Pig production is an emerging agribusiness in Eastern Africa but baseline information
on pig diseases including zoonoses is still scarce. Infection with Toxoplasma gondii
does not usually present with clinical signs in pigs, yet it is considered an important
source of human infection when pork co...
Roesel, Kristina
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Schares, G.
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Grace, Delia
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Baumann, M.P.O.
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Fries, R.
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Dione, Michel M.
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Clausen, P.H.
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[The occurrence of porcine Toxoplasma gondii infections in smallholder production systems in Uganda]
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The occurrence of porcine Toxoplasma gondii infections in smallholder production systems in Uganda
Sinh Dang Xuan
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Huong Thanh Nguyen
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Fries, R.
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Meeyam, T.
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Unger, Fred
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[Perceptions and practices related to pork production chain in Hung Yen province, Vietnam]
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Perceptions and practices related to pork production chain in Hung Yen province, Vietnam
Since 1986, the numbers of pigs in Uganda have at least quadrupled and today’s more than two million pigs are in the hands of 1.1 million households. Up to 70% of all pork is estimated to be consumed in urban and peri-urban areas, mainly through informal road-side butcheries and ‘pork joints’. In...
Roesel, Kristina
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Holmes, K.
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Kungu, J.
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Grace, Delia
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Pezo, Danilo A.
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Baumann, M.P.O.
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Fries, R.
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Ejobi, F.
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Clausen, P.H.
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[Fit for human consumption? A qualitative survey at a Ugandan pig abattoir]
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Fit for human consumption? A qualitative survey at a Ugandan pig abattoir
Previous research on trichinellosis in Africa focused on isolating Trichinella from wildlife while the role of domestic pigs has remained highly under-researched. Pig keeping in Uganda is historically recent, and evidence on zoonotic pig diseases, including infection with Trichinella species, is ...
Roesel, Kristina
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Nöckler, K.
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Baumann, M.P.O.
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Fries, R.
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Dione, Michel M.
,
Clausen, P.H.
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Grace, Delia
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[First report of the occurrence of Trichinella-specific antibodies in domestic pigs in Central and Eastern Uganda]
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First report of the occurrence of Trichinella-specific antibodies in domestic pigs in Central and Eastern Uganda