Conventional disciplinary research approach is losing momentum in the face of dynamic health challenges of the 21st
century. There is a need for a new, suitable approach, to tackle these emerging and re-emerging human and animal
diseases through integrating livestock and human health research in ...
Tibbo, Markos
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Schelling, E.
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Grace, Delia
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Bishop, Richard P.
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Taracha, E.A.
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Kemp, Stephen J.
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Ameni, G.
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Dawo, F.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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[Cross-disciplinary and participatory livestock and human health research for successful control of zoonoses in the developing world]
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Cross-disciplinary and participatory livestock and human health research for successful control of zoonoses in the developing world
Women play the major role in food supply in developing countries, but too often their ability to feed their families properly is compromised; the result is high levels of food-borne disease and consequent limited access to higher-value markets. We argue that risk-based approaches - current best p...
Grace, Delia
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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Olawoye, J.
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Dipelou, M.
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Kang'ethe, Erastus K.
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[Participatory risk assessment: a new approach for safer food in vulnerable African communities]
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Participatory risk assessment: a new approach for safer food in vulnerable African communities
The extent of farm-level extra-label drug use in Kenya is not well documented in spite of its important implications on food safety, human health and international trade. One hundred and thirteen farmers in Kajiado and Narok districts were interviewed between October 2005 and February 2006 using ...
Irungu, P.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Mbogoh, S.G.
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Nyamwaro, Sospeter S.
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Murilla, G.A.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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[Evidence of improper usage of veterinary drugs in cattle in Maasailand, Kenya]
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Evidence of improper usage of veterinary drugs in cattle in Maasailand, Kenya
This paper reviews the ways in which the economic impact of parasitic diseases of production animals have been evaluated. It then discusses the shortfalls of such studies as well as the opportunities for improving the quality of economic impact assessments and their value to decision makers in th...
Perry, Brian D.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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[Improving the assessment of the economic impact of parasitic diseases and of their control in production animals]
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Improving the assessment of the economic impact of parasitic diseases and of their control in production animals
The authors evaluate the impact of foot and mouth disease (FMD) and control of the disease in the Philippines using cost-benefit analysis. A scenario in which FMD control is maintained at recent levels with continued presence of the disease is compared to scenarios in which a publicly funded prog...
Randolph, Thomas F.
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Perry, Brian D.
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Benigno, C.C.
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Santos , I.J.
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Agbayani, A.L.
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Coleman, P.
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Webb, R.
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Gleeson, L.J.
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[The economic impact of foot and mouth disease control and eradication in the Philippines]
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The economic impact of foot and mouth disease control and eradication in the Philippines
Livestock kept or produced in smallholder farming systems are an important component of the agricultural economy in the developing world. The role of livestock on smallholder farms varies widely, providing draught power for crop production or as a production activity for subsistence needs or mark...
McDermott, John J.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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Staal, Steven J.
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[The economics of optimal health and productivity in smallholder livestock systems in developing countries]
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The economics of optimal health and productivity in smallholder livestock systems in developing countries
A pilot study of the economic impact of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in the countries and region of South-East Asia is described. Previous economic impact assessments are reviewed and summarised and a synthesis of these contributions is constructed. A framework for the future economic impact of t...
Perry, Brian D.
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Kalpravidh, W.
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Coleman, P.G.
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Horst, H.S.
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McDermott, John J.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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Glesson, L.J.
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[The economic impact of foot and mouth disease and its control in South-East Asia: A preliminary assessment with special reference to Thailand]
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The economic impact of foot and mouth disease and its control in South-East Asia: A preliminary assessment with special reference to Thailand
The authors assess the economic imapct of the Pan-African Rinderpest Campaign (PARC). The PARC programme commenced in 1986 with the objective to control and ultimately eradicate rinderpest from Africa. From among the thirty-five countries that participated in PARC, ten countries were selected for...
Tambi, N.E.
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Maina, O.W.
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Mukhebi, A.W.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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[Economic impact assessment of rinderpest control in Africa]
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Economic impact assessment of rinderpest control in Africa
Tambi, N.E.
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Maina, O.W.
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Mukhebi, A.W.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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[Economic impact assessment of rinderpest control in Africa]
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Economic impact assessment of rinderpest control in Africa
We carried out a stratified, cluster-randomised, controlled trial in south Mali in 2004 to evaluate the impact of providing information on the diagnosis and treatment of bovine trypanosomosis by farmers. We recruited cattle farmers (444) in 46 villages and used stratified, restricted-randomisatio...
Grace, Delia
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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Diall, O.
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Clausen, P.H.
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[Training farmers in rational drug-use improves their management of cattle trypanosomosis: a cluster-randomised trial in south Mali]
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Training farmers in rational drug-use improves their management of cattle trypanosomosis: a cluster-randomised trial in south Mali