Local and wide-scale livestock movement networks inform disease control strategies in East Africa

Simple item page
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Glasgowen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationNelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technologyen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationTanzania Agricultural Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen_US
cg.contributor.donorEuropean Research Councilen_US
cg.contributor.donorRoyal Society, United Kingdomen_US
cg.coverage.countryTanzaniaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2TZen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierBernard Bett: 0000-0001-9376-2941en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35968-xen_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn2045-2322en_US
cg.issue1en_US
cg.journalScientific Reportsen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.ilriDISEASE CONTROLen_US
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCKen_US
cg.subject.ilriPASTORALISMen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
cg.volume13en_US
dc.contributor.authorEkwem, D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorEnright, J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHopcraft, J.G.C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBuza, J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorShirima, G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorShand, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMwajombe, J.K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBett, Bernard K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorReeve, R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLembo, T.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-26T08:57:29Zen_US
dc.date.available2023-06-26T08:57:29Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/130861en_US
dc.titleLocal and wide-scale livestock movement networks inform disease control strategies in East Africaen_US
dcterms.abstractLivestock mobility exacerbates infectious disease risks across sub-Saharan Africa, but enables critical access to grazing and water resources, and trade. Identifying locations of high livestock traffic offers opportunities for targeted control. We focus on Tanzanian agropastoral and pastoral communities that account respectively for over 75% and 15% of livestock husbandry in eastern Africa. We construct networks of livestock connectivity based on participatory mapping data on herd movements reported by village livestock keepers as well as data from trading points to understand how seasonal availability of resources, land-use and trade influence the movements of livestock. In communities that practise agropastoralism, inter- and intra-village connectivity through communal livestock resources (e.g. pasture and water) was 1.9 times higher in the dry compared to the wet season suggesting greater livestock traffic and increased contact probability. In contrast, livestock from pastoral communities were 1.6 times more connected at communal locations during the wet season when they also tended to move farther (by 3 km compared to the dry season). Trade-linked movements were twice more likely from rural to urban locations. Urban locations were central to all networks, particularly those with potentially high onward movements, for example to abattoirs, livestock holding grounds, or other markets, including beyond national boundaries. We demonstrate how livestock movement information can be used to devise strategic interventions that target critical livestock aggregation points (i.e. locations of high centrality values) and times (i.e. prior to and after the wet season in pastoral and agropastoral areas, respectively). Such targeted interventions are a cost-effective approach to limit infection without restricting livestock mobility critical to sustainable livelihoods.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2023-06-14en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationEkwem, D., Enright, J., Hopcraft, J.G.C., Buza, J., Shirima, G., Shand, M., Mwajombe, J.K., Bett, B., Reeve, R. and Lembo, T. 2023. Local and wide-scale livestock movement networks inform disease control strategies in East Africa. Scientific Reports 13: 9666.en_US
dcterms.extent9666en_US
dcterms.issued2023-06-14en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherSpringeren_US
dcterms.subjectpastoralismen_US
dcterms.subjectdisease controlen_US
dcterms.subjectlivestocken_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

Files

License bundle

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

Collections

ILRI articles in journals
ILRI animal and human health program outputs (2017-2024)
Linking biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services in the Serengeti-Mara region, East Africa: Drivers of change, causalities and sustainable management strategies (AfricanBioServices)