Tsetse Invasion as an Emerging Threat to Socioecological Resilience of Pastoral Communities in Karamoja, Uganda
| Autor: | Anthony Egeru, John Paul Magaya, Aggrey Siya, Joseph Opio, Bernard Barasa, Justine Namaalwa |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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sleeping sickness 030231 tropical medicine Geography Planning and Development TJ807-830 Crop cultivation Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 Renewable energy sources 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Glossina spp Grazing parasitic diseases GE1-350 Socioeconomics media_common tsetse invasion 0303 health sciences Potential impact biology Environmental effects of industries and plants 030306 microbiology Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Tsetse fly Restricted access health Karamoja sub-region biology.organism_classification Environmental sciences Geography Africa glossina spp Livestock Resilience index Psychological resilience business |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability Volume 12 Issue 4 Sustainability, Vol 12, Iss 4, p 1599 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su12041599 |
| Popis: | Over 70% of Uganda is infested by the tsetse fly, which has negative effects on human and livestock health. From colonial to post-independent Uganda, the Government of Uganda has worked to eradicate the tsetse menace. Despite these efforts, recent veterinary reports from the Karamoja sub-region have indicated widespread tsetse invasion. This study investigated the potential impact of tsetse invasion on the socioecological resilience of pastoral communities in the Karamoja sub-region. Results indicated that tsetse invasion is spreading from north to south of Karamoja. The tsetse transmission route emerging from southern Karamoja is perceived to be a continuation of the tsetse belt from West Pokot, Kenya. Cases of livestock deaths, livestock abortions, decreased milk yields, restricted access to prime grazing lands, heightened human-wildlife conflicts and disruption on crop cultivation have been reported. A computed socioecological resilience index in the study area was positive but low. Owing to the transboundary characteristics of tsetse invasions and sources and the associated documented effects, an urgent, strategic and system-wide intervention should be undertaken to control the tsetse invasion in this sub-region. |
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