Table 3 Overview of key variables identified by the stakeholders and thematic coding. The table presents key variables that appear to be relevant in the context of ASF control and could be used to measure the success or failure of ASF control
From: Participatory modeling meets African swine fever – Systems Thinking in action
Topic | Key variable |
|---|---|
Awareness | Accurate media coverage |
Control strategies | Number of samples (nationwide) |
Proportion of positively hunted wild boar to the total number of hunted wild boar | |
Number of wild boar (wild boar population size) | |
Number of domestic pig holdings | |
Number of positive test results | |
Size of restriction zones I and II in km2 | |
Number of pig holdings in zoos | |
Resources | Extent of investment in vaccination research |
Number of ASF outbreak personnel | |
Number of trained search tems (Human + dog) | |
Number of night vision and night targeting technology in use |