Untreated human and animal excreta once being released into the environment can be a hazard to the environment and human health by possible pathogens and drug residues. Integrated human and animal manure management faces challenges given that livestock is kept in proximity to human residencies an...
Nguyen Kim Ngan
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Nguyen Ngoc Bich
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Phuc Pham Duc
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Vu Van Tu
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Schelling, E.
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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[Towards an integrated management of human and animal waste in Viet Nam: Regulation and health and environmental impacts]
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Towards an integrated management of human and animal waste in Viet Nam: Regulation and health and environmental impacts
Objectives for this paper were to: study farmer beliefs and perceptions on local pig farming practices; and to explore opportunities for improved located production in selected villages of Western Kenya. The paper seeks to understand why the local pig breed still remains the predominant breed in ...
Mutua, F.
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Arimi, S.M.
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Ogara, W.
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Dewey, C.E.
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Schelling, E.
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[Farmer perceptions on indigenous pig farming in Kakamega District, Western Kenya]
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Farmer perceptions on indigenous pig farming in Kakamega District, Western Kenya
BACKGROUND: Developing countries face difficulties in sustainably utilizing tools to effectively implement control measures for zoonoses. This is mainly due to dispersed and heterogeneous smallholder livestock systems, predominance of informal markets, poor infrastructure and lack of resources to...
Schelling, E.
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Grace, Delia
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Willingham, A.L.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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[Research approaches for improved pro-poor control of zoonoses]
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Research approaches for improved pro-poor control of zoonoses
Mutua, F.K.
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Dewey, C.E.
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Arimi, S.M.
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Schelling, E.
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Levy, M.
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Ogara, W.O.
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[Descriptive analysis of the reproductive performance of sows in rural western Kenya]
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Descriptive analysis of the reproductive performance of sows in rural western Kenya
Mutua, F.K.
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Dewey, C.E.
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Arimi, S.M.
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Schelling, E.
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Ogara, W.O.
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[Predictions of live body weights of pigs in rural western Kenya using length and girth measurements]
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Predictions of live body weights of pigs in rural western Kenya using length and girth measurements
Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a viral zoonosis and a mosquito-borne disease caused by a phlebovirus in the family Bunyaviridae. It affects livestock, humans and wildlife. Epidemic outbreaks of RVF in East Africa, which occur after heavy rainfalls in cycles of 5-15 years, have caused next to human mo...
Fuhrimann, S.
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Kimani, T.
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Hansen, F.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Zinsstag, Jakob
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Schelling, E.
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[Rift Valley fever in Kenyan pastoral livestock: Simulation with an individual-based demographic model]
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Rift Valley fever in Kenyan pastoral livestock: Simulation with an individual-based demographic model
Rift Valley fever is a viral zoonosis that primarily affects people, cattle, sheep, goats, camels, buffalos, dromedaries, antelopes and wildebeest. The two most recent RVF epidemics in Kenya occurred in 1997/1998 and in 2006/2007 with severe socio-economic consequences in multiple sectors of the ...
Kimani, T.M.
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Schelling, E.
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Ngigi, M.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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[Economic analysis of alternate Rift Valley fever control options from a multisectoral perspective]
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Economic analysis of alternate Rift Valley fever control options from a multisectoral perspective
In controlling Rift Valley fever, public health sector optimises health benefits by considering cost-effective control options. We modelled cost-effectiveness of livestock RVF control from a public health perspective in Kenya. Analysis was limited to pastoral and agro-pastoral system high-risk ar...
Kimani, T.
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Schelling, E.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Ngigi, M.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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Fuhrimann, S.
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[Public health benefits from livestock Rift Valley fever control: A simulation of two epidemics in Kenya]
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Public health benefits from livestock Rift Valley fever control: A simulation of two epidemics in Kenya
Grace, Delia
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Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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Unger, Fred
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Gilbert, J.
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Fèvre, S.
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Nguyen, H.
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Schelling, E.
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[Zoonotic emerging infectious disease in Southeast Asia: Insights from Ecohealth]
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Zoonotic emerging infectious disease in Southeast Asia: Insights from Ecohealth