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ArticleBMC public health2019

Community, system and policy level drivers of bovine tuberculosis in smallholder periurban dairy farms in India: a qualitative enquiry.

Abhimanyu Singh Chauhan, Mathew Sunil George, Johanna Lindahl, Delia Grace, Manish Kakkar

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Article in BMC public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Frontiers in public health · 2025
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  4. The Indian journal of medical research · 2022
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  5. Occupational exposure and challenges in tackling M. bovis at human-animal interface: a narrative review.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 5 countries.

Abhimanyu Singh ChauhanPublic Health Foundation of India, Plot 47, Sector 44, Gurgaon, Haryana, 122002, India.
Mathew Sunil GeorgeIndian Institute of Public Health, Gurgaon, Haryana, 122002, India.
Johanna LindahlInternational Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, 30709-00100, Kenya.
Delia GraceInternational Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, 30709-00100, Kenya.
Manish KakkarPublic Health Foundation of India, Plot 47, Sector 44, Gurgaon, Haryana, 122002, India. manish.kakkar@phfi.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1860-0621
International Livestock Research Institute · KEPublic Health Foundation of India · INUniversity of Canberra · AUUniversity of Liège · BEUppsala University · SE

Funding

International Development Research Centre 107344-001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRapid urbanization has led to expansion of peri-urban fringes, where intensive, industry-style livestock rearing has led to emerging vulnerabilities at the human-animal-environment interface. This study was undertaken to understand the health system and farm-level factors that influenced the risk of transmission of bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) in animals and humans in peri-urban smallholder dairy farms of India.

methodsThematic guides were developing through literature review and expert consultation. In-depth interviews were conducted till attainment of saturation. Identification of core themes was followed by etiological enquiry and generation of a conceptual model.

resultsVeterinarians were consulted as a last resort after home-remedies and quacks had failed. Damage control measures, especially with respect to- selling or abandoning sick animals, added to the risk of disease transmission. Although civic authorities believed in the adequacy of a functioning laboratory network, end users were aggrieved at the lack of services. Despite the presence of extension services, knowledge and awareness was limited, promoting risky behaviour. The absence of cogent policies in dealing with bTB was a significant barrier. Stakeholders did not consider bTB to be a major concern. It is possible that they underestimate the problem.

conclusionThe current study helps to identify gaps which need to be addressed through collaborative research, and OneHealth interventions to build community awareness.

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DairyingSuburban PopulationAnimalsCattleFarmersFarmsFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansIndiaPolicyQualitative ResearchRisk FactorsTuberculosis, BovineZoonosesBovine tuberculosisDairy farmDairy farmersIndiaQualitativeZoonoses

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PMID30866894
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