The perceptions of Lithuanian hunters towards African swine fever using a participatory approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

African swine fever (ASF) has been present in Lithuania since 2014. The disease affects mainly the wild boar population. Thus, hunters play a key role in the performance of disease surveillance and control measures. We used participatory methods to gain insight into the knowledge of hunters and to include their perceptions in the design and the implementation of surveillance and control measures to increase their effectiveness.

Results

The willingness and the interest of hunters to participate was high, but only eight focus group meetings with 33 hunters could be held due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The overall knowledge of Lithuanian hunters regarding ASF, investigated by semi-structured interviews, was sufficient to understand their part in ASF control and surveil

SUBMITTER: Stonciute E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9660124 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature