Uncertainties in the governance of animal disease: an interdisciplinary framework for analysis

Fish, Robert and Austin, Zoe and Christley, Robert and Haygarth, Philip M and Heathwaite, A Louise and Heathwaite, Louise A and Latham, Sophia and Medd, William and Mort, Maggie and Oliver, David M and Pickup, Roger and Wastling, Jonathan M and Wynne, Brian (2011) Uncertainties in the governance of animal disease: an interdisciplinary framework for analysis. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 366 (1573). pp. 2023-2034. ISSN 0962-8436

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Abstract

Uncertainty is an inherent feature of strategies to contain animal disease. In this paper, an interdisciplinary framework for representing strategies of containment, and analysing how uncertainties are embedded and propagated through them, is developed and illustrated. Analysis centres on persistent, periodic and emerging disease threats, with a particular focus on cryptosporidiosis, foot and mouth disease and avian influenza. Uncertainty is shown to be produced at strategic, tactical and operational levels of containment, and across the different arenas of disease prevention, anticipation and alleviation. The paper argues for more critically reflexive assessments of uncertainty in containment policy and practice. An interdisciplinary approach has an important contribution to make, but is absent from current real-world containment policy.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Uncontrolled Keywords:
/dk/atira/pure/core/keywords/environmentalscience
Subjects:
?? animalsbirdscommunicable diseases, emergingcryptosporidiosisdecision makinggreat britaininfluenza in birdsinterdisciplinary communicationmodels, biologicalpublic policyuncertaintyenvironmental scienceenvironmental changebiomedical and life sciencesgeneral ??
ID Code:
49562
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Deposited On:
07 Sep 2011 08:43
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
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