5. Conclusions
In tapping on the indigenous knowledge ofcamel pastoralists in
northern Kenya the toolbox of participatory epidemiology offered suitable instruments in scoring and ranking camel diseases, and in
particular focussing on the differentiation of the two camel respiratory disease complexes RDC 1 and RDC 2. The criteria identified,
assessed and attributed in the local languages of the Somali, Gabra
and Garri communities now allow a much more targeted disease
prevention and control approach in the field.