This article was written by Susanna Sternberg Lewerin, Professor in Epizootiology & Disease Control at the Department do Biomedical Sciences & Veterinary public Health, SLU. Today is the Antibiotic Awareness Day. It is a day to be grateful for these important medicines, and to consider how to best preserve them for the future. Antibiotics, drugs… Continue reading Antibiotics – a tragedy of the commons
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Pushing back against disease with participatory epidemiology
By: Dr. Alin Kadfak, Department of Urban and Rural Development, SLU A herd of animals can be the only source of income for many families in areas like northern Uganda or southern Africa. Farmers with poor access to infrastructure and capital struggle to address and manage disease outbreaks, which can wipe out a household’s economy. Worldwide 750… Continue reading Pushing back against disease with participatory epidemiology