Zoonotic Disease Control and the State Governance in Kenyaof in Kenya

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K13457
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 04030:Cultural anthropology and folklore-related
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo (2022-2023); Kyoto University (2019-2021)
• Principal Investigator: Kusunoki Kazuki 東京大学, 大学院総合文化研究科, 特任研究員 (90761213)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: アフリカ国家

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In recent years, zoonotic diseases such as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Rift Valley fever, and Marburg disease have frequently spread in East Africa. Zoonotic diseases are infectious diseases that affect both humans and non-human vertebrates through the same pathogen. As a new threat to global health, measures that extend beyond the borders of individual countries are being promoted. This study focuses on the countermeasures against Rift Valley fever in Kenya, clarifying how strategies for combating zoonotic diseases have evolved from the colonial period to the present.

Free Research Field

アフリカ地域研究

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

東アフリカの人獣共通感染症対策について、従来の研究では対策の有効性やそれが直面する課題などについて検討されてきた。それに対して、本研究ではアフリカ連合・動物資源局（AU-IBAR）、ケニア公文書館、ケニア農業畜産開発省資料室、大英図書館、オックスフォード大学ボドリアン図書館などの資料とフィールドワークによって収集したデータに依拠しつつ、国家統治との関連でこの対策がどのように展開してきたのかを明らかにし、新たな視点を提示した。