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Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is a disease of economic importance that is widely distributed in sub-Saharan African and contributes significantly to cattle morbidity and mortality. Lack of resources to implement eradication measures has led to the disease becoming endemic in most areas in sub-Saharan Africa where governments have little resources and the majority of the people are poor. Usually, control and eradication of such diseases as CBPP is treated as a public good by governments and to achieve this, governments are usually assisted by nongovernment organisations, bilateral government programmes and international donors. The private sector, which usually is companies that run businesses to make profit, although not very well established in sub-Saharan Africa could play a big role in the eradication of CBPP in the region. This could play a dual role of promoting investment and also eradicate livestock diseases which have proved a menace in the livestock sector. This paper highlights the role played by the private sector in the control of CBPP in Zambia.
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The authors would like to thank the Government of the Republic of Zambia for allowing the publication of this paper to highlight the achievements during the difficulty times of the CBPP outbreak in Kazungula District. The authors would also like to thank Dr Liwali Mataa from NALEIC, Zambia for the map and the farmers who endured the most difficult times during the outbreak but allowed the implementation of the strategy. They would also like to thank the CBPP experts at Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell Abruzzo e del Molise, G. Caporale for the guidance during writing of this paper.
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Muuka, G.M., Songolo, N., Kabilika, S. et al. Private sector involvement in the control of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) in the Kazungula district of Zambia benefitted the community and the control strategy. Trop Anim Health Prod 45, 699–703 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-013-0351-1
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