Zoonotic disease dynamics in displacement: A multisite case study in Sindh, Pakistan and Mafraq, Jordan
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description: Complex emergencies are causing unprecedented levels of forced migration, with displacement primarily affecting countries where people are dependent on their animals, with livestock a significant contributor to social and economic output. Animal health is fundamental to human health and wellbeing, including through the provision of food, nutrition and livelihoods. Animal and human health are closely interlinked, as the majority of human infectious pathogens originates in animals. These zoonotic diseases are considered a threat to public health in emergencies and displacement, linked to changes in pathogen and vector environment. Although little is known about the exact disease dynamics due to scarce evidence, the fear of zoonoses has resulted in the exclusion of animals from emergency responses. This doctoral research aims to answer the research question of: how can interdisciplinary theoretical and empirical foundations be enhanced and applied to the problem of the simplified narrative around zoonotic disease dynamics associated with displacement of humans and animals? Adopting a multisite case study methodology, I investigated zoonotic disease dynamics across three displacement contexts: among survivors of the 2010 superfloods in Sindh province in Pakistan; environmentally displaced populations during monsoons and following sea intrusion in Sindh; and Syrian refugees in Mafraq Governorate in Jordan. I adopted qualitative methods, including literature reviews, semi-structured expert key informant and household interviews, supported by observations, to allow for a holistic consideration of the factors and processes impacting zoonotic disease dynamics during displacement. Among the participants were 30 expert key informants and 26 households in Thatta and Sujawal districts in Sindh province in Pakistan, and 14 expert key informants and 14 households across Mafraq Governorate in Jordan. Data was analysed using a thematic analysis, to construct themes describing the co…
abstract: Complex emergencies are causing unprecedented levels of forced migration, with displacement primarily affecting countries where people are dependent on their animals, with livestock a significant contributor to social and economic output. Animal health is fundamental to human health and wellbeing, including through the provision of food, nutrition and livelihoods. Animal and human health are closely interlinked, as the majority of human infectious pathogens originates in animals. These zoonotic diseases are considered a threat to public health in emergencies and displacement, linked to changes in pathogen and vector environment. Although little is known about the exact disease dynamics due to scarce evidence, the fear of zoonoses has resulted in the exclusion of animals from emergency responses. This doctoral research aims to answer the research question of: how can interdisciplinary theoretical and empirical foundations be enhanced and applied to the problem of the simplified narrative around zoonotic disease dynamics associated with displacement of humans and animals? Adopting a multisite case study methodology, I investigated zoonotic disease dynamics across three displacement contexts: among survivors of the 2010 superfloods in Sindh province in Pakistan; environmentally displaced populations during monsoons and following sea intrusion in Sindh; and Syrian refugees in Mafraq Governorate in Jordan. I adopted qualitative methods, including literature reviews, semi-structured expert key informant and household interviews, supported by observations, to allow for a holistic consideration of the factors and processes impacting zoonotic disease dynamics during displacement. Among the participants were 30 expert key informants and 26 households in Thatta and Sujawal districts in Sindh province in Pakistan, and 14 expert key informants and 14 households across Mafraq Governorate in Jordan. Data was analysed using a thematic analysis, to construct themes describing the co…
author: Braam, Dorien
language: eng
keywords: animal health, displacement, Jordan, migration, Pakistan, refugees, social determinants of health, zoonoses
license: https://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved/
date published: 2022-05-10
date modified: 2026-07-22T22:23:56Z
provider: Cambridge University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: University of Cambridge

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value: 10.17863/CAM.96083