Long-term changes in the spatial distribution of lumpy skin disease hotspots in Zimbabwe

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• 作者：Samuel Swiswa ; Mhosisi Masocha ; Davies M. Pfukenyi…
• 关键词：Lumpy skin disease ; Land tenure ; Hotspot
• 刊名：Tropical Animal Health and Production
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：49
• 期：1
• 页码：195-199
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• 刊物类别：Medicine
• 刊物主题：Zoology; Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science;
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1573-7438
• 卷排序：49

文摘

Outbreaks of lumpy skin disease (LSD) are reported almost every year in Zimbabwe but not much is known regarding whether the pattern of the disease is changing in response to major socio-economic programmes such as the land reform launched in 2000. In this paper, geo-referenced data of LSD cases was used to detect and map significant LSD hotspots over a 20-year period (1995–2014). The hotspots were then overlaid on top of a land tenure map to explore whether hotspots have spread or persist in some land tenure types. The main results are that LSD outbreaks are on the rise and the disease is spreading throughout the country with areas formerly large-scale commercial farms now experiencing more outbreaks. These results suggest that regular vaccination should be now recommended in most districts in the country.