Pig production is an emerging agribusiness in Eastern Africa but baseline information
on pig diseases including zoonoses is still scarce. Infection with Toxoplasma gondii
does not usually present with clinical signs in pigs, yet it is considered an important
source of human infection when pork co...
Roesel, Kristina
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Schares, G.
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Grace, Delia
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Baumann, M.P.O.
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Fries, R.
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Dione, Michel M.
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Clausen, P.H.
,
[The occurrence of porcine Toxoplasma gondii infections in smallholder production systems in Uganda]
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The occurrence of porcine Toxoplasma gondii infections in smallholder production systems in Uganda
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a zoonotic ubiquitous gram-positive bacterium, which
causes erysipelas in swine, mammals, birds and erysipeloid in humans. People in
contact with animals, animal products or animal wastes are at greatest risk.
From June 2013 to December 2015, a multidisciplinary ri...
Musewa, A.
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Roesel, Kristina
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Nakanjako, D.
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Grace, Delia
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Ssenyonga, R.
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Nangendo, J.
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Kawooya, I.
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Erume, J.
,
[Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infection in pigs, pork and raw pork handlers in Kamuli District, Eastern Uganda]
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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infection in pigs, pork and raw pork handlers in Kamuli District, Eastern Uganda
Kungu, Joseph M.
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Dione, Michel M.
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Ejobi, F.
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Ocaido, M.
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Grace, Delia
,
[Taenia solium cysticercosis: Risk factors, perceptions and practices in smallholder pig production systems in Uganda]
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Taenia solium cysticercosis: Risk factors, perceptions and practices in smallholder pig production systems in Uganda
Unger, Fred
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Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
Grace, Delia
,
[Improving livestock value chains: The example of Vietnam (pigs)]
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Improving livestock value chains: The example of Vietnam (pigs)
Hu Suk Lee
,
Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
Grace, Delia
,
[Seroprevalence of specific Leptospira serovars in pigs from five provinces in Vietnam]
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Seroprevalence of specific Leptospira serovars in pigs from five provinces 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
,
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
Unger, Fred
,
Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
Pham Duc Phuc
,
Sinh Dang Xuan
,
Pham Van Hung
,
Huyen Le Thi Thanh
,
Tuyet-Hanh Tran Thi
,
Makita, Kohei
,
Grace, Delia
,
[Food safety in the pork value chain and pathways towards safer pork in Vietnam]
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Food safety in the pork value chain and pathways towards safer pork in Vietnam
South Asia and Southeast (SE) Asia have some historical links from the past in respect of religion, tradition, culture, food habits, trade, language and population migration. Pig rearing is an important part of smallholders’ livelihood and socio-cultural belief among pig producers in both regions...
Deka, Ram Pratim
,
Grace, Delia
,
Lapar, Ma. Lucila
,
Lindahl, Johanna F.
,
[Sharing lessons of smallholders’ pig system in South Asia and Southeast Asia: A review]
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Sharing lessons of smallholders’ pig system in South Asia and Southeast Asia: A review
By acquiring livestock poor farmers can ascend out of poverty. Pigs require minimal inputs
and raising them is often within disadvantaged members of society’s means. In East Africa,
2.2 million pigs are raised by resource-poor, subsistence farmers most with under 2 hectares of
cropland. They typi...
Carter, N.
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Dewey, C.E.
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Grace, Delia
,
Lukuyu, Ben A.
,
Lange, C.F.M. de
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[Increasing smallholder pig farmers' adaptive capacity: Low-cost balanced diets for East African pigs using livestock and plant co-products]
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Increasing smallholder pig farmers' adaptive capacity: Low-cost balanced diets for East African pigs using livestock and plant co-products