction value income, (ii) the relative risk small versus large ruminants (iii) relationship between outcomes household expenditures. We find that losses comprise 10 4% sheep, cattle goat...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health issue disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries. In Tanzania, multi-drug-resistant bacteria (MDR) are highly prevalent in clinical community settings, inhibiting effective treatment recovery from infection. The burden of AMR can be alleviated if antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs coordinated incorporate local knowledge systemic factors. AMS includes the education providers to optimise use improve patient outcomes...
Controversies and contestations of park other protected area policies, new conservation rules regulations (formal informal), land classifications are redefining resource use, thus livelihood options, for four ethnically distinct communities around Tarangire National Park, Tanzania. Research was conducted on how livelihoods have been shaped by perceptions in response to policies community-based projects. Several factors were revealed that provide examples perceived problems issues, which...
Women entrepreneurs face a wide variety of barriers and challenges throughout the life growth their entrepreneurial venture. This study expands knowledge base on women
Background Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) such as soil transmitted helminths (STH) and human rabies represent a significant burden to health in East Africa. Control elimination remains extremely challenging, particularly remote communities. Novel approaches, One Health based integrated interventions, are gaining prominence, yet there is more be learned about the ways which social determinants affect programmes. Methodology In 2015 mixed method qualitative study was conducted northern...
Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a mosquito-borne pathogen that has caused epidemics involving people and animals across Africa the Arabian Peninsula. A number of studies have found evidence for circulation RVFV among livestock between these but population-level incidence infection during this inter-epidemic period (IEP) rarely reported. General force (FOI) models were applied to age-adjusted cross-sectional serological data reconstruct annual FOI cattle, goats, sheep in northern Tanzania...
Abstract Background Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal of a 90% reduction in neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by 2030 requires innovative control strategies. This proof-of-concept study examined effectiveness integrating programs for two NTDs: mass drug administration (MDA) soil-transmitted helminths humans and dog rabies vaccination (MDRV). Methods The was carried out 24 Tanzanian villages. primary goal to demonstrate feasibility community-wide MDA STH MDRV rabies. objectives were...
Abstract Spring wild turkey ( Meleagris gallopavo ) hunting is a foundational activity for many hunters across North America. Managing and is, therefore, priority state provincial fish wildlife management agencies. Early stages of the current SARS‐CoV‐2 (COVID‐19) pandemic in United States coincided with 2020 spring seasons U.S. Potential effects increases peoples' time available on effort populations could have been substantial. We surveyed primary biologist tasked each jurisdiction...
East Africa has one of the world's fastest growing human populations-many whom are dependent on livestock-as well as some largest wildlife populations.Humans, livestock, and often interact closely, intimately linking human, animal, environmental health.The concept One Health captures this interconnectedness, including social structures beliefs driving interactions between species their environments.East African policymakers researchers recognising encouraging research, with both groups...
Abstract A neurological syndrome of small ruminants, known locally as ‘ ormilo ’, has been reported among pastoralist livestock keepers in Tanzania. This study was carried out four affected pastoral communities to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors, characterise clinical signs investigate aetiology syndrome. Questionnaires were administered at all households (n=480) within villages. Overall, 94 per cent least one case previous 12 months. By village, individual‐level...
In this paper, we examine how the 2008–2009 drought in northern Tanzania contributed to and catalyzed transformation of governance concerning management natural resources from traditional informal institutions among Maasai formal village-based institutions. Our central argument is that village represents a new, institution supplementing some important ways obviating traditional, Further, replacement what appears be social-ecological system embracing rangelands pastoral/agro-pastoral people...
Background: Endemic zoonoses have important impacts for livestock-dependent households in East Africa. In these communities, people's health and livelihoods are severely affected by livestock disease losses. Understanding how keepers undertake remedial actions illness has the potential widespread benefits such as improving interventions. Yet, studies about human behaviours global south tend to focus on individual choices. reality, complex, not solely individualised experiences. Rather, they...
The importance of communication in enhancing people’s awareness and understanding antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is consistently recognised global national action plans (NAPs). Despite this, there have been relatively few AMR campaigns which use a structured approach to take account the local context, encompass co-design with target audience logic model help inform its design, implementation evaluation. Designing for communication-based interventions can map out planning, resources,...