Publications by authors named "Edwina E C Leslie"
Since mid-2018, the New Zealand (NZ) Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has been operating an eradication program for an incursion of Mycoplasma bovis. Although NZ is still delimiting the outbreak, consideration is being given to how freedom from M. bovis will be demonstrated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClassical swine fever has been negatively impacting pig production in Nusa Tenggara Timur province in eastern Indonesia since its introduction in the 1990s, with live market trade contributing to disease spread. To understand market trader knowledge and practices regarding pig management, biosecurity, pig movements and pig health (specifically CSF), a repeated survey was conducted with pig sellers and pig buyers at 9 market sites across West Timor and the islands of Flores and Sumba. A total of 292 sellers and 281 buyers were interviewed in 2009 during two periods (rounds), a high-demand month (September) and a low-demand month (November).
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- Classical swine fever virus (CSFV) is a contagious disease affecting pigs, impacting East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia since 1997, but little is known about its prevalence and distribution in the region.
- A 2010 survey collected data from 2160 pigs and 805 farmers across four islands, revealing a 17.5% overall seroprevalence of CSFV, with significant variations by location.
- Factors such as older age and vaccination increased the likelihood of pigs testing positive for CSFV antibodies, but most data variation was due to random effects rather than specific pig characteristics, highlighting the need for further research, especially regarding the absence of clinical cases in certain areas.
Pig farming is a common practice among smallholder farmers in Nusa Tenggara Timur province (NTT), eastern Indonesia. To understand their production systems a survey of smallholder pig farmers was conducted. Eighteen villages were randomly selected across West Timor, Flores and Sumba islands, and 289 pig farmers were interviewed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKnowledge of live animal movement through markets and from farm-to-farm is needed to inform strategies for control of trans-boundary animal diseases (TADs) in south-east Asia, particularly due to consumer preference for fresh meat. In eastern Indonesia a TAD of principal interest for control is classical swine fever (CSF) due to its impacts on smallholder farmers. Pig movement is considered a contributor to failure of current CSF control efforts but pig movement patterns are not well understood.
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