Unlocking livestock development potential through science, influence and capacity development
ILRI APM, Addis Ababa, 15-17 May 2013
Developing capacity Influencing decisions
Mapping
distribu.ons
of
.cks
and
.ck-­‐borne
diseases
in
Africa:
effects
of
climate
change
and
the
implica.ons
for
human
and
animal
health.
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3 strategic lessons on:
! Aiding
.ck
and
.ck-­‐borne
disease
control
protocols
Rothen,
J.,
Bishop,
R.,
Mwaura,
S,
Pflüger,
V.,
Daubenberger,
C.,
Olds,
C.
Delivering science
THE
PROBLEM
Tick
distribu.ons
are
determined
by
clima.c
factors
such
as
temperature,
precipita.on
and
humidity.
Tick
distribu.ons
are
shiKing
drama.cally
due
to
climate
change.
Consequently,
the
epidemiology
of
.ck-­‐borne
diseasess
are
changing
with
far
reaching
implica.ons
for
animal
and
human
health.
Maps
ploMng
current
.ck
distribu.ons
in
Africa
are
needed
to
understand
and
predict
.ck-­‐borne
diseases.
Matrix-­‐assisted
laser
desorp.on/ioniza.on-­‐Time
of
flight
(MALDI-­‐TOF)
mass
spectroscopy
is
able
to
iden.fy
.ck
species
cheaper
and
faster
than
other
molecular
techniques.
! Mapping
.cks
for
human
and
livestock
health
! Developing
databases
for
.ck
iden.fica.on
! Developing
predic.on
models
for
.ck
and
.ck-­‐borne
disease
distribu.on
! Training
human
and
veterinary
health
professionals
in
.ck
iden.fica.on
! Mentoring
students
THE
SOLUTION
Collect
.cks
from
livestock,
humans
and
companion
animals
as
well
as
field
traps.
Iden.fy
.cks
using
MALDI-­‐TOF.
Iden.fy
any
.ck-­‐borne
diseases
present
in
collected
.cks.
Create
new
distribu.on
maps
for
.ck
species
within
Africa.
Create
models
for
further
.ck
and
.ck-­‐borne
disease
distribu.ons.
THE
PROGRESS
Reference
MALDI-­‐TOF
profies
have
been
created
for
economically
important
.cks
of
livestock
in
Africa.
Field
.ck
species
correctly
iden.fied
in
a
‘proof
of
concept’
experiment.
Large
scale
.ck
collec.ons
should
be
carried
out
covering
various
geographic
areas
within
Africa
and
the
data
used
to
update
.ck
distribu.on
maps.
COLLABORATORS
Claudia
Daubenberger,
Swiss
Tropical
and
Public
Health
Ins.tute,
Switzerland.
Valen.n
Pflüger
and
Julian
Rothen,
Mabritec,
Switzerland.