Background
Safety and wholesomeness of milk intended for human consumption are influenced by various interlinked factors. However, information on what these factors are, especially in the pastoral traditional communities of Ethiopia, is largely lacking. The objective of this study is to assess th...
Amenu, K.
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Wieland, Barbara
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Szonyi, Barbara
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Grace, Delia
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[Milk handling practices and consumption behavior among Borana pastoralists in southern Ethiopia]
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Milk handling practices and consumption behavior among Borana pastoralists in southern Ethiopia
Unger, Fred
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Pham Duc Phuc
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Pham Van Hung
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Huyen Le Thi Thanh
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Sinh Dang-Xuan
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Nguyen Thanh Luong
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Makita, K.
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Kim, S.
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Häsler, B.
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Hennessey, M.
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Peyton, C.
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Grace, Delia
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[Safer pork: From assessment to interventions targeting rural and urban pork supply chains in Northern Vietnam]
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Safer pork: From assessment to interventions targeting rural and urban pork supply chains in Northern Vietnam
Animal African Trypanosomosis (AAT) and Human African Trypanosomosis (HAT), caused by a protozoa of the genus Trypanosoma (section Salivaria), are both diseases of significant importance to sub-Sahara Africa. Several species of Trypanosoma are found in Africa but only two subspecies of T. brucei,...
Roesel, Kristina
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Grace, Delia
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Mehlitz, D.
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Clausen, P.H.
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[Eradication of human African trypanosomiasis? Don't forget the pigs!]
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Eradication of human African trypanosomiasis? Don't forget the pigs!
Grace, Delia
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Sinh Dang Xuan
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Unger, Fred
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[Improving collaboration between research and the private sector to accelerate livestock innovation for sustainability into use: Can the private sector pay for public health?]
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Improving collaboration between research and the private sector to accelerate livestock innovation for sustainability into use: Can the private sector pay for public health?
This paper investigates the adoption of VietGAHP, a set of guidelines for best practices
in pig production, and evaluates impacts using quantitative and qualitative indicators. It tackles
the following specific research questions: 1) What is the extent of adoption of VietGAHP
among smallholder pi...
Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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Nguyen Thi Duong Nga
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Nguyen Thi Thinh
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Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen
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Unger, Fred
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Grace, Delia
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[Adoption and impact of gaps in pig value chains: Implications for institutional policy and practice change]
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Adoption and impact of gaps in pig value chains: Implications for institutional policy and practice change
With the rise of the One Health paradigm, ethicists have called for new research approaches, considering the interdependent relationships of humans, animals, and their environment. These relationships can be particularly complex within resource-poor, smallholder livestock systems, necessitating a...
Cooper, T.L.
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Kirino, Y.
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Alonso, Silvia
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Grace, Delia
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[Towards better-informed consent: Research with livestock-keepers and informal traders in East Africa]
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Towards better-informed consent: Research with livestock-keepers and informal traders in East Africa
In Lao People’s Democratic Republic pigs are kept in close contact with families. Human risk of infection with pig zoonoses arises from direct contact and consumption of unsafe pig products. This cross-sectional study was conducted in Luang Prabang (north) and Savannakhet (central-south) Province...
Holt, H.R.
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Inthavong, Phouth
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Boualam, K.
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Blaszak, Kate
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Keokamphe, C.
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Somoulay, V.
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Phongmany, A.
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Durr, P.A.
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Graham, K.
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Allen, J.
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Donnelly, B.
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Blacksell, Stuart D.
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Unger, Fred
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Grace, Delia
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Alonso, Silvia
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Gilbert, J.
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[Endemicity of zoonotic diseases in pigs and humans in lowland and upland Lao PDR: Identification of socio-cultural risk factors]
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Endemicity of zoonotic diseases in pigs and humans in lowland and upland Lao PDR: Identification of socio-cultural risk factors
Pork safety is an important public health concern in Vietnam and is a shared responsibility among many actors along the pork value chain. We examined the knowledge, perceptions, and practices regarding food safety, disease, and health risk among selected pork value chain actors (slaughterhouse ow...
Sinh Dang Xuan
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Meeyam, T.
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Fries, R.
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Huong Nguyen-Thanh
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Phuc Pham Duc
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Lam, S.
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Grace, Delia
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Unger, Fred
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[Food safety perceptions and practices among smallholder pork value chain actors in Hung Yen province, Vietnam]
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Food safety perceptions and practices among smallholder pork value chain actors in Hung Yen province, Vietnam
Aflatoxin-contaminated food is a public health concern. Contamination of staple foods
in Kenya has in the past led to loss of human lives as well as condemnation of large
quantities of food, contributing to food insecurity. This study investigated the occurrence
of aflatoxins in maize, millet and...
Sirma, A.J.
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Senerwa, D.M.
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Grace, Delia
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Makita, K.
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Mtimet, Nadhem
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Kang'ethe, Erastus K.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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[Aflatoxin B1 occurrence in millet, sorghum and maize from four agro-ecological zones in Kenya]
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Aflatoxin B1 occurrence in millet, sorghum and maize from four agro-ecological zones in Kenya
In the tropics, staples such as maize are often contaminated with mycotoxins, harmful
by-products of fungal metabolism. In particular, high exposure to aflatoxins may cause
fatal illness in people and animals, while chronic exposure can cause liver cancer in
humans and, in domestic animals, growt...
Kiama, T.N.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Sirma, A.J.
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Senerwa, D.M.
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Waithanji, Elizabeth M.
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Ochungo, P.A.
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Poole, Elizabeth J.
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Kang'ethe, Erastus K.
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Grace, Delia
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[Kenya dairy farmer perception of moulds and mycotoxins and implications for exposure to aflatoxins: A gendered analysis]
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Kenya dairy farmer perception of moulds and mycotoxins and implications for exposure to aflatoxins: A gendered analysis