AUTHOR=Surve Aditi A. , Hwang Jae Young , Manian Shanthi , Onono Joshua Orungo , Yoder Jonathan 

TITLE=Economics of East Coast fever: a literature review

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Veterinary Science

VOLUME=10

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1239110

DOI=10.3389/fvets.2023.1239110

ISSN=2297-1769

ABSTRACT=<p>East Coast fever (ECF) is a cattle disease caused by a protozoan parasite called <italic>Theileria parva</italic> (<italic>T. parva</italic>). <italic>Theileria parva</italic> is transmitted among cattle by ticks. It is endemic in parts of central, eastern, and southern Africa and imposes an economic burden through illness and death of approximately a half of a billion U.S. dollars annually. This paper reviews existing science on the economics of ECF. We utilize a conceptual model that defines primary categories of economic costs due to ECF and use it to organize a synthesis of the literature on aggregate and micro level direct costs of the disease and the costs and benefits related to various ECF management strategies. We then identify knowledge gaps to motivate for future research.</p>