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January 1, 2005Kenya Veterinarian

Financial Impact Assessment of Foot and Mouth Disease in Large Scale Farms in Nakuru District, Kenya

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Key result

A 1999 Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak in four large-scale commercial dairy farms in Nakuru District, Kenya, resulted in total financial losses amounting to US$ 479,105.75.

Population

4 large scale commercial dairy farms in Nakuru District, Kenya affected by a 1999 Foot and Mouth Disease…

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Authors

TKTabitha KimaniJMJ. W. MwirigiRMR. M. Murithi

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Overview

Quantifies FMD economic burden in Kenyan dairy herds; leaves open optimal prevention strategies pending larger studies.

Study Design

Type

Observational (n=4)

Structured PICO

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Population
Four large scale commercial dairy farms in Nakuru District, Kenya, affected by a 1999 Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak.
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Outcome
Financial costs/losses of the disease during the outbreak period

Foot and Mouth Disease outbreaks in naive dairy herds cause colossal financial losses, highlighting the need for proactive control programs and vigilant surveillance.

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Kimani et al. (2005) conducted an observational in Foot and Mouth Disease (n=4). Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak was evaluated on Financial losses. A 1999 Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak in four large-scale commercial dairy farms in Nakuru District, Kenya, resulted in total financial losses amounting to US$ 479,105.75.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6f587fa528af2d65c2f266https://doi.org/10.4314/kenvet.v29i1.39586
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