22 results for "Jonathan Yoder"

Economics of East Coast fever: a literature review

Aditi A. Surve; Jae Young Hwang; Shanthi Manian et al.

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Vol. 10 · 2023 · English · DOAJ Scopus

East Coast fever (ECF) is a cattle disease caused by a protozoan parasite called Theileria parva (T. parva). Theileria parva is transmitted among cattle by ticks. It is endemic in parts of central, eastern, and southern Africa and imposes an economic burden through illness and death of…

Healthcare demand in response to rabies elimination campaigns in Latin America.

Jonathan Yoder; Elisabeth Younce; Felix Lankester et al.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol. 13 No. 9 · 2019 · English · DOAJ Scopus

The World Health Organization, the World Organization for Animal Health, and the Food and Agriculture Organization have resolved to eliminate human rabies deaths due to dog bites by 2030, and the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) has added human rabies vaccines to their investments for 2021-2025…

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Searching for Symbolic Value of Cattle: Tropical Livestock Units, Market Price, and Cultural Value of Maasai Livestock

Robert J. Quinlan; Isaya Rumas; Godfrey Naiskye et al.

Ethnobiology Letters, Vol. 7 No. 1 · 2016 · English · DOAJ Scopus

We examine metabolic, market, and symbolic values of livestock relative to cultural “positioning” by gender, marriage, and household production among Maasai people in Simanjiro, Tanzania to assess local “proximate currencies” relevant for “cultural success.” Data from mixed methods ethnographic…

Correction: The Economic Impact of Malignant Catarrhal Fever on Pastoralist Livelihoods.

Felix Lankester; Ahmed Lugelo; Rudovick Kazwala et al.

PLoS ONE, Vol. 14 No. 9 · 2019 · English · DOAJ Scopus

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The economic impact of malignant catarrhal fever on pastoralist livelihoods.

Felix Lankester; Ahmed Lugelo; Rudovick Kazwala et al.

PLoS ONE, Vol. 10 No. 1 · 2015 · English · DOAJ Scopus

This study is the first to partially quantify the potential economic benefits that a vaccine, effective at protecting cattle against malignant catarrhal fever (MCF), could accrue to pastoralists living in East Africa. The benefits would result from the removal of household resource and management…

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Analysis of the Drinking Behavior of Beef Cattle Using Computer Vision

Md Nafiul Islam; Jonathan Yoder; Amin Nasiri et al.

Animals, Vol. 13 No. 18 · 2023 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Monitoring the drinking behavior of animals can provide important information for livestock farming, including the health and well-being of the animals. Measuring drinking time is labor-demanding and, thus, it is still a challenge in most livestock production systems. Computer vision technology…

Evaluating delivery models for mass dog vaccination: a cost-effectiveness analysis of community-led and team-led vaccination strategies for rabies control in resource-limited settings

Joel Changalucha; Danni Anderson; Jonathan Yoder et al.

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases, Vol. 6 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

IntroductionRabies is a fatal but preventable zoonotic disease that is still endemic in many low- and middle-income countries. Mass dog vaccination is central to rabies control, but identifying delivery strategies that are both effective and economically feasible continues to be a challenge in…

"Using the same hand": The complex local perceptions of integrated one health based interventions in East Africa.

Alicia Davis; Jennika Virhia; Catherine Bunga et al.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol. 16 No. 4 · 2022 · English · DOAJ Scopus

BackgroundNeglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) such as soil transmitted helminths (STH) and human rabies represent a significant burden to health in East Africa. Control and elimination remains extremely challenging, particularly in remote communities. Novel approaches, such as One Health based…

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An integrated health delivery platform, targeting soil-transmitted helminths (STH) and canine mediated human rabies, results in cost savings and increased breadth of treatment for STH in remote communities in Tanzania

Felix Lankester; Alicia Davis; Safari Kinung’hi et al.

BMC Public Health, Vol. 19 No. 1 · 2019 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Abstract Background Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal of a 90% reduction in neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by 2030 requires innovative control strategies. This proof-of-concept study examined the effectiveness of integrating control programs for two NTDs: mass drug administration (MDA)…

Concurrent Irrigation Pauses Can Create Streamflow Pulses for Fish During Critical Low‐Flow Periods

Md. Redwan Ahmad Khan; Bhupinderjeet Singh; Michael P. Brady et al.

Water Resources Research, Vol. 61 No. 9 · 2025 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Abstract Streamflow augmentation can support endangered fish during low‐flow periods. Irrigated agriculture being the largest out‐of‐stream consumptive use, there is potential to augment streamflow by temporarily leasing from agriculture. This potential has not been fully realized, perhaps due to a…

A Multi-Partner Effort to Launch and Sustain Wastewater Surveillance, United States

Jonathan Yoder; Nicole Fehrenbach; Amanda Raziano et al.

Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 32 No. 13 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

The National Wastewater Surveillance System represents a groundbreaking initiative aimed at enhancing public health surveillance for infectious diseases through wastewater analyses. We have outlined current and planned collaborative efforts between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and…

Linking Human Health and Livestock Health: A “One-Health” Platform for Integrated Analysis of Human Health, Livestock Health, and Economic Welfare in Livestock Dependent Communities

S. M. Thumbi; M. Kariuki Njenga; Thomas L. Marsh et al.

PLOS ONE, Vol. 10 No. 3 · 2015 · English · PLOS Scopus

Background: For most rural households in sub-Saharan Africa, healthy livestock play a key role in averting the burden associated with zoonotic diseases, and in meeting household nutritional and socio-economic needs. However, there is limited understanding of the complex nutritional, socio-economic…

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Effectiveness of community-based delivery of mass dog vaccination to prevent rabies: A cluster randomized controlled trial

Felix Lankester; Ahmed Lugelo; Joel Changalucha et al.

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol. 20 No. 9 · 2026 · English · PLOS Scopus

Background: Approximately 60,000 people die from rabies annually, mostly in Africa and Asia. Mass dog vaccination is critical for elimination. Herd immunity has been calculated to be attained when >40% (critical threshold) of dogs are vaccinated. A common delivery method implemented in Tanzania and…

Progress and Expansion of the National Wastewater Surveillance System, United States, 2020–2024

Miguella Mark-Carew; Megan Bias; Stacie Reckling et al.

Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 32 No. 13 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Wastewater surveillance in the United States has evolved from an emergency response initiative into a valuable component of public health infrastructure. During its first 4 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) expanded its national…

Classification and characterisation of livestock production systems in northern Tanzania

William A. de Glanville; Alicia Davis; Kathryn J. Allan et al.

PLOS ONE, Vol. 15 No. 12 · 2020 · English · PLOS Scopus

Livestock keepers in sub-Saharan Africa face a range of pressures, including climate change, land loss, restrictive policies, and population increase. Widespread adaptation in response can lead to the emergence of new, non-traditional typologies of livestock production. We sought to characterise…