Estimating the financial impact of livestock schistosomiasis on traditional subsistence and transhumance farmers keeping cattle, sheep and goats in northern Senegal

Estimating the financial impact of livestock schistosomiasis on traditional subsistence and transhumance farmers keeping cattle, sheep and goats in northern Senegal

Abstract Background Schistosomiasis is a disease that poses major threats to human and animal health, as well as the economy, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Whilst many studies have evaluated the economic impact of schistosomiasis in humans, to date only one has been performed in livestock...

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Main Authors: Praise Adeyemo, Elsa Léger, Elizabeth Hollenberg, Nicolas Diouf, Mariama Sène, Joanne P. Webster, Barbara Häsler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-03-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Schistosomiasis
One Health
NTDs
Livestock
Subsistence farming
Praziquantel
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-05147-w

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