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Background Brucella spp. is a zoonotic bacterial agent of high public health and socio-economic importance. It infects many species of animals including wildlife, and people may get exposed through direct contact with an infected animal or consumption of raw or undercooked animal products. A link...


Kairu-Wanyoike, S.Nyamwaya, D.Wainaina, M.Lindahl, Johanna F.Ontiri, E.Bukachi, S.Njeru, I.Karanja, J.Sang, R.Grace, DeliaBett, Bernard K.[Positive association between Brucella spp. seroprevalences in livestock and humans from a cross-sectional study in Garissa and Tana River Counties, Kenya]Positive association between Brucella spp. seroprevalences in livestock and humans from a cross-sectional study in Garissa and Tana River Counties, Kenya

Objectives Brucellosis is caused by bacteria from the genus Brucella which infect human and domestic animals as well as wildlife. The Maasai Mara National Reserve has vast populations of wild ruminants such as buffaloes and wildebeest which could contribute to the risk of brucellosis in livestoc...


Enström, S.Nthiwa, D.Bett, Bernard K.Karlsson, A.Alonso, SilviaLindahl, Johanna F.[Brucella seroprevalence in cattle near a wildlife reserve in Kenya]Brucella seroprevalence in cattle near a wildlife reserve in Kenya

The planet’s mean air and ocean temperatures have been rising over the last century because of increasing greenhouse gas emissions. These changes have substantial effects on the epidemiology of infectious diseases. We describe direct and indirect processes linking climate change and infectious di...


Bett, Bernard K.Kiunga, P.Gachohi, John M.Sindato, C.Mbotha, D.Robinson, Timothy P.Lindahl, Johanna F.Grace, Delia[Effects of climate change on the occurrence and distribution of livestock diseases]Effects of climate change on the occurrence and distribution of livestock diseases

The purpose of this research note is to describe relevant policies and standards, and to summarise recent research and literature to gain insight into compliance with dairy standards in Kenya. We highlight key points of the main policies pertaining to the sale of dairy products, and present unpub...


Harcourt-Brown, L.Alonso, SilviaLindahl, Johanna F.Varnell, H.Hoffmann, V.Grace, Delia[Regulatory compliance in the Kenyan dairy sector: Awareness and compliance among farmers and vendors]Regulatory compliance in the Kenyan dairy sector: Awareness and compliance among farmers and vendors
Grace, DeliaAlonso, SilviaLindahl, Johanna F.Ahlberg, Sara H.Deka, Ram Pratim[Detecting pathogens in milk on dairy farms: Key issues for developing countries]Detecting pathogens in milk on dairy farms: Key issues for developing countries

Globally, crops are being infested with molds. In tropical regions, Aspergillus species commonly occur, some of which produce aflatoxins. Aflatoxins are hepatotoxic, nephrotoxic and carcinogenic to different degrees in livestock as well as humans, causing acute fatal disease as well as chronic il...


Lindahl, Johanna F.Harvey, Jagger J.W.Grace, Delia[Aflatoxins: Serious threat to food safety and food security: But is it related to livestock?]Aflatoxins: Serious threat to food safety and food security: But is it related to livestock?

In the next two decades, the world population will increase significantly; the majority in the developing countries located in the tropics of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. To feed such a population, it is necessary to increase the availability of food, particularly high-value an...


Hernández-Castellano, L.E.Nally, J.E.Lindahl, Johanna F.Wanapat, M.Alhidary, I.A.Fangueiro, D.Grace, DeliaRatto, M.Bambou, J.C.Almeida, A.M. de[Dairy science and health in the tropics: Challenges and opportunities for the next decades]Dairy science and health in the tropics: Challenges and opportunities for the next decades

Doyle, R.E.Godde, Cécile M.Wieland, BarbaraDwyer, C.M.Roesel, KristinaLindahl, Johanna F.Alonso, SilviaGrace, Delia[Productivity – intensification – animal welfare: Synergies or trade-offs?]Productivity – intensification – animal welfare: Synergies or trade-offs?

Urban livestock provides an important source of food and income, but it may increase the risks for disease transmission. Vectors, such as mosquitoes, might increase and thereby cause an enhanced transmission of infectious diseases, such as dengue fever; considered the most important mosquito-born...


Jakobsen, F.Thang Nguyen-TienLong Pham-ThanhVuong Nghia BuiHung Nguyen-VietSon Tran-HaiLundkvist, A.Anh Bui-NgocLindahl, Johanna F.[Urban livestock-keeping and dengue in urban and peri-urban Hanoi, Vietnam]Urban livestock-keeping and dengue in urban and peri-urban Hanoi, Vietnam

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