An assessment of the regional and national socio-economic impacts of the 2007 Rift Valley fever outbreak in Kenya

cg.coverage.countryKenyaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KEen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierKarl Rich: 0000-0002-5581-9553en_US
cg.creator.identifierFrancis Wanyoike: 0000-0002-1907-1410en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0291en_US
cg.issn0002-9637en_US
cg.issue2_Supplen_US
cg.journalAmerican Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneen_US
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL DISEASESen_US
cg.subject.ilriEPIDEMIOLOGYen_US
cg.subject.ilriIMPACT ASSESSMENTen_US
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCKen_US
cg.volume83en_US
dc.contributor.authorRich, Karl M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWanyoike, Francis N.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-08-17T05:39:33Zen_US
dc.date.available2010-08-17T05:39:33Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/2279en_US
dc.titleAn assessment of the regional and national socio-economic impacts of the 2007 Rift Valley fever outbreak in Kenyaen_US
dcterms.abstractAlthough Rift Valley fever (RVF) has significant impacts on human health and livestock production, it can also induce significant (and often overlooked) economic losses among various stakeholders in the marketing chain. This work assesses and quantifies the multi-dimensional socio-economic impacts of the 2007 RVF outbreak in Kenya based on a rapid assessment of livestock value chains in the northeast part of the country and a national macroeconomic analysis. Although study results show negative impacts among producers in terms of food insecurity and reductions in income, we also found significant losses among other downstream actors in the value chain, including livestock traders, slaughterhouses, casual laborers, and butchers, as well as other, non-agricultural sectors. The study highlights the need for greater sensitivity and analyses that address the multitude of economic losses resulting from an animal disease to better inform policy and decision making during animal health emergencies.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationRich, K.M.; Wanyoike, F. 2010. An assessment of the regional and national socio-economic impacts of the 2007 Rift Valley fever outbreak in Kenya. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 83(2 Suppl):52-57.en_US
dcterms.extentp. 52-57en_US
dcterms.issued2010-08-05en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.publisherAmerican Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneen_US
dcterms.subjectepidemiologyen_US
dcterms.subjectanimal diseasesen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

Files

License bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.7 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description: