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.
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Msalya, G.
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Garza, M.
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Fornace, K.
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Eltholth, Mahmoud
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Kurwijila, Lusato R.
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Rushton, Jonathan
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Grace, Delia
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[Integrated food safety and nutrition assessments in the dairy cattle value chain in Tanzania]
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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, Mahmoud
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Fornace, Kimberly
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Grace, Delia
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Rushton, Jonathan
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Häsler, Barbara
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[Assessing the chemical and microbiological quality of farmed tilapia in Egyptian fresh fish markets]
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Assessing the chemical and microbiological quality of farmed tilapia in Egyptian fresh fish markets
This paper presents a policy analysis for the implementation of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) control strategies in pastoral regions of sub-Saharan Africa, where the disease is endemic. A framework for policy analysis was adapted for this review. The framework has eight principal steps...
Onono, J.O.
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Wieland, Barbara
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Suleiman, A.
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Rushton, Jonathan
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[Policy analysis for delivery of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia control technologies in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Policy analysis for delivery of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia control technologies in sub-Saharan Africa
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, Barbara
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Msalya, George
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Roesel, Kristina
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Fornace, Kimberly
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Eltholth, Mahmoud
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Sikira, Anna
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Kurwijila, Lusato R.
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Rushton, Jonathan
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Grace, Delia
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[Using participatory rural appraisal to investigate food production, nutrition and safety in the Tanzanian dairy value chain]
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Using participatory rural appraisal to investigate food production, nutrition and safety in the Tanzanian dairy value chain
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) endemic regions contain three-quarters of the world's FMD susceptible livestock and most of the world's poor livestock keepers. Yet FMD impact on smallholders in these regions is poorly understood. Diseases of low mortality can exert a large impact if incidence is hig...
Knight-Jones, T.J.D.
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McLaws, M.
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Rushton, Jonathan
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[Foot-and-mouth disease impact on smallholders - What do we know, what don’t we know and how can we find out more?]
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Foot-and-mouth disease impact on smallholders - What do we know, what don’t we know and how can we find out more?
Carron, M.
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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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Onono, J.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Häsler, Barbara
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Rushton, Jonathan
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[The broiler meat system in Nairobi, Kenya: Using a value chain framework to understand animal and product flows, governance and sanitary risks]
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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.
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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