Local disease–ecosystem–livelihood dynamics: reflections from comparative case studies in Africa

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Sussexen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Nairobien_US
cg.contributor.affiliationKenya Medical Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Edinburghen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Southamptonen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Zimbabween_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Ghanaen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationTulane Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationKenema Government Hospital, Sierra Leoneen_US
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Healthen_US
cg.contributor.donorDepartment for International Development, United Kingdomen_US
cg.contributor.donorEconomic and Social Research Council, United Kingdomen_US
cg.contributor.donorNatural Environment Research Council, United Kingdomen_US
cg.coverage.countryGhanaen_US
cg.coverage.countryKenyaen_US
cg.coverage.countrySierra Leoneen_US
cg.coverage.countryZambiaen_US
cg.coverage.countryZimbabween_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GHen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KEen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2SLen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ZMen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ZWen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierBernard Bett: 0000-0001-9376-2941en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2016.0163en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn0962-8436en_US
cg.issue1725en_US
cg.journalPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Ben_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.ilriAGRI-HEALTHen_US
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL DISEASESen_US
cg.subject.ilriENVIRONMENTen_US
cg.subject.ilriEPIDEMIOLOGYen_US
cg.subject.ilriHEALTHen_US
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCKen_US
cg.subject.ilriRVFen_US
cg.subject.ilriZOONOTIC DISEASESen_US
cg.volume372en_US
dc.contributor.authorLeach, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBett, Bernard K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSaid, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBukachi, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSang, R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMachila, N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKuleszo, J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSchaten, K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDzingirai, V.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMangwanya, L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNtiamoa-Baidu, Y.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLawson, E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAmponsah-Mensah, K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMoses, L.M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWilkinson, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGrant, D.S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKoninga, J.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-07T07:26:08Zen_US
dc.date.available2017-06-07T07:26:08Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/81468en_US
dc.titleLocal disease–ecosystem–livelihood dynamics: reflections from comparative case studies in Africaen_US
dcterms.abstractThis article explores the implications for human health of local interactions between disease, ecosystems and livelihoods. Five interdisciplinary case studies addressed zoonotic diseases in African settings: Rift Valley fever (RVF) in Kenya, human African trypanosomiasis in Zambia and Zimbabwe, Lassa fever in Sierra Leone and henipaviruses in Ghana. Each explored how ecological changes and human–ecosystem interactions affect pathogen dynamics and hence the likelihood of zoonotic spillover and transmission, and how socially differentiated peoples’ interactions with ecosystems and animals affect their exposure to disease. Cross-case analysis highlights how these dynamics vary by ecosystem type, across a range from humid forest to semi-arid savannah; the significance of interacting temporal and spatial scales; and the importance of mosaic and patch dynamics. Ecosystem interactions and services central to different people's livelihoods and well-being include pastoralism and agro-pastoralism, commercial and subsistence crop farming, hunting, collecting food, fuelwood and medicines, and cultural practices. There are synergies, but also tensions and trade-offs, between ecosystem changes that benefit livelihoods and affect disease. Understanding these can inform ‘One Health’ approaches towards managing ecosystems in ways that reduce disease risks and burdens. This article is part of the themed issue ‘One Health for a changing world: zoonoses, ecosystems and human well-being’.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2017-06-05en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationLeach, M., Bett, B., Said, M., Bukachi, S., Sang, R., Anderson, N., Machila, N., Kuleszo, J., Schaten, K., Dzingirai, V., Mangwanya, L., Ntiamoa-Baidu, Y., Lawson, E., Amponsah-Mensah, K., Moses, L.M., Wilkinson, A., Grant, D.S. and Koninga, J. 2017. Local disease–ecosystem–livelihood dynamics: reflections from comparative case studies in Africa. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 372(1725): 20160163.en_US
dcterms.issued2017-07-19en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserveden_US
dcterms.publisherRoyal Societyen_US
dcterms.subjectepidemiologyen_US
dcterms.subjecthealthen_US
dcterms.subjectzoonosesen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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