Dates: 2014 – 2018
Livestock, Livelihoods and Health was an interdisciplinary research programme exploring diseases that can be transmitted from wild or domesticated animals to people (zoonoses). These diseases, as well as affecting the health of people and animals, can damage development prospects and add to the poverty burden of developing countries.
The programme undertook three inter-connected research projects exploring zoonoses in Arusha region, in northern Tanzania. These sought to increase our understanding of:
- The social, environmental and economic factors causing three zoonotic diseases (brucellosis, Q fever and Rift Valley fever) in livestock and people.
- Disease risk from meat, especially from Campylobacter and non-typhoidal Salmonella.
- The spread and control of brucellosis.
The aim was to provide the evidence base to inform new strategies for zoonotic disease control and elimination. Dr Linda Waldman led the STEPS Centre research for the programme, which was led by the University of Glasgow.
The programme was funded under the Zoonoses and Emerging Livestock Systems (ZELS) programme, a joint initiative between the UK Department for International Development, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Economic and Social Research Council, Medical Research Council, Natural Environment Research Council and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.
