Research that works for developing countries and AustraliaManagement of pig associated zoonosis in the Lao PDRProject ID: AH/2006/161: Management of pig associated zoonosis in the Lao PDRCollaborating Countries: LaosCommissioned Organisation: Murdoch University, AustraliaProject Leader Dr James Conlan Phone: 856 20 5418170 Fax: Email: jvconlan@hotmail.com Collaborating Institutions:
Project Budget: $399,980Project Duration: 01/01/2008 - 31/12/2010ACIAR Research Program Manager Dr Doug Gray Project Overview Livestock production, especially pig raising, is becoming increasingly important for food security in Lao PDR. Demand for pig meat has increased as a result of avian influenza outbreaks decreasing chicken meat availability, but pigs raised in the smallholder sector are susceptible to a broad range of medically important pig-associated zoonoses (diseases that spread from livestock to humans). At the farmer level, rural communities in the Lao PDR view livestock production as a realistic means of reducing poverty; however livestock disease continues to be a major constraint to improved production. The central aim of this project is to establish the evidence base regarding the presence and socioeconomic impact of pig-associated zoonoses in Lao PDR and to identify and implement appropriate and sustainable veterinary public health interventions. |
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