NDLI: A low cost decision support tool for the diagnosis of endemic bovine infectious diseases in the mixed crop–livestock production system of sub-Saharan Africa

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Author	Eisler, M. C. Magona, J. W. Jonsson, N. N. Revie, C. W.
Copyright Year	2006
Abstract	Diagnosis and treatment of endemic infectious disease is crucial for productivity of cattle in rural sub-Saharan Africa, but shortages of trained veterinary professionals necessitate support for less well-trained cadres of animal health worker. A Delphi survey of veterinary experts provided quantitative information on key clinical signs associated with eight endemic bovine diseases, then heuristics and dendrogram analysis identified a reduced sign set to be incorporated in a diagnostic decision support tool implemented as a simple colour-banded card. One hundred and seventy disease-sign questionnaire returns were obtained from 32 veterinary research scientists and 14 veterinary practitioners. Preliminary validation of the decision support tool for 16 prototypical cases resulted in ‘correct’ diagnosis over 90% of the time. The card potentially serves as a training aid and aide-mémoire, and could improve the diagnostic competence of animal healthcare providers.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0950268806006571
Starting Page	67
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09502688
e-ISSN	14694409
Journal	Epidemiology and Infection
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	135
Language	English
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Publisher Date	2007-01-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	Cambridge University Press
Subject Keyword	Epidemiology Infectious Diseases Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Infectious Diseases Epidemiology

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