Of all East African countries, Uganda boasts the highest pork consumption at 3.4 kg
per capita per year (2011). Yet, there is little documentation how pork is produced,
marketed and consumed, or on the implications this may have on public health. Up to
70% of produced pork is estimated to be cons...
Heilmann, Martin
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Roesel, Kristina
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Clausen, P.H.
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Grace, Delia
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[Knowledge, attitudes and practices among customers at pork butcheries in Kampala, Uganda]
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices among customers at pork butcheries in Kampala, Uganda
Population growth, urbanization and increasing consumer demand for products of animal origin couldprovide poor smallholder farmers with income and help alleviate poverty. By 2050 there will be anadditional one billion consumers in Africa alone consuming ever more meat, milk and fish.Today, up to ...
Roesel, Kristina
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Grace, Delia
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Baumann, M.P.O.
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Fries, R.
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Clausen, P.H.
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[Food safety in low income countries]
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Food safety in low income countries
The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance
of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovars including the presence of shared
plasmids in pork and related fresh vegetables served in pork joints in Kampala,
Uganda. Pork butcheries in three of the five admini...
Ndoboli, D.
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Heilmann, Martin
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Roesel, Kristina
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Clausen, P.H.
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Wampande, E.
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Grace, Delia
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Alter, T.
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Huehn, S.
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[Antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella enterica in pork and vegetable servings at pork joints in Kampala, Uganda]
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Antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella enterica in pork and vegetable servings at pork joints in Kampala, Uganda
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
Roesel, Kristina
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Clausen, P.H.
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Fries, R.
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Baumann, M.P.O.
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Noeckler, K.
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Grace, Delia
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[More pork and less parasites: A farm to fork approach for assessment and management of pork meat associated diseases in Uganda]
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More pork and less parasites: A farm to fork approach for assessment and management of pork meat associated diseases in Uganda
Pig production is thriving in Uganda and the demand for pork is increasing, therefore offering potential for increased income from pig production and marketing. The consumers’ preferences determine and potentially drive this demand but are largely unknown in the context of Uganda. As part of a mu...
Roesel, Kristina
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Ejobi, F.
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Dione, Michel M.
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Pezo, Danilo A.
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Kungu, J.
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Clausen, P.H.
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Grace, Delia
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[Knowledge, attitudes and practices of pork consumers in Uganda]
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of pork consumers in Uganda
Synanthropic flies have adapted to the mass of decaying organic matter near human settlements. As such, they feed and breed on food, faeces and other organic material and are known vectors for various diseases. Many of these diseases are associated with food, and foodborne diseases are of growing...
Heilmann, Martin
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Roesel, Kristina
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Grace, Delia
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Bauer, B.
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Clausen, P.H.
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[The impact of insecticide-treated material to reduce flies among pork outlets in Kampala, Uganda]
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The impact of insecticide-treated material to reduce flies among pork outlets in Kampala, Uganda