Roadmap for development of disease control strategies for bTB

What are we trying to achieve and why? What is the problem we are trying to solve?

How can effective guidelines and control measures be designed that are practical and accepted by the farmer in different local contexts?

What are the scientific and technological challenges (knowledge gaps needing to be addressed)?

• Understand the risk factors associated with sporadic, recurrent, and persistent TB herds.
• Communicate evidence from modelling and transmission dynamics studies.
• Counter misinformation and confirmation bias from full spectrum of stakeholders.
• Understanding drivers and reasons for cattle movement patterns.
• Understanding farmer attitudes to control measures i.e., biosecurity, cattle vaccination, wildlife vaccination, genetics etc. including vaccination.

What approaches could/should be taken to address the research question?

Social (behavioural) sciences studies to understand human behaviours and produce applicable guidelines that could reduce bTB spread and to describe level of acceptance/compliance of various measures. Monitor impact of interventions.
Human-animal interface studies at critical sites, including social and behavioural sciences

What else needs to be done before we can solve this need?

Existing knowledge including successes and failures