Pig rearing is an important income source in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), with many smallholder farmers using traditional free-range pig production systems. Despite the potentially significant health risks posed by pig production regarding pig-associated zoonoses, information on th...
Burniston, S.
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Okello, A.L.
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Khamlome, Boualam
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Inthavong, Phouth
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Gilbert, J.
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Blacksell, Stuart D.
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Allen, J.
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Welburn, S.C.
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[Cultural drivers and health-seeking behaviours that impact on the transmission of pig-associated zoonoses in Lao People’s Democratic Republic]
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Cultural drivers and health-seeking behaviours that impact on the transmission of pig-associated zoonoses in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Since 2008, 145 human rabies deaths have occurred during an ongoing epidemic in Bali with last victims reported in April 2012, while rabies cases in dogs remained still often reported, with increase cases in puppies (age< 6 months, 39%). The incidence of human deaths due to rabies has dropped dra...
Darmawan, R.D.
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Jatikusumah, A.
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Sunandar
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Widyastuti, M.D.W.
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Arief, R.A.
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Basri, C.
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Putra, A.A.G.
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Willyanto, I.
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Estoepangestie, S.
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Mardiana, I.
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Gilbert, J.
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Hampson, Karen J.
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[Optimizing mass rabies vaccination program in Bali dog population]
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Optimizing mass rabies vaccination program in Bali dog population
Like other parts of China, in Yunnan Province top-down administrative approaches which usually focus on sector or discipline are responsible for the prevention and control of zoonoses. Animal and human health operating through their own independent systems. Experience shows that to control zoonos...
Guorong Yang
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Shibiao Yang
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Unger, Fred
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Xiangdong Yang
,
Wengui Li
,
Jing Fang
,
Gilbert, J.
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[Enhancing transdisciplinary research through collaborative leadership in an ecohealth approach for the control of zoonosis in Yunnan province, China]
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Enhancing transdisciplinary research through collaborative leadership in an ecohealth approach for the control of zoonosis in Yunnan province, China
Pham Thi Ngoc
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Pham Thi Nga
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Dinh Xuan Tung
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Gilbert, J.
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Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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Unger, Fred
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
Phuc Pham Duc
,
Nguyen Viet Khong
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[Hygienic practices and microbial contamination of small-scale poultry slaughterhouses at peri-urban areas of Hanoi, Vietnam]
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Hygienic practices and microbial contamination of small-scale poultry slaughterhouses at peri-urban areas of Hanoi, Vietnam
The increasing intensification of pork production in southeast Asia necessitates an urgent requirement to better understand the dual impact of pig-associated zoonotic disease on both pig production and human health in the region. Sharing porous borders with five countries and representing many re...
Okello, A.L.
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Burniston, S.
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Conlan, J.V.
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Inthavong, Phouth
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Khamlome, Boualam
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Welburn, S.C.
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Gilbert, J.
,
Allen, J.
,
Blacksell, Stuart D.
,
[Prevalence of endemic pig-associated zoonoses in Southeast Asia: A review of findings from the Lao People's Democratic Republic]
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Prevalence of endemic pig-associated zoonoses in Southeast Asia: A review of findings from the Lao People's Democratic Republic
Background
Previously free of rabies, Bali experienced an outbreak in 2008, which has since caused a large number of human fatalities. In response, both mass dog culling and vaccination have been implemented. In order to assess potential community-driven interventions for optimizing rabies contro...
Widyastuti, M.D.W.
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Bardosh, K.L.
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Sunandar
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Basri, C.
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Basuno, E.
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Jatikusumah, A.
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Arief, R.A.
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Putra, A.A.G.
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Rukmantara, A.
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Estoepangestie, A.T.S.
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Willyanto, I.
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Natakesuma, I.K.G.
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Sumantra, I.P.
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Grace, Delia
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Unger, Fred
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Gilbert, J.
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[On dogs, people, and a rabies epidemic: results from a sociocultural study in Bali, Indonesia]
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On dogs, people, and a rabies epidemic: results from a sociocultural study in Bali, Indonesia
Brucellosis and Toxoplasmosis are zoonoses of concern in many countries of Asia and Southeast Asia including China despite of ongoing control efforts. To face this challenge, new approaches are required such as Ecohealth targeting on transdiciplinary collaboration. In the presented research, a pa...
Wengui Li
,
Unger, Fred
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Xiangdong Yang
,
Shibiao Yang
,
Gilbert, J.
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Jing Fang
,
Guorong Yang
,
[Ecosystem approaches to the better management of brucellosis and toxoplasmosis in Yunnan Province, China]
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Ecosystem approaches to the better management of brucellosis and toxoplasmosis in Yunnan Province, China
There is a growing body of support among medical and veterinary communities advocating One Health and
other holistic health paradigms as progressive approaches to improving the health of humans, animals and our
environment. The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is committed to the...
Unger, Fred
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Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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Grace, Delia
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Gilbert, J.
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[The challenges of implementing an EcoHealth approach to prevention and control of emerging zoonoses in Southeast Asia]
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The challenges of implementing an EcoHealth approach to prevention and control of emerging zoonoses in Southeast Asia
Van Cao
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Le Hong Phong
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Costard, S.
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Tran Cong Kha
,
Dang Trinh Minh Anh
,
Nguyen Quoc Huy
,
Duong Nguyen Khang
,
Nguyen Ngoc Thuy
,
Nguyen Van Khanh
,
Nguyen Truc Ha
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Lapar, Ma. Lucila
,
Gilbert, J.
,
Mai Van Hiep
,
[Ecohealth approaches in prevention of emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases in southern Vietnam: A retrospective study 2008-2011]
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Ecohealth approaches in prevention of emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases in southern Vietnam: A retrospective study 2008-2011
Arief, R.A.
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Jatikusumah, A.
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Widyastuti, M.D.W.
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Sunandar
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Basri, C.
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Putra, A.A.G.
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Willyanto, I.
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Estoepangestie, S.
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Mardiana, I.
,
Gilbert, J.
,
Hampson, Karen J.
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[Determinants of vaccination coverage and consequences for rabies control in Bali, Indonesia]
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Determinants of vaccination coverage and consequences for rabies control in Bali, Indonesia