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Journal Article 2017-02-17

Modelling the risk of Taenia solium exposure from pork produced in western Kenya

Autor: Thomas, L.F. Glanville, William A. de Cook, Elizabeth A.J. Bronsvoort, B.M. de C. Handel, I. Wamae, C.N. Kariuki, S. Fèvre, Eric M.

The tapeworm Taenia solium is the parasite responsible for neurocysticercosis, a neglected tropical disease of public health importance, thought to cause approximately 1/3 of epilepsy cases across endemic regions. The consumption of undercooked infected pork perpetuates the parasite’s life-cycle ...

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Investigación en Agricultura

ANIMAL DISEASES

FOOD SAFETY

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Thomas, L.F. , Glanville, William A. de , Cook, Elizabeth A.J. , Bronsvoort, B.M. de C. , Handel, I. , Wamae, C.N. , Kariuki, S. , Fèvre, Eric M. , [Modelling the risk of Taenia solium exposure from pork produced in western Kenya] , Modelling the risk of Taenia solium exposure from pork produced in western Kenya

Journal Article 2016-09-08

Evidence for the presence of African swine fever virus in an endemic region of Western Kenya in the absence of any reported outbreak

Autor: Thomas, L.F. Bishop, Richard P. Onzere, Cynthia K. Mcintosh, M.T. Lemire, K.A. Glanville, William A. de Cook, Elizabeth A.J. Fèvre, Eric M.

Background: African swine fever (ASF), caused by African swine fever virus (ASFV), is a severe haemorrhagic disease of pigs, outbreaks of which can have a devastating impact upon commercial and small-holder pig production. Pig production in western Kenya is characterised by low-input, free-range ...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/77002

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ANIMAL DISEASES

EPIDEMIOLOGY

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Thomas, L.F. , Bishop, Richard P. , Onzere, Cynthia K. , Mcintosh, M.T. , Lemire, K.A. , Glanville, William A. de , Cook, Elizabeth A.J. , Fèvre, Eric M. , [Evidence for the presence of African swine fever virus in an endemic region of Western Kenya in the absence of any reported outbreak] , Evidence for the presence of African swine fever virus in an endemic region of Western Kenya in the absence of any reported outbreak

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Modelling the risk of Taenia solium exposure from pork produced in western Kenya

Evidence for the presence of African swine fever virus in an endemic region of Western Kenya in the absence of any reported outbreak