The Handbook provides a comprehensive statement and reference point for hazard and disaster research, policy making, and practice in an international and multi-disciplinary context. It offers critical reviews and appraisals of current state of the art and future development of conceptual, theoret...
Gannon, V.
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Grace, Delia
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Atwill, E.R.
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[Zoonotic waterborne pathogens in livestock and their excreta: Interventions]
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Zoonotic waterborne pathogens in livestock and their excreta: Interventions
The genus Staphylococcus currently comprises more than 50 species. These small, hardy bacteria are normal inhabitants of the skin and mucous membrane in many animal species including humans; they are also ubiquitous in the environment. However, Staphylococcus aureus is also an important pathogen ...
Rift Valley fever is a severe disease affecting both humans and animals. The Rift Valley fever virus can be transmitted by body fluids, and the most common way for humans to get infected is from animals. The virus is also vector-borne and can be transmitted by many species of mosquitoes. As with ...
Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Robinson, Timothy P.
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Grace, Delia
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[Rift Valley fever and the changing environment: A case study in East Africa]
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Rift Valley fever and the changing environment: A case study in East Africa
Survey on animal population & distribution, and on tsetse fly infested areas in Nigeria; breed descriptions, animal performance traits, productivity and animal diseases of Muturu cattle, N'Dama cattle, Borgu cattle, N'Dama X Keteku crossbreeds, west African dwarf sheep and west African dwarf goat...
International Livestock Centre for Africa
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[Trypanotolerant livestock in West and Central Africa. Volume 2. Country studies -Chapter 13. Nigeria]
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Trypanotolerant livestock in West and Central Africa. Volume 2. Country studies -Chapter 13. Nigeria
Bishop, Richard P.
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Odongo, David O.
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Mann, D.J.
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Pearson, T.W.
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Sugimoto, C.
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Haines, L.R.
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Glass, E.
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Jensen, K.
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Seitzer, U.
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Ahmed, J.S.
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Graham, S.P.
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Villiers, Etienne P. de
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[Theileria]
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Theileria
The paper begins with Nepals geographic location, climate, altitude, area in sq km., regions, and economy. This is followed by livelihood analysis and poverty focus referring to capital access and vulnerability content. Then the paper examines the role of small ruminants in the countrys economy....
Bain, R.K.
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Joshi, B.R.
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Gauchan, D.
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Gray, G.D.
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[Options to overcome worm infection in small ruminants for producers in Nepal]
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Options to overcome worm infection in small ruminants for producers in Nepal
Trypanosomiasis diseases are caused by single-cell organisms and affect both humans and cattle. This indicative study modelled the effect of climate change and population growth on the future range of tsetse flies, their main vector, in sub- Saharan Africa. Projected climate change to 2030 has a ...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Robinson, Timothy P.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Jones, Peter G.
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McDermott, John J.
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Reid, Robin S.
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[Cattle trypanosomiasis in Africa to 2030]
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Cattle trypanosomiasis in Africa to 2030
The greatest health burden of zoonoses falls on poor people in developing countries. Poor people have greater exposure to zoonoses through livestock keeping; living in agricultural communities; greater exposure to peri-domestic and wild animals; and less access to clean water. Although their cons...
Grace, Delia
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[Zoonoses of poverty: Measuring and managing the multiple burdens of zoonoses and poverty]
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Zoonoses of poverty: Measuring and managing the multiple burdens of zoonoses and poverty