Association between land use change and exposure to zoonotic pathogens–Evidence from selected case studies in Africa

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dc.creatorBett, Bernard K.
dc.creatorNgwili, Nicholas
dc.creatorNthiwa, Daniel
dc.creatorAlonso, Silvia
dc.date2019
dc.date2018-10-29T08:21:16Z
dc.date2018-10-29T08:21:16Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T16:44:34Z
dc.descriptionThe demand for food and other ecosystem services have risen in the recent past in many parts of the world due to increasing human population. This has promoted agricultural intensification and increased extraction of natural resources particularly in the sub-Saharan Africa where people derive livelihoods from their local environments. These developments invariably influence transmission patterns (positively or negatively) for a wide range of infectious diseases. In this paper, three case studies from East and southern Africa are used to demonstrate linkages between land use change and risk of exposure to zoonotic diseases. They identify two common processes that influence disease risk including (i) modification of vector, pathogen and host niches, and (ii) changes in reservoir host population distribution. Potential ways of managing disease risks in each case are also discussed.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/97831
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/131951
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceBett, B., Ngwili, N., Nthiwa, D. and Alonso, S. 2019. Association between land use change and exposure to zoonotic pathogens – Evidence from selected case studies in Africa. In: Ferranti, P., Berry, E.M. and Anderson, J.R. (eds), Encyclopedia of Food Security and Sustainability 3: 463–468.
dc.subjectanimal diseases
dc.subjectenvironment
dc.subjectzoonoses
dc.titleAssociation between land use change and exposure to zoonotic pathogens–Evidence from selected case studies in Africa
dc.typeBook Chapter

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