f81ede76-a1d4-4367-aa8c-de087350457e English ISO/IEC 8859-1 (also known as Latin 1) dataset dataset NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg Lancaster LA1 4AP UK info@eidc.ac.uk https://eidc.ac.uk/ EIDC website The Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC) is the UK's national data centre for terrestrial and freshwater sciences. information pointOfContact 2025-11-13T16:24:33 UK GEMINI 2.3 WGS 84 Domestic animal health data from Mambwe District, Zambia (2013) 2017-08-30 publication 2016-05-31 creation https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/f81ede76-a1d4-4367-aa8c-de087350457e 10.5285/f81ede76-a1d4-4367-aa8c-de087350457e doi: Schaten, K., Machila, N., Chirwa, C., Shaw, A.P.M., Mashili, J., Hang'andu, F., Simukonda, S., Simuunza, M., Anderson, N.E., MacLeod, E.T., Thrusfield, M., Welburn, S.C. (2017). Domestic animal health data from Mambwe District, Zambia (2013). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/f81ede76-a1d4-4367-aa8c-de087350457e The dataset describes the results of a laboratory analysis investigating the presence of various infectious agents in goats, cattle, pigs, dogs and sheep from Mambwe District, Eastern Province, Zambia. Blood samples were collected in June, July and August 2013 and stored on Whatman FTA (Flinders Technology Associates) cards. Laboratory analysis was conducted using polymerase chain reactions (PCR) for African trypanosomes and tick-borne infections. In addition, serum was tested for Brucella using the Rose Bengal test. Cattle and dogs were tested for African trypanosomes, tick-borne infections and Brucella. Goats and sheep were tested for African trypanosomes and Brucella. Pigs were tested for African trypanosomes only. The objective was to evaluate the health status of domestic animals in the Mambwe District. This work was conducted alongside a human wellbeing questionnaire survey. The research was part of a wider research project, the Dynamic Drivers of Disease in Africa Consortium (DDDAC). The research was funded by NERC project no NE/J000701/1 with support from the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation Programme (ESPA). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/f81ede76-a1d4-4367-aa8c-de087350457e Anderson, N. The University of Edinburgh Neil.anderson@ed.ac.uk pointOfContact Schaten, K. The University of Edinburgh k.m.schaten@sms.ed.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9286-6658 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Machila, N. University of Zambia noreenmachila@yahoo.co.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1149-6166 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Chirwa, C. Lusaka Apex Medical University echirwa07@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5336-0312 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Shaw, A.P.M. The University of Edinburgh alex@apconsultants.co.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2919-5043 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Mashili, J. Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock info@eidc.ac.uk author Hang'andu, F. Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock info@eidc.ac.uk author Simukonda, S. Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock info@eidc.ac.uk author Simuunza, M. University of Zambia martin.simuunza@unza.zm https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6621-7470 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Anderson, N.E. The University of Edinburgh Neil.anderson@ed.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7192-7717 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author MacLeod, E.T. The University of Edinburgh ewan.macleod@ed.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5517-0619 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Thrusfield, M. The University of Edinburgh M.Thrusfield@ed.ac.uk author Welburn, S.C. The University of Edinburgh Sue.Welburn@ed.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5517-0619 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk custodian NERC Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk publisher notPlanned Zambia Mambwe District Luangwa Valley GeoNames 2006-01-01 creation Dynamic Drivers of Disease in Africa Consortium (DDDAC) Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) Veterinary science otherRestrictions no limitations otherRestrictions This resource is made available under the terms of the Open Government Licence otherRestrictions © The University of Edinburgh otherRestrictions © University of Zambia otherRestrictions © Lusaka Apex Medical University otherRestrictions If you reuse this data, you should cite: Schaten, K., Machila, N., Chirwa, C., Shaw, A.P.M., Mashili, J., Hang'andu, F., Simukonda, S., Simuunza, M., Anderson, N.E., MacLeod, E.T., Thrusfield, M., Welburn, S.C. (2017). Domestic animal health data from Mambwe District, Zambia (2013). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/f81ede76-a1d4-4367-aa8c-de087350457e textTable English utf8 farming health 2013-06-01 2013-08-31 31.826 32.094 -13.828 -13.2 Comma-separated values (CSV) NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk distributor https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/f81ede76-a1d4-4367-aa8c-de087350457e Download the data Download a copy of this data download https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/f81ede76-a1d4-4367-aa8c-de087350457e.zip Supporting information Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset information dataset dataset Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 Blood samples were collected from domestic animals at the household level alongside a structured questionnaire survey. The work was preceded by a census, which provided the sample frame from which the study households were randomly selected, so as to provide the minimum sample size of animal-owning households necessary for estimating trypanosomiasis prevalence. Written consent was obtained prior to commencing the sampling. A total of 473 goats, 340 cattle, 246 pigs, 199 dogs and 22 sheep were sampled. Blood samples were collected from ear veins and stored on Whatman (Flinders Technology Associates) FTA cards prior to analysis for African trypanosomes and tick-borne infections. Trypanosomes were identified using the ITS-PCR (Internal transcribed spacer - Polymerase chain reaction) and tick-borne infections were identified using reverse line blotting. Blood samples were collected from the jugular vein for brucellosis and serum analysed using the Rose Bengal Test. Only sexually mature animals were tested for brucellosis. Data were collated in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and exported as a comma separated file for ingestion into the Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC).