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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.Wieland, BarbaraSzonyi, BarbaraGrace, Delia[Milk handling practices and consumption behavior among Borana pastoralists in southern Ethiopia]Milk handling practices and consumption behavior among Borana pastoralists in southern Ethiopia

Unger, FredHung Nguyen-VietPham Duc PhucPham Van HungHuyen Le Thi ThanhSinh Dang-XuanNguyen Thanh LuongMakita, K.Kim, S.Häsler, B.Hennessey, M.Peyton, C.Grace, Delia[Safer pork: From assessment to interventions targeting rural and urban pork supply chains in Northern Vietnam]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, KristinaGrace, DeliaMehlitz, D.Clausen, P.H.[Eradication of human African trypanosomiasis? Don't forget the pigs!]Eradication of human African trypanosomiasis? Don't forget the pigs!

Grace, DeliaSinh Dang XuanUnger, Fred[Improving collaboration between research and the private sector to accelerate livestock innovation for sustainability into use: Can the private sector pay for public health?]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. LucilaNguyen Thi Duong NgaNguyen Thi ThinhNguyen Thi Thu HuyenUnger, FredGrace, Delia[Adoption and impact of gaps in pig value chains: Implications for institutional policy and practice change]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.Kirino, Y.Alonso, SilviaLindahl, Johanna F.Grace, Delia[Towards better-informed consent: Research with livestock-keepers and informal traders in East Africa]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.Inthavong, PhouthBoualam, K.Blaszak, KateKeokamphe, C.Somoulay, V.Phongmany, A.Durr, P.A.Graham, K.Allen, J.Donnelly, B.Blacksell, Stuart D.Unger, FredGrace, DeliaAlonso, SilviaGilbert, J.[Endemicity of zoonotic diseases in pigs and humans in lowland and upland Lao PDR: Identification of socio-cultural risk factors]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 XuanHung Nguyen-VietMeeyam, T.Fries, R.Huong Nguyen-ThanhPhuc Pham DucLam, S.Grace, DeliaUnger, Fred[Food safety perceptions and practices among smallholder pork value chain actors in Hung Yen province, Vietnam]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.Senerwa, D.M.Grace, DeliaMakita, K.Mtimet, NadhemKang'ethe, Erastus K.Lindahl, Johanna F.[Aflatoxin B1 occurrence in millet, sorghum and maize from four agro-ecological zones in Kenya]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.Lindahl, Johanna F.Sirma, A.J.Senerwa, D.M.Waithanji, Elizabeth M.Ochungo, P.A.Poole, Elizabeth J.Kang'ethe, Erastus K.Grace, Delia[Kenya dairy farmer perception of moulds and mycotoxins and implications for exposure to aflatoxins: A gendered analysis]Kenya dairy farmer perception of moulds and mycotoxins and implications for exposure to aflatoxins: A gendered analysis

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