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Dr. David Squarre
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Government of the Republic of Zambia · Dept of National Parks and Wildlife
2015 International Conference Paper:
"The Spread and Distribution of Anthrax in Lower-Zambezi National Park, Zambia"
* Presenter: David Squarre, Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA)
The first ever outbreak of anthrax that affected wild animals in Lower Zambezi National Park occurred in 2012. This outbreak exclusively affected wild animals. It caused more mortalities of wild fauna as compared to poaching and other illegal/ legal anthropogenic activities. The animals affected included elephants, buffalo, hippo, impala and kudu. Initially the first cases of the disease were restricted in a defined location but with time the disease spread to a wider geographical space. The purpose of this paper is to use GIS to illustrate a step wise distribution and the rate of spread of the disease across this
