Bonsi Marta, Anderson Neil E, Carder Gemma
The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian EH25 9RG, UK.
Brooke, Action for Working Horses and Donkeys, 2nd Floor, The Hallmark Building, 52-56 Leadenhall Street, London EC3A 2BJ, UK.
Animals (Basel). 2023 Dec 15;13(24):3865. doi: 10.3390/ani13243865.
Working equids provide a crucial contribution to the livelihoods and food security of communities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Nevertheless, they are a neglected category within animal health policies and interventions of governmental and non-governmental institutions. This critical review aims to assess the socioeconomic impact of diseases of working equids in LMICs. By highlighting the implications of diseases on working equid welfare, human wellbeing and livelihoods, this review seeks to sensitise policymakers within governments and international organisations to develop policies and interventions aimed at protecting the health of working equids and, consequently, the health and livelihoods of their dependent communities. Twenty relevant publications were identified through the search of five databases (CAB Abstracts, Web of Science Core Collection, BIOSIS, EMBASE and Scopus), backward citation searching and screening of indexes of proceedings and Special Issues retrieved from the database search. The review findings show that diseases of working equids have detrimental socioeconomic effects. However, this subject is under-researched and restricted to few diseases and geographical settings. Considering the complexity of the issue, this review demonstrates that the 'One Health' approach represents an opportunity to clarify the link between equid health, human wellbeing and livelihoods, facilitating the translation of research into policy.
役用马属动物对低收入和中等收入国家（LMICs）社区的生计和粮食安全做出了至关重要的贡献。然而，在政府和非政府机构的动物健康政策及干预措施中，它们却属于被忽视的类别。这篇批判性综述旨在评估低收入和中等收入国家役用马属动物疾病的社会经济影响。通过强调疾病对役用马属动物福利、人类福祉和生计的影响，本综述旨在提高政府和国际组织内政策制定者的认识，促使他们制定旨在保护役用马属动物健康的政策和干预措施，进而保护依赖它们的社区的健康和生计。通过检索五个数据库（CAB文摘数据库、科学引文索引核心合集、生物学文摘数据库、荷兰医学文摘数据库和Scopus数据库）、回溯引文检索以及对从数据库检索中获取的会议论文索引和特刊进行筛选，共确定了20篇相关出版物。综述结果表明，役用马属动物疾病具有有害的社会经济影响。然而，这一主题的研究不足，且仅限于少数疾病和地理区域。鉴于该问题的复杂性，本综述表明，“同一健康”方法为阐明马属动物健康、人类福祉和生计之间的联系提供了契机，有助于将研究成果转化为政策。
