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Ovine Network between Fatteners and Breeders in Middle Atlas of Morocco: Where to Act to Prevent the Spread of Epidemics?
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Objective
This cartographic and analytical study, using the social network analysis method, aims to characterize sheep mobility from breeders producing lambs in the Middle Atlas Mountains to the fattening centers, passing through livestock markets in order to describe the exchange network, to identify the main mobility hubs and to secure the production of fattening lambs by improving the efficiency of the epidemiological surveillance system for “peste des petits ruminants” (PPR) in lambs producers of the Middle Atlas in Morocco.
Design
Descriptive cross-sectional study within the framework of active epidemiological surveillance. It was carried out at a regional level, for mapping the movements of sheep and to analyze the network of exchange relating to this species by the Social Network Analysis (SNA) method in the middle atlas massif and in the zone of sheep fatteners to guide epidemiological surveillance efforts. A total of 807 breeders producing lambs, sheep fatteners and traders were surveyed, including 54 fatteners in fattening workshops (sampling fraction of 48.6%), 150 breeders and traders in livestock markets of Middle Atlas and 603 producing lamb breeders of this massif (sampling fraction at the massif level of 6.64%).
Results
The study revealed a very strong commercial relationship between middle Atlas breeders and fattening zone breeders whose longrange outflows mainly converge towards urban consumption centers. The major strategic livestock markets of the middle Atlas proved to be key points in the articulation of the flows, as was the commune gathering the fatteners. Centrality indicators were used to identify the main trade hubs that contribute to the spread of diseases and to quantify their importance in the influence of sheep movement, while network cohesion parameters have shown that network is vulnerable to the spread of epidemics.
Conclusion
The results of this survey revealed the main commercial hubs at the Middle Atlas level and at the level of the province of fatteners, which represent a great risk of spreading sheep diseases over long distances rather quickly in event of an epizootic, but also representing the ability to control the spread through the control of the movement of animals at their level.
Keywords
Ovine network; Epizotic of (Peste des Petits Ruminants); Mapping; Social network analysis; Hub; Betweenness; Degree; Strong component; Cutpoint.
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Compliance with Tobacco Control Policies and Global Youth Tobacco Survey: A Cross-Sectional Comparison between GYTS 2000 and 2015 in Maharashtra, India
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Determinants of Canine Rabies in Morocco: How to Make Pertinent Deductions for Control?
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Ageing: Postponing Morbidity
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HPV Vaccination and Knowledge of Cervical Cancer among Female University Students in a Multiethnic Institution, USA
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The Association of Weight Status with Dental Caries and Trachoma Among School Children in Cities of Changsha and Shenzhen, China
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Another Approach to Detect Malaria Epidemics and to Evaluate the Impact of their Control Measures in Situation of Lack of Information
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Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Associated With Increased Odds of Depression
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Risk Factor Prevalence and Their Relative Influence on Fatty Liver and Gallstone Disease: A Cross-Ethnic Study Comparing Two High-Risk Populations from Chile and Northeast Germany
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Targeted Measles Outbreak Response Vaccination In The Context of Measles Control and Elimination: Experiences From South Sudan
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Geography of Diet in the UK Women’s Cohort Study: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
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About the Journal
Epidemiology – Open Journal (EPOJ) is an online open access end to end portal that encompasses all documentation related to Epidemiology. Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and markers related to states health-related states and events (including but not limited to diseases) and the application of said studies to control these diseases on a macro level. Openventio is dedicated to act as an open access portal to all epidemiology professionals who want a single source for descriptive studies and developments in this field.
Aims and Scope
Epidemiology – Open Journal is a peer-reviewed journal that aims to be a complete and reliable source of discoveries and publications in the form of original articles, review articles, case reports, and product launches that affect this field.
EPOJ covers a wide array of subjects as given below
- Health related states and events
- Epidemiology and infection
- Health related events in specified populations
- Brain sparing effect
- Analytic epidemiology
- Descriptive epidemiology
- Clinical epidemiology
- Applied epidemiology
- Emerging infection
Openventio aims to encourage documentation among the ever growing medical community to ensure data gets recorded and passed on to new practitioners in the field of epidemiology.
Submissions for this Journal are accepted from all practitioners, students of and experts in the field to novices who are just starting to learn and understand Epidemiology.
The audience of EPOJ includes doctors, nurses, research assistants, local community practitioners, manufacturers, and students of various universities and general communities from different parts of the world.
The journal welcomes all types of articles such as original research, review, case-report, mini-review, editorial, short-communication, book review, opinion, commentary, letter to the editor, conference proceedings, technical report, errata, illustrations, etc.
We are open to receive comments or any corrections from any potential scientists to improve the quality of our journal.
