Background: Food-borne diseases are contributing to health burdens globally, especially in developing countries. In India, milk production is important for nutrition security, but milk products are prone to contamination with pathogens. In Assam, a state in Northeast India, a novel hygiene interv...
Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Deka, Ram Pratim
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Asse, Rainer
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Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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Grace, Delia
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[Hygiene knowledge, attitudes and practices among dairy value chain actors in Assam, north-east India and the impact of a training intervention]
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Hygiene knowledge, attitudes and practices among dairy value chain actors in Assam, north-east India and the impact of a training intervention
Brucellosis is an important zoonosis worldwide. In livestock, it frequently causes chronic disease with reproductive failures that contribute to production losses, and in humans, it causes an often-chronic febrile illness that is frequently underdiagnosed in many low- and middle-income countries,...
Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Vrentas, C.E.
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Deka, Ram Pratim
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Hazarika, R.A.
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Rahman, Habibur
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Bambal, R.G.
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Bedi, J.S.
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Bhattacharya, C.
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Chaudhuri, P.
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Fairoze, N.M.
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Gandhi, R.S.
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Gill, J.P.S.
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Gupta, N.K.
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Kumar, M.
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Londhe, S.
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Rahi, M.
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Sharma, P.K.
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Shome, R.
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Singh, R.
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Srinivas, K.
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Swain, B.B.
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[Brucellosis in India: results of a collaborative workshop to define One Health priorities]
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Brucellosis in India: results of a collaborative workshop to define One Health priorities
Smallholder production system and informal milk marketing being predominant in Assam, the present study
tries to understand the changing market participation behaviour of smallholder dairy farmers with
adoption of high yielding crossbred cattle. The study is based on information collected from a ...
Nagaland is a state in northeast India with around 2 million inhabitants. Pork occupies an important place in the diet. Most people buy and sell pork in informal markets (called wet markets) where there is little safety and quality regulation. As part of a larger project on competitiveness of sma...
Deka, Ram Pratim
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Grace, Delia
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Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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Fahrion, Anna S.
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[Comparative risk assessment of pork value chain in Nagaland, Northeast India]
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Comparative risk assessment of pork value chain in Nagaland, Northeast India
Animal products are highly nutritious, but also highly perishable. In India milk is an important source of animal protein, but problems with low quality of the milk, high degrees of adulterated milk on the market, high bacterial loads, and sometimes presence of zoonotic pathogens persist. Most da...
Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Deka, Ram Pratim
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Melin, David
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Berg, Anna
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Lundén, Hanna
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Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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Asse, Rainer
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Grace, Delia
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[An inclusive and participatory approach to changing policies and practices for improved milk safety in Assam, northeast India]
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An inclusive and participatory approach to changing policies and practices for improved milk safety in Assam, northeast India
Hemorrhagic septicemia (HS) is a highly fatal disease caused by Pasteurella multocida that often cause outbreaks in buffalo and cattle in India, and thus is a major cause of production losses. It is one of the livestock diseases with the highest mortality, and despite available vaccines, outbreak...
Shome, R.
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Deka, Ram Pratim
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Sahay, S.
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Grace, Delia
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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[Seroprevalence of hemorrhagic septicemia in dairy cows in Assam, India]
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Seroprevalence of hemorrhagic septicemia in dairy cows in Assam, India
Background: In India, milk production is important for both the economy and the provision of nutritious food. However, the productivity of the livestock is affected by circulating infectious diseases, and some zoonotic diseases, such as brucellosis, may cause a heavy impact on the farm as the dis...
Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Kumar, N.G.
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Deka, Ram Pratim
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Shome, R.
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Grace, Delia
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[Serological evidence of Brucella infections in dairy cattle in Haryana, India]
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Serological evidence of Brucella infections in dairy cattle in Haryana, India
Background: Brucellosis is an economically important zoonotic disease with worldwide distribution, with low-income countries being more affected. The disease is endemic in India, a country that house the world’s largest cattle and buffalo population and produce the most milk in the world.
Result...
Deka, Ram Pratim
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Magnusson, Ulf
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Grace, Delia
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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[Bovine brucellosis: Prevalence, risk factors, economic cost and control options with particular reference to India – a review]
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Bovine brucellosis: Prevalence, risk factors, economic cost and control options with particular reference to India – a review
Coxiellosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the ubiquitous bacteria Coxiella burnetii, which can be spread either through ticks or through body fluids. In humans the infection is characterized by a febrile disease; ruminants may abort and reduce their milk yield, causing serious production losses...
Shome, R.
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Deka, Ram Pratim
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Milesh, L.
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Sahay, S.
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Grace, Delia
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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[Coxiella seroprevalence and risk factors in large ruminants in Bihar and Assam, India]
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Coxiella seroprevalence and risk factors in large ruminants in Bihar and Assam, India