Background
Inadequate facilities and hygiene at slaughterhouses can result in contamination of meat and occupational hazards to workers. The objectives of this study were to assess current conditions in slaughterhouses in western Kenya and the knowledge, and practices of the slaughterhouse worker...
Cook, Elizabeth A.J.
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Glanville, William A. de
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Thomas, L.F.
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Kariuki, S.
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Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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[Working conditions and public health risks in slaughterhouses in western Kenya]
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Working conditions and public health risks in slaughterhouses in western Kenya
Cook, Elizabeth A.J.
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Thomas, L.F.
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Glanville, William A. de
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Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.
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Kariuki, S.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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[Slaughterhouse workers as sentinels of zoonotic disease]
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Slaughterhouse workers as sentinels of zoonotic disease
Hoona, Jolly
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Cook, Elizabeth A.J.
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Mayer-Scholl, Anne
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Böning, Constanze
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Ong’ondi, T.
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Roesel, Kristina
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Bugeza, James
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[Boosting Uganda’s Investments in Livestock Development (2019-2023): Introducing the veterinary public health component]
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Boosting Uganda’s Investments in Livestock Development (2019-2023): Introducing the veterinary public health component
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
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