Campylobacteriosis is a leading foodborne zoonosis worldwide, and is frequently associated with handling and consumption of poultry meat. Various studies indicate that Campylobacter causes a substantial human disease burden in low to middle-income countries, but data regarding the organism’s epid...
Carron, M.
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Yu-Mei Chang
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Momanyi, Kelvin N.
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Akoko, James M.
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Kiiru, J.
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Bettridge, Judy M.
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Chaloner, G.
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Rushton, Jonathan
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O'Brien, S.
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Williams, N.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Häsler, B.
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[Campylobacter, a zoonotic pathogen of global importance: Prevalence and risk factors in the fast-evolving chicken meat system of Nairobi, Kenya]
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Campylobacter, a zoonotic pathogen of global importance: Prevalence and risk factors in the fast-evolving chicken meat system of Nairobi, Kenya
Livestock keeping in urban areas is a source of livelihoods for poor urban families, but it also poses public health challenges.
Purpose
This included mapping of value chains for products from commercial layers (CL) and indigenous layers (IL) kept in peri-urban areas of Nairobi City, prioritizati...
Onono, J.
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Alarcón, Pablo
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Karani, M.
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Muinde, P.
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Akoko, James M.
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Carron, M.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Häsler, Barbara
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Rushton, Jonathan
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[Value chain analysis for products and by-products of egg laying birds in peri-urban areas of Nairobi City]
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Value chain analysis for products and by-products of egg laying birds in peri-urban areas of Nairobi City
Anderson, S.
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Rushton, Jonathan
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Tulachan, P.M.
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Staal, Steven J.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Demand and supply side changes in the milk sector: Impacts on smallholder producers and poor consumers]
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Demand and supply side changes in the milk sector: Impacts on smallholder producers and poor consumers
The zoonotic helminth T. solium is one of the leading causes of acquired epilepsy in endemic countries, resulting in a high burden both in human health and social stigma of affected people (1–3). In 2012 T. solium was highlighted as a priority for control in the World Health Assembly resolution 6...
Thomas, Lian F.
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Cook, Elizabeth A.J.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Rushton, Jonathan
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[Control of Taenia solium: A case for public and private sector investment]
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Control of Taenia solium: A case for public and private sector investment
Nairobi is a large rapidly-growing city whose demand for beef, mutton and goat products is expected to double by 2030. The study aimed to map the Nairobi beef, sheep and goat systems structure and flows to identify deficiencies and vulnerabilities to shocks.
Cross-sectional data were collected t...
Alarcón, Pablo
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Murungi, M.K.
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Muinde, P.
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Akoko, James M.
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Domínguez Salas, Paula
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Kiambi, S.
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Ahmed, S.
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Häsler, Barbara
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Rushton, Jonathan
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[Mapping of beef, sheep and goat food systems in Nairobi — A framework for policy making and the identification of structural vulnerabilities and deficiencies]
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Mapping of beef, sheep and goat food systems in Nairobi — A framework for policy making and the identification of structural vulnerabilities and deficiencies