In Nairobi, with 3.1 million consumers and 30,000 pigs, the pork system may represents a major source of zoonotic pathogens. Yet, this system and its public health risks have not been described. The study used value chain analysis, a well-known method in economics, to investigate zoonosis and foo...
Muinde, P.
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Karani, M.
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Akoko, James M.
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Rushton, Jonathan
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Domínguez Salas, Paula
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Muloi, D.
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Häsler, Barbara
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Alarcón, Pablo
,
[Value chain analysis as a tool for assessing food safety risks in the Nairobi pork food system]
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Value chain analysis as a tool for assessing food safety risks in the Nairobi pork food system
In Nairobi the pork food system may represent a major source of zoonotic pathogens. Yet, the system and its public health risks have not been described. The study address this gap by identifying and understanding food safety risks practices in the Nairobi pork food system using a value chain appr...
Murungi, M.K.
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Muinde, P.
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Akoko, James M.
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Rushton, Jonathan
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Domínguez Salas, Paula
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Muloi, D.
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Häsler, Barbara
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Alarcón, Pablo
,
[Assessing and understanding food safety risk practices in Nairobi pork food system: A value chain approach]
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Assessing and understanding food safety risk practices in Nairobi pork food system: A value chain approach
Murungi, M.K.
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Muinde, P.
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Rushton, Jonathan
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Akoko, James M.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Domínguez Salas, Paula
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Muloi, D.
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Häsler, Barbara
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Alarcón, Pablo
,
[Understanding the pork food system supplying Nairobi: An essential framework for food safety and disease control]
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Understanding the pork food system supplying Nairobi: An essential framework for food safety and disease control
Carron, M.
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Alarcón, Pablo
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Häsler, Barbara
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Karani, M.
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Muinde, P.
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Akoko, James M.
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Onono, J.
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Rushton, Jonathan
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[Value chain mapping of broiler and indigenous chicken production systems in Nairobi as a first step to food safety and food security assessments]
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Value chain mapping of broiler and indigenous chicken production systems in Nairobi as a first step to food safety and food security assessments
Background & methods
Taenia solium a zoonotic tapeworm, responsible for neurocysticercosis in humans is a major public health threat, being a leading cause of acquired epilepsy in endemic regions. Eastern and southern African nations have experienced a recent rapid growth in pig production, inclu...
Akoko, James M.
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Macleod, Ewan
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Thomas, Lian F.
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Alarcón, Pablo
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Kang'ethe, Erastus K.
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Kivali, Velma
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Muloi, Dishon
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Muinde, Patrick
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Murungi, Maurice K.
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Gachoya, Julius M.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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[Detection of circulating antigens for Taenia spp. in pigs slaughtered for consumption in Nairobi and surroundings, Kenya]
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Detection of circulating antigens for Taenia spp. in pigs slaughtered for consumption in Nairobi and surroundings, Kenya
The tapeworm Taenia solium is the parasite responsible for neurocysticercosis, a neglected tropical disease of public health importance, thought to cause approximately 1/3 of epilepsy cases across endemic regions. The consumption of undercooked infected pork perpetuates the parasite’s life-cycle ...
Thomas, L.F.
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Glanville, William A. de
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Cook, Elizabeth A.J.
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Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.
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Handel, I.
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Wamae, C.N.
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Kariuki, S.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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[Modelling the risk of Taenia solium exposure from pork produced in western Kenya]
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Modelling the risk of Taenia solium exposure from pork produced in western Kenya
Carron, M.
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Alarcón, Pablo
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Karani, M.
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Muinde, P.
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Akoko, James M.
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Onono, J.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Häsler, Barbara
,
Rushton, Jonathan
,
[The broiler meat system in Nairobi, Kenya: Using a value chain framework to understand animal and product flows, governance and sanitary risks]
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The broiler meat system in Nairobi, Kenya: Using a value chain framework to understand animal and product flows, governance and sanitary risks
The zoonotic helminth T. solium is one of the leading causes of acquired epilepsy in endemic countries, resulting in a high burden both in human health and social stigma of affected people (1–3). In 2012 T. solium was highlighted as a priority for control in the World Health Assembly resolution 6...
Thomas, Lian F.
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Cook, Elizabeth A.J.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Rushton, Jonathan
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[Control of Taenia solium: A case for public and private sector investment]
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Control of Taenia solium: A case for public and private sector investment
Nairobi is a large rapidly-growing city whose demand for beef, mutton and goat products is expected to double by 2030. The study aimed to map the Nairobi beef, sheep and goat systems structure and flows to identify deficiencies and vulnerabilities to shocks.
Cross-sectional data were collected t...
Alarcón, Pablo
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Murungi, M.K.
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Muinde, P.
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Akoko, James M.
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Domínguez Salas, Paula
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Kiambi, S.
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Ahmed, S.
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Häsler, Barbara
,
Rushton, Jonathan
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[Mapping of beef, sheep and goat food systems in Nairobi — A framework for policy making and the identification of structural vulnerabilities and deficiencies]
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Mapping of beef, sheep and goat food systems in Nairobi — A framework for policy making and the identification of structural vulnerabilities and deficiencies