Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is an acute mosquito-borne viral zoonosis that causes cyclical epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa, with recent incursions into the Arabian Peninsula. Outbreaks of RVF are associated with above average rainfall and flooding, in which large numbers of vectors emerge. Recent stu...
Mbotha, D.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Kairu-Wanyoike, S.W.
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Grace, Delia
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Kihara, Absolomon
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Wainaina, M.
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Hoppenheit, A.
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Clausen, P.H.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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[Inter-epidemic Rift Valley fever virus seropositivity in an irrigation scheme in Bura, southeast Kenya]
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Inter-epidemic Rift Valley fever virus seropositivity in an irrigation scheme in Bura, southeast Kenya
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
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
Food-borne diseases such as salmonellosis are a major cause of human gastroenteritis worldwide, especially in the developing world due to poor sanitary conditions. Flies feed on food and breed in feces and other organic material. As such they are known vectors of Salmonella spp. Given that pork c...
Heilmann, Martin
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Ndoboli, D.
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Roesel, Kristina
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Grace, Delia
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Huehn, S.
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Bauer, B.
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Clausen, P.H.
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[Occurrence of Salmonella spp. in flies and foodstuff from pork butcheries in Kampala, Uganda]
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Occurrence of Salmonella spp. in flies and foodstuff from pork butcheries in Kampala, Uganda
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