In Vietnam, pork accounts for 75% of total meat consumed
daily at households. However, pork may contain high levels of
microbial contamination such as Salmonella and Escherichia coli
which might cause harm to consumers. To determine microbial
contamination along the pork value chain, we collected...
Sinh Dang Xuan
,
Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
Phuc Pham Duc
,
Ngan Tran Thi
,
Thanh Nguyen Tien
,
Unger, Fred
,
Makita, K.
,
Grace, Delia
,
[Hygiene and microbial contamination along the pork value chain in Vietnam]
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Hygiene and microbial contamination along the pork value chain in Vietnam
Szonyi, Barbara
,
Grace, Delia
,
[Risk-based approach to improve food safety in informal markets]
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Risk-based approach to improve food safety in informal markets
Desissa, F.
,
Makita, K.
,
Teklu, A.
,
Zewde, G.
,
Grace, Delia
,
[Raw milk consumption and its implication for public health]
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Raw milk consumption and its implication for public health
Objectives: We investigated how the consumers’ practices of eating and handling
pork are related to food safety in Hung Yen and Nghe An provinces, Vietnam.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey with interview of 416 respondents and six focus
group discussions were conducted. Information on household ...
Sinh Dang Xuan
,
Phuc Pham Duc
,
Unger, Fred
,
Makita, K.
,
Ngan Tran Thi
,
Hung Pham Van
,
Grace, Delia
,
Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
[Assessment and perspective of Vietnamese consumers’ pork handling and eating practices]
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Assessment and perspective of Vietnamese consumers’ pork handling and eating practices
Carter, N.
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Dewey, C.E.
,
Grace, Delia
,
Lukuyu, Ben A.
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Humphries, S.
,
Lange, C.F.M. de
,
[Development of balanced diets using local feeds for smallholder East African pigs: Implications for livelihoods and food security]
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Development of balanced diets using local feeds for smallholder East African pigs: Implications for livelihoods and food security
Background: Toxigenic E. coli is an important cause of gastroenteritis in developing countries. In Ethiopia, gastroenteritis due to foodborne disease is a leading cause of death. Yet, there is no surveillance for E. coli O157 and little is known about the carriage of this pathogen in Ethiopia’s l...
Dulo, F.
,
Feleke, A.
,
Szonyi, Barbara
,
Fries, R.
,
Baumann, M.P.O.
,
Grace, Delia
,
[Isolation of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli O157 from goat caecal contents and carcasses in the Somali region of Ethiopia]
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Isolation of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli O157 from goat caecal contents and carcasses in the Somali region of Ethiopia
The foodborne thermophilic Campylobacter species are considered to be the leading cause of human gastroenteritis worldwide with emerging antimicrobial resistant strains. Consumption of raw or undercooked meat is an important source for zoonotic infection. A cross-sectional study was conducted on ...
Hailemariam, S.
,
Feleke, A.
,
Szonyi, Barbara
,
Fries, R.
,
Baumann, M.P.O.
,
Grace, Delia
,
[Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of thermophilic Campylobacter spp. isolated from ovine carcasses and faeces in Ethiopia]
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Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of thermophilic Campylobacter spp. isolated from ovine carcasses and faeces in Ethiopia
Smallholder dairy farming is seen as a viable and promising activity to support the livelihoods of cattle keepers in low-income countries. This farming system, characterized by small herds of improved cattle raised under zero-grazing, is proven to lead to better milk yields, but also to require m...
Alonso, Silvia
,
Toye, Philip G.
,
Msalya, G.
,
Grace, Delia
,
Unger, Fred
,
[Smallholder dairy farming in Tanzania: Farming practices, animal health and public health challenges and opportunities]
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Smallholder dairy farming in Tanzania: Farming practices, animal health and public health challenges and opportunities
Pastoralism is used to describe a society that derives majority of their food and income from livestock. This form of farming system is largely practised in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL). It is estimated that 70% of the landmass in the Horn of Africa is dry land; in Kenya 80% of the landmas...
Wakhungu, Judi W.
,
Wesongah, J.
,
Tura, G.
,
Msalya, G.
,
Grace, Delia
,
Unger, Fred
,
Alonso, Silvia
,
[Pastoralism in Kenya and Tanzania: Challenges and opportunities in animal health and food security]
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Pastoralism in Kenya and Tanzania: Challenges and opportunities in animal health and food security
Alonso, Silvia
,
Msalya, G.
,
Toye, Philip G.
,
Grace, Delia
,
Unger, Fred
,
[Ancient farming styles and old zoonoses: Brucellosis and Q fever among pastoralist and smallholder cattle herds in Tanzania]
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Ancient farming styles and old zoonoses: Brucellosis and Q fever among pastoralist and smallholder cattle herds in Tanzania