A cross-sectional study was carried out in 2005 and 2006 in three geographical areas of Madagascar to investigate and differentiate swine farm management and biosecurity practices in smallholder farming communities. Questionnaire data from a total of 709 pig farms were analysed using multiple fac...
Costard, S.
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Porphyre, V.
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Messad, S.
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Rakotondrahanta, S.
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Vidon, H.
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Roger, F.
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Pfeiffer, Dirk U.
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[Multivariate analysis of management and biosecurity practices in smallholder pig farms in Madagascar]
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Multivariate analysis of management and biosecurity practices in smallholder pig farms in Madagascar
The objective of this study was to synthesise the best available scientific knowledge about zoonotic disease transmission through livestock and wildlife interaction (direct or indirect), with emphasis on risk factors, drivers and trajectories of transmission, as well as promising interventions fo...
Grace, Delia
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Pfeiffer, Dirk U.
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Kock, R.
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Rushton, Jonathan
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Mutua, F.
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McDermott, John J.
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Jones, B.
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[A systematic review of zoonoses transmission and livestock/wildlife interactions: Preliminary findings]
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A systematic review of zoonoses transmission and livestock/wildlife interactions: Preliminary findings
Animal health surveillance is essential for protecting public health, enhancing access to international markets for animals and their products, and improving animal health, production and welfare. It is of vital importance for protecting and improving the livelihoods of diverse groups of livestoc...
Mariner, Jeffrey C.
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Hendrickx, Saskia C.J.
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Pfeiffer, Dirk U.
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Costard, S.
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Knopf, L.
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Okuthe, S.
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Chibeu, D.
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Parmley, J.
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Musenero, M.
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Pissang, C.
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Zingeser, J.
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Jones, B.
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Ali, S.N.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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McLaws, M.
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Unger, Fred
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Araba, A.
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Mehta-Bhatt, Purvi
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Jost, Christine
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[Integration of participatory approaches into surveillance systems]
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Integration of participatory approaches into surveillance systems
Highly pathogenic avian influenza HPAI H5N1 was first reported in Africa in 2006, in Nigeria. The country experienced severe outbreaks in 2006 and 2007, strongly affecting the poultry population. Current knowledge on potential risk factors for HPAI H5N1 occurrence in poultry farms in Nigeria is l...
Metras, R.
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Stevens, K.B.
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Abdu, P.
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Okike, I.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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Grace, Delia
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Pfeiffer, Dirk U.
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Costard, S.
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[Identification of potential risk factors associated with highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1 outbreak occurrence in Lagos and Kano states, Nigeria, during the 2006-2007 epidemics]
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Identification of potential risk factors associated with highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1 outbreak occurrence in Lagos and Kano states, Nigeria, during the 2006-2007 epidemics
The recent incursion and spread of African swine fever virus (ASFV) in the Russian Federation and Caucasus region, close to European Union (EU) borders, have increased the concerns regarding the probability of ASFV introduction into the EU. There are many potential routes of ASFV entry into EU, b...
Mur, L.
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Martínez Lopez, B.
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Martínez Aviles, M.
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Costard, S.
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Wieland, Barbara
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Pfeiffer, Dirk U.
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Sánchez Vizcaino, J.M.
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[Quantitative risk assessment for the introduction of African swine fever virus into the European Union by legal import of live pigs]
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Quantitative risk assessment for the introduction of African swine fever virus into the European Union by legal import of live pigs
African swine fever virus used to occur primarily in Africa. There had been occasional incursions into Europe or America which apart from the endemic situation on the island of Sardinia always had been successfully controlled. But following an introduction of the virus in 2007, it now has expande...
Costard, S.
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Mur, L.
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Lubroth, J.
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Sánchez Vizcaino, J.M.
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Pfeiffer, Dirk U.
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[Epidemiology of African swine fever virus]
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Epidemiology of African swine fever virus
Since the first reported outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in Nigeria in 2006, there
have been approximately 300 reported cases as at the end of August 2008, of which more than half occurred
on backyard commercial farms. A case-control study was conducted in the two states...
Metras, R.
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Stevens, K.B.
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Abdu, P.
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Costard, S.
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Okike, I.
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Grace, Delia
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Pfeiffer, Dirk U.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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[A case-control study to identify risk factors for the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in Nigeria]
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A case-control study to identify risk factors for the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in Nigeria
The results of an analysis of the spatial distribution of disease risk and its visual presentation through risk maps allow for the design of targeted and therefore more cost-effective animal disease surveillance strategies. There are various methods by which disease risk maps can be generated. On...
Stevens, K.B.
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Costard, S.
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Metras, R.
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Pfeiffer, Dirk U.
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[Mapping the likelihood of introduction and spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 in Africa, Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya and Nigeria using multicriteria decision modelling]
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Mapping the likelihood of introduction and spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 in Africa, Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya and Nigeria using multicriteria decision modelling
Mariner, Jeffrey C.
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Allport, R.
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Amanfu, W.
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Chibeu, D.M.
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Knopf, L.
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Okuthe, O.S.
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Parmley, J.
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Pfeiffer, Dirk U.
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Hendrickx, Saskia C.J.
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[The participatory epidemiology network for animal and public health]
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The participatory epidemiology network for animal and public health