Why pigs are free-roaming: Communities’ perceptions, knowledge and practices regarding pig management and taeniosis/cysticercosis in a Taenia solium endemic rural area in Eastern Zambia

Thys, Séverine; Mwape, Kabemba E.; Lefèvre, Pierre; Dorny, Pierre; Phiri, Andrew M.; Marcotty, Tanguy; Phiri, Isaac K.; Gabriël, Sarah

doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2016.05.029

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“…Such analysis draws on recognition of the ways in which the organization of society and conditions of inequality can influence the risk of infectious disease, particularly for marginalized groups, as a form of structural violence [18]. Attention has also been given to the way in which an intersection of social difference and marginality can increase the risk of disease, for example the intersection of poverty and gender affecting risk of Taenia solium in an endemic area in Eastern Zambia [19]. Such work informs a nuanced understanding of how people experience and indeed conceptualize risk within a wider web of structural factors and intersecting inequalities, and how cultural beliefs and broader understandings of health and well-being might affect the construction of knowledge regarding zoonoses (including the degree of risk that these diseases are seen to pose in local contexts).…”

Section: Interdisciplinary Research On Zoonoses: Understanding ‘Risk’mentioning

confidence: 99%

Views from many worlds: unsettling categories in interdisciplinary research on endemic zoonotic diseases

MacGregor¹,

Waldman²

2017

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

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Interdisciplinary research on zoonotic disease has tended to focus on ‘risk’ of disease transmission as a conceptual common denominator. With reference to endemic zoonoses at the livestock–human interface, we argue for considering a broader sweep of disciplinary insights from anthropology and other social sciences in interdisciplinary dialogue, in particular cross-cultural perspectives on human–animal engagement. We consider diverse worldviews where human–animal encounters are perceived of in terms of the kinds of social relations they generate, and the notion of culture is extended to the ‘natural’ world. This has implications for how animals are valued, treated and prioritized. Thinking differently with and about animals and about species' boundaries could enable ways of addressing zoonotic diseases which have closer integration with people's own cultural norms. If we can bring this kind of knowledge into One Health debates, we find ourselves with a multiplicity of worldviews, where bounded categories such as human:animal and nature:culture cannot be assumed. This might in turn influence our scientific ways of seeing our own disciplinary cultures, and generate novel ways of understanding zoonoses and constructing solutions.This article is part of the themed issue ‘One Health for a changing world: zoonoses, ecosystems and human well-being’.

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Section: Interdisciplinary Research On Zoonoses: Understanding ‘Risk’mentioning

confidence: 99%

Views from many worlds: unsettling categories in interdisciplinary research on endemic zoonotic diseases

MacGregor¹,

Waldman²

2017

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

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“…Lack of knowledge about the pork tapeworm transmission cycle by farmers, consumers and non-consumers of pork, medical and veterinary personnel, policy makers and implementers in developing countries has made control of the potentially eradicable condition difficult [21]. Limited knowledge has been linked to increasing incidence among rural poor pig-keeping communities [12, 22–24]. …”

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confidence: 99%

“…In Uganda, misleading reports by the media which allege that “ eating pork directly causes epilepsy ” could complicate the control of T. solium infection [25]. Although change of behavior in communities is not automatic after acquisition of knowledge, it could be a key step in prevention of T. solium cysticercosis [12, 15, 23, 24]. …”

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Risk factors, perceptions and practices associated with Taenia solium cysticercosis and its control in the smallholder pig production systems in Uganda: a cross-sectional survey

Dione²,

et al. 2017

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BackgroundPrevalence studies report Taenia solium cysticercosis in pig and human populations in Uganda. However, the factors influencing occurrence in smallholder pig production systems are not well documented and little is known about farmers’ perceptions of T. solium cysticercosis or farmer practices that could reduce transmission.MethodsTo determine the risk factors, perceptions and practices regarding T. solium cysticercosis, a household survey using a semi-structured questionnaire was conducted in 1185 households in the rural and urban pig production systems in Masaka, Mukono and Kamuli Districts. Logistic regression was used to measure associations of risk factors with infection. Performance scores were calculated to summarise perceptions and practices of farmers regarding taeniosis, human cysticercosis and porcine cysticercosis as well as farmer behavior related to control or breaking transmission.ResultsPig breed type, farmers’ knowledge about transmission, sources of water used, and pig keeping homes where family members were unable to use the latrine were all significantly associated with T. solium cysticercosis in pigs. Performance scores indicated that farmers were more aware of taeniosis (63.0%; 95% Confidence Interval 60.0-65.8) than human or porcine cysticercosis; only three farmers (0.3%, 95% CI = 0.1–0.8) had knowledge on all three conditions. More farmers reported that they dewormed pigs (94.1%) than reported deworming themselves and their family members (62.0%). Albendazole was the most commonly used drug for deworming both pigs and humans (85.0 and 81.5% respectively). Just over half (54.6%) of the farmers interviewed had clean water near the latrines for washing hands. Of these, only 41.9% used water with soap to wash hands after latrine use.ConclusionFactors that significantly influenced occurrence of T. solium cysticercosis in pigs were identified. Farmers had some knowledge about the disease but did not link taeniosis, human cysticercosis, and porcine cysticercosis. Therefore, there is need to employ strategies that raise awareness and interrupt transmission.

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“…Perception of pigs in different cultures affects how societies manage and house them (57) but despite these differences, pig learning and conditioning can affect efficient management practices, welfare, and production quality. There is evidence to suggest that pigs have the ability to learn from human cues as well as from conspecific social cues, especially when they have had the opportunity to learn from similar environments in the past (58) .…”

Section: Pigsmentioning

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Conditioning Methods for Animals in Agriculture: A Review

Abramsom

Kieson

2016

Ciênc. anim. bras.

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This article briefly describes different conditioning techniques used to help understand learning in farm livestock and economically important animals. A basic overview of conditioning is included along with the importance of different conditioning methods, associative and non-associative learning, and how these principles apply to chickens, horses, cows, goats, pigs, and sheep. Additional information on learning theory specific for each animal is also provided. Keywords: cattle; classical; conditioning; goats; horses; operant; pigs; sheep; training. ResumoEste artigo descreve brevemente diferentes técnicas de condicionamento usadas para ajudar a compreender a aprendizagem em animas de criação e animais economicamente importantes. Uma visão geral básica de condicionamento está incluída juntamente com a importância de diferentes métodos de condicionamento, aprendizagens associativas e não-associativas e como esses princípios se aplicam para as galinhas, cavalos, vacas, suínos, caprinos e ovinos. Informações adicionais sobre a teoria de aprendizagem específica para cada animal também são fornecidas.

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Why pigs are free-roaming: Communities’ perceptions, knowledge and practices regarding pig management and taeniosis/cysticercosis in a Taenia solium endemic rural area in Eastern Zambia

Cited by 49 publications

References 18 publications

Views from many worlds: unsettling categories in interdisciplinary research on endemic zoonotic diseases

Views from many worlds: unsettling categories in interdisciplinary research on endemic zoonotic diseases

Risk factors, perceptions and practices associated with Taenia solium cysticercosis and its control in the smallholder pig production systems in Uganda: a cross-sectional survey

Conditioning Methods for Animals in Agriculture: A Review

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