Coexisting with wildlife in transfrontier conservation areas in Zimbabwe: Cattle owners' awareness of disease risks and perceptions of the role played by wildlife

Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 321-332

  De Garine Wichatitsky, M ^a   Miguel, E ^a,b   Mukamuri, B ^c   Garine Wichatitsky, E ^d   Wencelius, J ^d   Pfukenyi, D M ^c   Caron, A ^a,e  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Disease ecology; Perception; TFCA; Veterinary epidemiology; Wildlife livestock interface

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CATTLE DISEASE; CATTLE FARMING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LIVESTOCK; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION; ZIMBABWE; ZOONOSIS;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; HUMANS; LIVESTOCK; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; ZIMBABWE; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84878901075     PISSN: 01479571     EISSN: 18781667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cimid.2012.10.007     Document Type: Article

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