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Assessing the impact of Malignant Catarrhal Fever in Ngorongoro District, Tanzania

Cleaveland,S|Kusiluka,L|Bell,C|Ole kuwai,J|Kazwala,R | Jan 1, 2001

Abstract

This study was commissioned by the DFID Animal Health Programme to assess the impact of malignant catarrhal fever in Ngorongoro District, Tanzania. Field studies involved a participatory rural appraisal to evaluate the impact of MCF in Maasai pastoralist communities and collection of laboratory diagnostic material from suspected clinical cases of MCF to validate reported data.