@inproceedings{125b912162da44bf9c67341cad5266ba,
title = "The role of the Namibian Livestock Traceability Systems in containing the recent foot-and-mouth disease outbreak: Case study from the Northern parts of Namibia",
abstract = "Namibia suffered the worst outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in 40 years during 2015. The entire Northern Communal Areas were quarantined with a complete ban being enforced on the movement of all cattle to and from these areas. The Namibian Livestock Identification and Traceability System (NamLITS) was used to minimize the impact of this outbreak and made free trade possible once again by using its advanced functionalities illustrating its effectiveness.",
keywords = "foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), Namibia, NamLITS, Northern Communal Areas (NCAs)",
author = "Tania Prinsloo and {De Villiers}, Carina and {Van Niekerk}, Janet",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 IEEE.; 1st International Conference on Next Generation Computing Applications, NextComp 2017 ; Conference date: 19-07-2017 Through 21-07-2017",
year = "2017",
month = aug,
day = "23",
doi = "10.1109/NEXTCOMP.2017.8016172",
language = "English",
series = "2017 1st International Conference on Next Generation Computing Applications, NextComp 2017",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "30--35",
booktitle = "2017 1st International Conference on Next Generation Computing Applications, NextComp 2017",
address = "United States",
}
