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In Nairobi, with 3.1 million consumers and 30,000 pigs, the pork system may represents a major source of zoonotic pathogens. Yet, this system and its public health risks have not been described. The study used value chain analysis, a well-known method in economics, to investigate zoonosis and foo...


Muinde, P.Karani, M.Akoko, James M.Rushton, JonathanFèvre, Eric M.Domínguez Salas, PaulaMuloi, D.Häsler, BarbaraAlarcón, Pablo[Value chain analysis as a tool for assessing food safety risks in the Nairobi pork food system]Value chain analysis as a tool for assessing food safety risks in the Nairobi pork food system

In Nairobi the pork food system may represent a major source of zoonotic pathogens. Yet, the system and its public health risks have not been described. The study address this gap by identifying and understanding food safety risks practices in the Nairobi pork food system using a value chain appr...


Murungi, M.K.Muinde, P.Akoko, James M.Rushton, JonathanFèvre, Eric M.Domínguez Salas, PaulaMuloi, D.Häsler, BarbaraAlarcón, Pablo[Assessing and understanding food safety risk practices in Nairobi pork food system: A value chain approach]Assessing and understanding food safety risk practices in Nairobi pork food system: A value chain approach
Murungi, M.K.Muinde, P.Rushton, JonathanAkoko, James M.Fèvre, Eric M.Domínguez Salas, PaulaMuloi, D.Häsler, BarbaraAlarcón, Pablo[Understanding the pork food system supplying Nairobi: An essential framework for food safety and disease control]Understanding the pork food system supplying Nairobi: An essential framework for food safety and disease control
Carron, M.Alarcón, PabloHäsler, BarbaraFèvre, Eric M.Karani, M.Muinde, P.Akoko, James M.Onono, J.Rushton, Jonathan[Value chain mapping of broiler and indigenous chicken production systems in Nairobi as a first step to food safety and food security assessments]Value chain mapping of broiler and indigenous chicken production systems in Nairobi as a first step to food safety and food security assessments

The consumption of even small amounts of animal-source foods has the potential to improve nutrition, especially in vulnerable households. However, scaling up their production bears food safety risks that are often overlooked due to a disconnect between human nutrition and animal sciences. The aim...


Häsler, B.Msalya, G.Garza, M.Fornace, K.Eltholth, MahmoudKurwijila, Lusato R.Rushton, JonathanGrace, Delia[Integrated food safety and nutrition assessments in the dairy cattle value chain in Tanzania]Integrated food safety and nutrition assessments in the dairy cattle value chain in Tanzania

Fish make important contributions to food and nutrition security in low and middle income countries; however, they are also prone to contamination with a range of chemical and biological hazards. The presence of people's perception and health hazards has implications for consumer acceptability an...


Eltholth, MahmoudFornace, KimberlyGrace, DeliaRushton, JonathanHäsler, Barbara[Assessing the chemical and microbiological quality of farmed tilapia in Egyptian fresh fish markets]Assessing the chemical and microbiological quality of farmed tilapia in Egyptian fresh fish markets

Identifying and implementing interventions that create co-benefits in terms of food and nutrition security as well as food safety requires an interdisciplinary and intersectoral approach. This study was part of a larger project that applied an integrated framework for combined nutritional, food s...


Häsler, BarbaraMsalya, GeorgeRoesel, KristinaFornace, KimberlyEltholth, MahmoudSikira, AnnaKurwijila, Lusato R.Rushton, JonathanGrace, Delia[Using participatory rural appraisal to investigate food production, nutrition and safety in the Tanzanian dairy value chain]Using participatory rural appraisal to investigate food production, nutrition and safety in the Tanzanian dairy value chain
Carron, M.Alarcón, PabloKarani, M.Muinde, P.Akoko, James M.Onono, J.Fèvre, Eric M.Häsler, BarbaraRushton, Jonathan[The broiler meat system in Nairobi, Kenya: Using a value chain framework to understand animal and product flows, governance and sanitary risks]The broiler meat system in Nairobi, Kenya: Using a value chain framework to understand animal and product flows, governance and sanitary risks

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.Cook, Elizabeth A.J.Fèvre, Eric M.Rushton, Jonathan[Control of Taenia solium: A case for public and private sector investment]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, PabloFèvre, Eric M.Murungi, M.K.Muinde, P.Akoko, James M.Domínguez Salas, PaulaKiambi, S.Ahmed, S.Häsler, BarbaraRushton, Jonathan[Mapping of beef, sheep and goat food systems in Nairobi — A framework for policy making and the identification of structural vulnerabilities and deficiencies]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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