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There is increasing interest in the links between food safety and nutrition. Animal-source foods contribute to fulfilling important micronutrient requirements by supplying vitamin B12, high quality protein, iron, zinc, vitamin A of high bioavailability, riboflavin and calcium. However, high meat ...


Häsler, BarbaraDomínguez Salas, PaulaFornace, K.Garza, M.Grace, DeliaRushton, Jonathan[Where food safety meets nutrition outcomes in livestock and fish value chains: a conceptual approach]Where food safety meets nutrition outcomes in livestock and fish value chains: a conceptual approach

The drivers of vaccine development are many and varied. They include, for example, recognition of the burden of a vaccine-targeted disease, prioritisation of the multiple problems associated with a disease, consideration of the differing socio-economic situations under which vaccines are used, th...


Thomas, L.F.Bellet, C.Rushton, Jonathan[Using economic and social data to improve veterinary vaccine development: Learning lessons from human vaccinology]Using economic and social data to improve veterinary vaccine development: Learning lessons from human vaccinology

Background Malnutrition, including undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies is a chronic problem in most developing countries. Animal-source foods (ASFs) provide essential sources of proteins and micronutrients, yet little is known about ASF consumption patterns or household preferences towa...


Cornelsen, L.Alarcón, PabloHäsler, BarbaraAmendah, D.D.Ferguson, E.Fèvre, Eric M.Grace, DeliaDomínguez Salas, PaulaRushton, Jonathan[Cross-sectional study of drivers of animal-source food consumption in low-income urban areas of Nairobi, Kenya]Cross-sectional study of drivers of animal-source food consumption in low-income urban areas of Nairobi, Kenya

Commercial layer and indigenous chicken farming in Nairobi and associated activities in the egg value chains are a source of livelihood for urban families. A value chain mapping framework was used to describe types of inputs and outputs from chicken farms, challenges faced by producers and their ...


Onono, J.O.Alarcón, PabloKarani, M.Muinde, P.Akoko, James M.Carron, M.Fèvre, Eric M.Häsler, BarbaraRushton, Jonathan[Identification of production challenges and benefits using value chain mapping of egg food systems in Nairobi, Kenya]Identification of production challenges and benefits using value chain mapping of egg food systems in Nairobi, Kenya

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.Yu-Mei ChangMomanyi, Kelvin N.Akoko, James M.Kiiru, J.Bettridge, Judy M.Chaloner, G.Rushton, JonathanO'Brien, S.Williams, N.Fèvre, Eric M.Häsler, B.[Campylobacter, a zoonotic pathogen of global importance: Prevalence and risk factors in the fast-evolving chicken meat system of Nairobi, Kenya]Campylobacter, a zoonotic pathogen of global importance: Prevalence and risk factors in the fast-evolving chicken meat system of Nairobi, Kenya

Surveillance of diseases in Kenya and elsewhere in East Africa is currently carried out by both human and animal health sectors. However, a recent evaluation highlighted the lack of integration between these sectors, leading to disease under-reporting and inefficiencies. This project aimed to dev...


Falzon, Laura C.Alumasa, LorrenAmanya, FredrickKang'ethe, Erastus K.Kariuki, SamuelMomanyi, KelvinMuinde, PatrickMurungi, Maurice K.Njoroge, Samuel M.Ogendo, AllanOgola, JosephRushton, JonathanWoolhouse, Mark E.J.Fèvre, Eric M.[One Health in action: Operational aspects of an integrated surveillance system for zoonoses in western Kenya]One Health in action: Operational aspects of an integrated surveillance system for zoonoses in western Kenya

Demand for dairy products in sub-Saharan Africa, is expected to triple by 2050, while limited increase in supply is predicted. This poses significant food security risk to low income households. Understanding how the dairy food system operates is essential to identify mitigation measures to food ...


Kiambi, S.Alarcón, P.Rushton, JonathanMurungi, Maurice K.Muinde, PatrickAkoko, James M.Aboge, G.Gikonyo, S.Momanyi, Kelvin N.Kang’ethe, E.K.Fèvre, Eric M.[Mapping Nairobi's dairy food system: An essential analysis for policy, industry and research]Mapping Nairobi's dairy food system: An essential analysis for policy, industry and research

Five different East Coast fever (ECF)-control strategies (involving ECF immunisation by the infection-and-treatment method) were tested in groups of traditionally managed Sanga cattle in the Central Province of Zambia over a period of 2.5 years. Two groups were under intensive tick control (weekl...


Minjauw, B.Rushton, JonathanJames, A.D.Upton, M.[Financial analysis of East Coast Fever control strategies in traditionally managed Sanga cattle in Central Province of Zambia]Financial analysis of East Coast Fever control strategies in traditionally managed Sanga cattle in Central Province of Zambia

A broad framework for the assessment of the economic impact of animal diseases and control of these diseases is described. Various levels of analysis are discussed, from the herd, to the household, the sector, the nation and the region. For each of these levels, methods of economic impact assessm...


Rushton, JonathanThornton, Philip K.Otte, M.J.[Methods of economic impact assessment]Methods of economic impact assessment

The camel milk trade in Kenya has evolved significantly from a small-scale business undertaken in local villages to its current status involving a large number of different stakeholders supplying urban towns, particularly Nairobi City. Despite the evident growth pattern, the supply of camel milk ...


Muloi, D.Alarcón, P.Ombui, J.Ngeiywa, K.J.Abdullahi, B.Muinde, P.Karani, Maurice K.Rushton, JonathanFèvre, Eric M.[Value chain analysis and sanitary risks of the camel milk system supplying Nairobi city, Kenya]Value chain analysis and sanitary risks of the camel milk system supplying Nairobi city, Kenya

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