Pork represents more than 70% of meat consumption in Vietnam and
production delivers significant benefits to smallholders who supply 80%
of the market. Lack of technologies and poor hygienic/biosecurity
measures are common challenges resulting in increased disease risk
(including food borne) alon...
Unger, Fred
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Lapar, Ma. Lucila
,
Pham Van Hung
,
Sinh Dang Xuan
,
Pham Hong Ngan
,
Duong Van Nhiem
,
Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
Grace, Delia
,
[Animal health and food safety in smallholder pig value chains in Vietnam]
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Animal health and food safety in smallholder pig value chains in Vietnam
Food borne diseases (FBD) are an increasing global public health concern with
estimated 1 in 10 people falling ill every year from eating contaminated food causing
420,000 deaths. Diarrheal diseases accounted for more than half of the global
burden with children at especial risk (WHO 2015). Evide...
Unger, Fred
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
Sinh Dang Xuan
,
Phuc Pham Duc
,
Pham Van Hung
,
Lapar, Ma. Lucila
,
Marshall, Karen
,
Duong Van Nhiem
,
Makita, K.
,
Grace, Delia
,
[Food safety assessment and challenges along small-scale pig systems in Vietnam]
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Food safety assessment and challenges along small-scale pig systems in Vietnam
Objectives: In Vietnam, pork accounts for 75% of total meat consumed by
households. However, pork may contain high levels of microbial contaminants such
as Salmonella and Escherichia coli which can cause harm to consumers. We
conducted the first risk assessment for salmonellosis risk through boil...
Sinh Dang Xuan
,
Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
Unger, Fred
,
Phuc Pham Duc
,
Ngan Tran Thi
,
Grace, Delia
,
Makita, K.
,
[Prevalence and quantitative microbial risk assessment of Salmonella in pork value chain in Hung Yen province, Vietnam]
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Prevalence and quantitative microbial risk assessment of Salmonella in pork value chain in Hung Yen province, Vietnam
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.
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Feleke, A.
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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.
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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
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.
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Wesongah, J.
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Tura, G.
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Msalya, G.
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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
Pig production is thriving in Uganda and the demand for pork is increasing, therefore offering potential for smallholder farmers for increased income through pig production. A multi-disciplinary value chain assessment conducted by the International Livestock Research Institute aimed to identify c...
Roesel, Kristina
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Dione, Michel M.
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Pezo, Danilo A.
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Grace, Delia
,
Alonso, Silvia
,
[Smallholder pig producers and their pork consumption practices in three districts in Uganda]
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Smallholder pig producers and their pork consumption practices in three districts in Uganda
Roesel, Kristina
,
Grace, Delia
,
[Sécurité sanitaire des aliments et marchés informels: les produits d’origine animale en Afrique Subsaharienne]
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Sécurité sanitaire des aliments et marchés informels: les produits d’origine animale en Afrique Subsaharienne
Population growth, urbanization and increasing consumer demand for products of animal origin couldprovide poor smallholder farmers with income and help alleviate poverty. By 2050 there will be anadditional one billion consumers in Africa alone consuming ever more meat, milk and fish.Today, up to ...
Roesel, Kristina
,
Grace, Delia
,
Baumann, M.P.O.
,
Fries, R.
,
Clausen, P.H.
,
[Food safety in low income countries]
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Food safety in low income countries