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. 2010 Aug;83(2 Suppl):52-7.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0291.

An assessment of the regional and national socio-economic impacts of the 2007 Rift Valley fever outbreak in Kenya

Karl M Rich  1 , Francis Wanyoike
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An assessment of the regional and national socio-economic impacts of the 2007 Rift Valley fever outbreak in Kenya

Karl M Rich et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Aug.

Abstract

Although Rift Valley fever (RVF) has significant impacts on human health and livestock production, it can also induce significant (and often overlooked) economic losses among various stakeholders in the marketing chain. This work assesses and quantifies the multi-dimensional socio-economic impacts of the 2007 RVF outbreak in Kenya based on a rapid assessment of livestock value chains in the northeast part of the country and a national macroeconomic analysis. Although study results show negative impacts among producers in terms of food insecurity and reductions in income, we also found significant losses among other downstream actors in the value chain, including livestock traders, slaughterhouses, casual laborers, and butchers, as well as other, non-agricultural sectors. The study highlights the need for greater sensitivity and analyses that address the multitude of economic losses resulting from an animal disease to better inform policy and decision making during animal health emergencies.

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Figure 1.
Value chain for livestock products originating in Garissa. Source: Compiled from primary fieldwork, April 2007.
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Figure 2.
Value chain for livestock products originating in Ijara. Source: Compiled from primary fieldwork, April 2007.
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Figure 3.
Prices of goats in Garissa and Nairobi before, during, and after the Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreak, 2006–2007. Source: Livestock Information Network and Knowledge System (LINKS) Project.
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Figure 4.
Prices of cattle in Garissa and Nairobi before, during, and after the Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreak, 2006–2007. Source: Livestock Information Network and Knowledge System (LINKS) Project.
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