Tuberculosis in Animals: An African Perspective 1st ed. 2019 Edition

A Modern Approach to Bovine Tuberculosis Control

This book recounts the biology of the bacteria that causes bovine Tuberculosis (bTB), and it provides information about its status in various developing countries. The book emphasizes locally adapted protocols for future control of the disease, using a systematic and detailed Epidemiologic Problem Oriented Approach (EPOA) methodology.

Key Features

• EPOA Methodology: The methodology consists of two triads: a descriptive one for problem identification and characterization (agent, host, and environment), and another for problem management and solution (therapeutics, prevention, and health promotion).
• Disease Transmission: The book identifies agent transmission pathways and disease spread by systematically studying the "Host-Agent-Environment" interactions.
• Problem Management: It describes problem management alternatives that rely on prevention/control and health maintenance/promotion of the disease in livestock, wildlife, and humans, with an emphasis on resource-poor, developing countries.
• Comprehensive Approach: It covers the disease status of the country, the nature of the disease agent and its hosts, modes of transmission, wildlife reservoirs, and agent survival in animal products and the environment.
• Practical Solutions: Since the accumulation of data is valueless unless it leads to practicable control measures, the book emphasizes locally adapted protocols for future control of the disease.