Coxiellosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the ubiquitous bacteria Coxiella burnetii, which can be spread either through ticks or through body fluids. In humans the infection is characterized by a febrile disease; ruminants may abort and reduce their milk yield, causing serious production losses...
Shome, R.
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Deka, Ram Pratim
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Milesh, L.
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Sahay, S.
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Grace, Delia
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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[Coxiella seroprevalence and risk factors in large ruminants in Bihar and Assam, India]
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Coxiella seroprevalence and risk factors in large ruminants in Bihar and Assam, India
Aflatoxins are carcinogenic, toxic and immunosuppressive substances produced by some species of the fungal genus, Aspergillus. Consumption of aflatoxins can have serious health effects. Widespread in the tropical and sub-tropical world, aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is found in many staple foods and feeds;...
Mutua, F.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Grace, Delia
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[Availability and use of mycotoxin binders in selected urban and peri-urban areas of Kenya]
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Availability and use of mycotoxin binders in selected urban and peri-urban areas of Kenya
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.
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Kirino, Y.
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Alonso, Silvia
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Grace, Delia
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[Towards better-informed consent: Research with livestock-keepers and informal traders in East Africa]
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Towards better-informed consent: Research with livestock-keepers and informal traders in East Africa
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.
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Senerwa, D.M.
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Grace, Delia
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Makita, K.
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Mtimet, Nadhem
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Kang'ethe, Erastus K.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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[Aflatoxin B1 occurrence in millet, sorghum and maize from four agro-ecological zones in Kenya]
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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.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Sirma, A.J.
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Senerwa, D.M.
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Waithanji, Elizabeth M.
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Ochungo, P.A.
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Poole, Elizabeth J.
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Kang'ethe, Erastus K.
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Grace, Delia
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[Kenya dairy farmer perception of moulds and mycotoxins and implications for exposure to aflatoxins: A gendered analysis]
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Kenya dairy farmer perception of moulds and mycotoxins and implications for exposure to aflatoxins: A gendered analysis
Malnutrition is a major problem in East Africa and animal source foods could provide
essential protein and micronutrients to help alleviate this. The livestock sector is rapidly
growing and intensifying in response to increased consumer demand for animal source
foods. However, the ability of the ...
Atherstone, Christine
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Grace, Delia
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Kang'ethe, Erastus K.
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Nelson, F.
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[Assessing the impact of aflatoxin consumption on animal health and productivity]
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Assessing the impact of aflatoxin consumption on animal health and productivity
Mycotoxin-producing fungi contaminate food and feeds before, during and after harvest.
Aflatoxins are important mycotoxins and aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a class 1 human
carcinogen (definitely carcinogenic). Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) is a class 2B (possible)
human carcinogen. Aflatoxin B1 in feeds can decr...
Senerwa, D.M.
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Sirma, A.J.
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Mtimet, Nadhem
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Kang'ethe, Erastus K.
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Grace, Delia
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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[Prevalence of aflatoxin in feeds and cow milk from five counties in Kenya]
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Prevalence of aflatoxin in feeds and cow milk from five counties in Kenya
Populations in tropical and subtropical developing countries are exposed to largely
uncontrolled levels of aflatoxins through food. These countries (especially in Africa and
Asia) also present a high prevalence of stunting. Studies have reported an association
between aflatoxin exposure and growt...
Kiarie, G.M.
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Domínguez Salas, Paula
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Kang'ethe, S.K.
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Grace, Delia
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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[Aflatoxin exposure among young children in urban low-income areas of Nairobi and association with child growth]
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Aflatoxin exposure among young children in urban low-income areas of Nairobi and association with child growth
This research reports a mapping of aflatoxin risk in the milk value chain in Kenya using
a geographic information systems (GIS) approach. The objective was to spatially locate
regions at risk by taking into account biophysical and socio-economic factors such as
humidity and rainfall, dairy cattle...
Ochungo, P.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Kayano, T.
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Sirma, A.J.
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Senerwa, D.M.
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Kiama, T.N.
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Grace, Delia
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[Mapping aflatoxin risk from milk consumption using biophysical and socio-economic data: A case study of Kenya]
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Mapping aflatoxin risk from milk consumption using biophysical and socio-economic data: A case study of Kenya
Background
Rapid urbanization has led to expansion of peri-urban fringes, where intensive, industry-style livestock rearing has led to emerging vulnerabilities at the human-animal-environment interface. This study was undertaken to understand the health system and farm-level factors that influenc...
Chauhan, A.S.
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George, M.S.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Grace, Delia
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Kakkar, M.
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[Community, system and policy level drivers of bovine tuberculosis in smallholder periurban dairy farms in India: A qualitative enquiry]
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Community, system and policy level drivers of bovine tuberculosis in smallholder periurban dairy farms in India: A qualitative enquiry