A cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2009 to March 2010 to assess the level of contamination of informally marketed milk with Staphylococcus aureus at farms and milk collection centers in Debre Zeit, Ethiopia. One hundred seventy raw farm bulk milk, 25 mixed bulk milk samples and 20...
Desissa, F.
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Makita, K.
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Teklu, A.
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Zewde, G.
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Grace, Delia
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[Isolation and identification of Staphylococcus aureus from informally marketed bovine milk in urban and peri urban areas of Debre Zeit]
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Isolation and identification of Staphylococcus aureus from informally marketed bovine milk in urban and peri urban areas of Debre Zeit
A retrospective case–control study of human brucellosis in urban, peri-urban, and rural areas in Kampala, Uganda was undertaken to find the risks associated with the disease using the medical records of Mulago National Referral Hospital (Mulago Hospital). From the Brucella agglutination test (BAT...
Makita, K.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Waiswa, C.
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Kaboyo, W.
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Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.
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Eisler, M.C.
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Welburn, S.C.
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[Human brucellosis in urban and peri-urban areas of Kampala, Uganda]
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Human brucellosis in urban and peri-urban areas of Kampala, Uganda
Makita, K.
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Toyomaki, H.
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Sekiguchi, S.
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Sasaki, Y.
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Sueyoshi, M.
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[Spatio-temporal analysis of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) epidemic in Kagoshima and Miyazaki, Japan in 2014]
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Spatio-temporal analysis of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) epidemic in Kagoshima and Miyazaki, Japan in 2014
chinococcus multilocularis is a parasite that causes highly pathogenic zoonoses and is maintained in foxes and rodents on Hokkaido Island, Japan. Detection of E. multilocularis infections in swine is epidemiologically important. In Hokkaido, administrative information is provided to swine produce...
Adachi, Y.
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Makita, K.
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[Time series analysis based on two-part models for excessive zero count data to detect farm-level outbreaks of swine echinococcosis during meat inspections]
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Time series analysis based on two-part models for excessive zero count data to detect farm-level outbreaks of swine echinococcosis during meat inspections
Worldwide, thermophilic Campylobacter, especially C. jejuni and C. coli is one of the most important causes of food borne illness. In the present study, a risk for campylobacteriosis due to consumption of ready-to-eat beef in Arusha, Tanzania was assessed. Between January and March 2010, 18 beer ...
Toyomaki, H.
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Mahundi, E.
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Ishihara, K.
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Kurwijila, Lusato R.
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Grace, Delia
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Makita, K.
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[Quantitative risk assessment of acquiring campylobacteriosis from consumption of ready-to-eat beef in Arusha Municipality, Tanzania]
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Quantitative risk assessment of acquiring campylobacteriosis from consumption of ready-to-eat beef in Arusha Municipality, Tanzania
Objectives
To quantify salmonellosis risk in humans through consumption of boiled pork in urban Hung Yen Province, Vietnam, using a quantitative microbial risk assessment.
Methods
We collected 302 samples along the pork value chain in Hung Yen between April 2014 and February 2015. We developed...
Sinh Dang Xuan
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Unger, Fred
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Phuc Pham Duc
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Grace, Delia
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Ngan Tran Thi
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Barot, M.
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Ngoc Pham-Thi
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Makita, K.
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[Quantitative risk assessment of human salmonellosis in the smallholder pig value chains in urban of Vietnam]
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Quantitative risk assessment of human salmonellosis in the smallholder pig value chains in urban of Vietnam
Pork is the most commonly consumed meat in Vietnam, and Salmonella enterica is a common contaminant. This study aimed to assess potential S. enterica cross-contamination between raw and cooked pork in Vietnamese households. Different scenarios for cross-contamination were constructed based on a h...
Sinh Dang Xuan
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Phuc Pham Duc
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Grace, Delia
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Unger, Fred
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Nam Nguyen-Hai
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Thanh Nguyen Tien
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Makita, K.
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[Simulating cross-contamination of cooked pork with Salmonella enterica from raw pork through home kitchen preparation in Vietnam]
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Simulating cross-contamination of cooked pork with Salmonella enterica from raw pork through home kitchen preparation in Vietnam
Factors associated with the carriage of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli isolates were analysed among zoo animals. An association was observed between selection of amoxicillin as the first-line therapy and a significantly higher percentage of resistance to ampicillin (54.5%) from 11 anima...
Ishihara, K.
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Hosokawa, Y.
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Makita, K.
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Noda, J.
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Ueno, H.
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Muramatsu, Y.
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Ueno, H.
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Mukai, T.
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Yamamoto, H.
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Ito, M.
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Tamura, Y.
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[Factors associated with antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli in zoo animals]
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Factors associated with antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli in zoo animals
On March 11 2011, a tsunami caused by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake devastated the northeastern coast of Honshu, Japan.The present study was conducted to assess environmental health risks of the areas affected and socio-psychological status of the dislocated people in Ishinomaki.
Samples of sludge,...
Makita, K.
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Inoshita, K.
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Kayano, T.
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Uenoyama, K.
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Hagiwara, K.
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Asakawa, M.
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Ogawa, K.
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Kawamura, S.
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Noda, J.
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Sera, K.
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Sasaki, H.
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Nakatani, N.
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Higuchi, H.
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Ishikawa, N.
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Iwano, H.
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Tamura, Y.
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[Temporal changes in environmental health risks and socio-psychological status in areas affected by the 2011 tsunami in Ishinomaki, Japan]
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Temporal changes in environmental health risks and socio-psychological status in areas affected by the 2011 tsunami in Ishinomaki, Japan
Unger, Fred
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Pham Duc Phuc
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Pham Van Hung
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Huyen Le Thi Thanh
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Sinh Dang-Xuan
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Nguyen Thanh Luong
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Makita, K.
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Kim, S.
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Häsler, B.
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Hennessey, M.
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Peyton, C.
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Grace, Delia
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[Safer pork: From assessment to interventions targeting rural and urban pork supply chains in Northern Vietnam]
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Safer pork: From assessment to interventions targeting rural and urban pork supply chains in Northern Vietnam