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Food safety standards require monitoring from production-to-consumption. The Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) process, recommended by FAO/WHO, is now a widely accepted methodology in risk analysis for industrially processed foods. HACCP identifies the points in a process that are h...


Mwangi, A.Arimi, S.M.Mbugua, S.Kang'ethe, Erastus K.Ouma, Emily A.Omore, Amos O.McDermott, John J.Staal, Steven J.[Application of HACCP to improve the safety of informally marketed raw milk in Kenya]Application of HACCP to improve the safety of informally marketed raw milk in Kenya

Bovine trypanosomiasis caused by pathogenic trypanosomes, and cyclically transmitted by tsetse flies, is considered to be a major disease constraint to livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa, preventing full use of the land to feed the rapidly increasing human population. Privatisation of vet...


Machila, N.Eisler, M.C.Wanyangu, S.W.McDermott, John J.Welburn, S.C.Maudlin, I.[Cattle owners' perceptions of African bovine trypanosomiasis and its control in Busia and Kwale districts of Kenya]Cattle owners' perceptions of African bovine trypanosomiasis and its control in Busia and Kwale districts of Kenya

Trypanosomosis is an endemic disease in cattle in Mukono District in south eastern Uganda. A multi-disciplinary project was formulated in order to better understand the infection dynamics, and drug sensitivities, of the trypanosome parasites prevalent in Mukono, and also to assess the economic im...


Laker, C.D.Mukhebi, A.W.McDermott, John J.Patzelt, R.J.Potsch, C.Opuda-Asibo, J.Mehlitz, D.[Assessment of financial costs for the control of bovine trypanosomiasis in Mukono county, Uganda]Assessment of financial costs for the control of bovine trypanosomiasis in Mukono county, Uganda

The extent and significance of trypanocidal drug resistance was investigated in priority areas of three East and Southern African Countries under a project. The project was built on the results of two previous projects. Existing methods currently available for the demonstration of drug-resistance...


Eisler, M.C.Ndung'u, J.M.Murilla, G.Mdachi, R.M.Mbwambo, H.Sinyangwe, L.Machila, N.Delespaux, V.Geerts, S.Brandt, J.Peregrine, A.S.McDermott, John J.Holmes, P.H.[Area-wide appraisal of drug resistance in trypanosomes infecting cattle in East and Southern Africa]Area-wide appraisal of drug resistance in trypanosomes infecting cattle in East and Southern Africa

Kibirigwi Irrigation Scheme is a smallholder farming area in Central Kenya, where the main activity is production of horticultural crops. Pesticides are widely misused. This study investigated the extent of household pesticide exposure in 40 randomly selected farms in July-August, 1995. Exposure ...


Kimani, V.W.McDermott, John J.[Contamination of dining tables with pesticides in Kibrigwi irrigation scheme]Contamination of dining tables with pesticides in Kibrigwi irrigation scheme

De Castro has reviewed the methods applied for the control of ticks and tick-borne diseases (TTBDs). Similarly, Holmes & Ton reviewed the control methods for tsetse flies and trypanosomosis. Although many areas of Kenya, including the Coastal lowlands region, are endemic for TBDs and trypanosomos...


Muraguri, G.R.McLeod, A.McDermott, John J.[Ex-ante financial analysis to compare the impact of different control strategies for trypanosomiasis and tick-borne diseases in the coastal lowlands of Kenya]Ex-ante financial analysis to compare the impact of different control strategies for trypanosomiasis and tick-borne diseases in the coastal lowlands of Kenya
McDermott, John J.[Epidemiological perspectives on tsetse and trypanosomosis control: The supportive role of diagnostics]Epidemiological perspectives on tsetse and trypanosomosis control: The supportive role of diagnostics
McDermott, John J.Kristjanson, Patricia M.Kruska, R.L.Reid, Robin S.Robinson, Timothy P.Coleman, P.G.Thornton, Philip K.[Future climate, human population and socio-economic changes and their likely effects on tsetse and trypanosomosis control in sub-Saharan Africa]Future climate, human population and socio-economic changes and their likely effects on tsetse and trypanosomosis control in sub-Saharan Africa

Despite policies to discourage them, informal milk markets account for over 80% of milk sales in most sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Informal milk market agents include farmer dairy co-operatives, small traders using bicycles and public or private transport and small retail outlets, such as...


Omore, Amos O.McDermott, John J.Staal, Steven J.Arimi, S.M.Kang'ethe, Erastus K.Ouma, Emily A.[Analysis of public health risks from consumption of informally marketed milk in sub-Saharan African countries]Analysis of public health risks from consumption of informally marketed milk in sub-Saharan African countries

Tick-borne diseases are considered a major constraint to dairy farming among the smallholder dairy farms in Kenya, which account for an estimated 75-90% of all milk produced in the country. The most important tick-borne disease in Kenya is East Coast fever (ECF) caused by Theileria parva and tran...


Gitau, G.K.McDermott, John J.Katende, J.M.O'Callaghan, C.J.Perry, Brian D.[Differences in the epidemiology of theileriosis on smallholder dairy farms in contrasting agro-ecological and grazing strata of highland Kenya]Differences in the epidemiology of theileriosis on smallholder dairy farms in contrasting agro-ecological and grazing strata of highland Kenya

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