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Background: Food safety is of increasing global concern, and a OneHealth issue requiring attention of many disciplines. Aflatoxins are toxins produced by fungi and found in foods and feeds, and exposure causes negative health effects in humans and animals. When lactating animals consume aflatoxin...


Anyango, G.Mutua, F.Kagera, I.Andang'o, P.Grace, DeliaLindahl, Johanna F.[A survey of aflatoxin M1 contamination in raw milk produced in urban and peri-urban areas of Kisumu County, Kenya]A survey of aflatoxin M1 contamination in raw milk produced in urban and peri-urban areas of Kisumu County, Kenya

Globally, non-typhoidal salmonellosis accounts for approximately 80.3 million cases of human infections annually. Estimates of salmonellosis due to consumption of pork or pork products is difficult to determine but, it ranges from < 1% to 25%. These invasive pathogens colonize intestinal mucosal ...


Tinega, G.M.Magiri, E.Kinyua, J.Njahira, Moses N.Erume, J.Ejobi, F.Tegule, S.Mutua, F.[Characterization of Salmonella isolates obtained from pigs slaughtered at Wambizzi Abattoir in Kampala, Uganda]Characterization of Salmonella isolates obtained from pigs slaughtered at Wambizzi Abattoir in Kampala, Uganda

Grace, DeliaMutua, F.Lindahl, Johanna F.Roesel, KristinaAlonso, Silvia[No food security without food safety: Lessons from low- and middle-income countries]No food security without food safety: Lessons from low- and middle-income countries

The objective of this report is to present data and expert knowledge on poverty and zoonoses hotspots to inform prioritisation of study areas on the transmission of disease in emerging livestock systems in the developing world, where prevention of zoonotic disease might bring greatest benefit to ...


Grace, DeliaMutua, F.Ochungo, P.Kruska, R.L.Jones, K.Brierley, L.Lapar, Ma. LucilaSaid, Mohammed YahyaHerrero, Mario T.Phuc, P.M.Thao, N.B.Akuku, I.Ogutu, F.[Mapping of poverty and likely zoonoses hotspots]Mapping of poverty and likely zoonoses hotspots

Background: Dairy production in Kenya is important and dominated by small-holder farmers who market their produce through small-scale traders in the informal sector. Method: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of aflatoxin (AFM1) in informally marketed milk in peri-urban Nairobi, Kenya,...


Kuboka, M.M.Imungi, J.K.Njue, L.Mutua, F.Grace, DeliaLindahl, Johanna F.[Occurrence of aflatoxin M1 in raw milk traded in peri-urban Nairobi, and the effect of boiling and fermentation]Occurrence of aflatoxin M1 in raw milk traded in peri-urban Nairobi, and the effect of boiling and fermentation

In many African cultures, insects are part of the diet of humans and domesticated animals. Compared to conventional food and feed sources, insects have been associated with a low ecological foot print because fewer natural resources are required for their production. To this end, the Food and Agr...


Mutungi, C.Irungu, F.G.Nduko, J.Mutua, F.Affognon, Hippolyte D.Nakimbugwe, D.Ekesi, S.Fiaboe, K.K.M.[Postharvest processes of edible insects in Africa: a review of processing methods, and the implications for nutrition, safety and new products development]Postharvest processes of edible insects in Africa: a review of processing methods, and the implications for nutrition, safety and new products development

Consumers have a right to safer foods, and traceability is one approach to meeting their expectations. Kenya does not have an operational animal traceability system, and while a few initiatives have been piloted, these have only focused on the beef value chain. In this paper, we begin a discussio...


Mutua, F.Lindahl, Johanna F.Grace, Delia[Possibilities of establishing a smallholder pig identification and traceability system in Kenya]Possibilities of establishing a smallholder pig identification and traceability system in Kenya

Roesel, KristinaMutua, F.[Report of the mPig inception meeting, Kampala, Uganda, 15-16 January 2015]Report of the mPig inception meeting, Kampala, Uganda, 15-16 January 2015

Grace, DeliaAlonso, SilviaMutua, F.Hoffmann, V.Lore, Tezira A.Karugia, Joseph T.[Food safety in Kenya: Focus on dairy]Food safety in Kenya: Focus on dairy

Objectives for this paper were to: study farmer beliefs and perceptions on local pig farming practices; and to explore opportunities for improved located production in selected villages of Western Kenya. The paper seeks to understand why the local pig breed still remains the predominant breed in ...


Mutua, F.Arimi, S.M.Ogara, W.Dewey, C.E.Schelling, E.[Farmer perceptions on indigenous pig farming in Kakamega District, Western Kenya]Farmer perceptions on indigenous pig farming in Kakamega District, Western Kenya

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