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PARTICIPATORY EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE AMONG SOME CATTLE DISEASES IN SOME PASTORAL COMMUNITIES OF NIGER, NORTH CENTRAL, NIGERIAYiltawe Simwal Wungak,Nma Bida Alhaji,David D Lazarus,Ismail Ayoade Odetokun,Hussain Gulak Ularamu. Abstract | | | | Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is known to cause significant financial losses, making it a threat to the livelihood and food security. Disease surveillance in pastoral areas are often difficult because human populations are relatively small and highly mobile, and requires considerable flexibility and commitment. Participatory epidemiological approach was used to assess relative burden, seasonality and perceived risk factors of FMD among other important cattle diseases in cattle population of pastoral communities of North-central, Nigeria. Nine pastoral communities and three key informants from each community were purposively selected for the survey between January and December 2014. Participatory rural appraisal tools were used for participatory exercises. Kendalls Coefficient of Concordance W statistics was used for statistical analyses. Mean proportional piles (relative burden) of FMD (Boru,Chabo) was 17.2%, and pastoralistsagreement on the piles was strong (W=0.6855) and statistically significant (P
Key words: Burden, FMD, Fulani pastoralists, Participatory Epidemiology, Season, Nigeria
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