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Sleeping sickness in Uganda: revisiting current and historical distributions by Berrang-Ford, L., Odiit, M., Maiso, F., Waltner-Toews, D., McDermott, John J.

“…Background: Sleeping sickness is a parasitic, vector-borne disease, carried by the tsetse fly and prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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The role of syndromic knowledge in Ethiopian veterinarians' treatment of cattle by Nyokabi, N.S., Wood, J.L.N., Gemechu, G., Berg, S., Mihret, A., Lindahl, Johanna F., Moore, H.L.

“…Veterinarians play a significant role in the treatment and prevention of livestock diseases at the farm level, safeguarding public health and ensuring food safety. …”
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The roles of breeding and husbandry for improving cavy production in Peru by Chauca Francia, Lilia Janine

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Pathways out of poverty in western Kenya and the role of livestock by Kristjanson, Patricia M., Krishna, A., Radeny, Maren A.O., Nindo, W.

“…This study has highlighted the key role that livestock play in both pathways into and out of poverty. …”
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Urban livestock production and gender in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Tegegne, Azage

“…The role of women in managing animals that are confined during most of the year is substantial and they are critically involved in removing and managing manure, which is often made into cakes and used or sold as fuel. …”
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The role of gender equality on rural women development in agriculture : case study: koperative duhinge ikigori kanjongo “KODIKA”, Nyamasheke district, Rwanda by Mukakalisa, Christella

“…But Gender equality is referred to as equal rights, roles and responsibilities for men and women. It is a crucial element in sustainable development, and it is considered as human rights. …”

Characterisation and validation of farmers’ knowledge and practice of cattle trypanosomosis management in the cotton zone of West Africa by Grace, Delia, Randolph, Thomas F., Affognon, Hippolyte D., Dramane, D., Diall, O., Clausen, Peter-Henning

“…Farmers reported that trypanosomosis was the most important cattle disease and estimated that 25% of their herd fall sick each year and 18% of the sick animals die. Nearly all sick animals (90%) were treated with trypanocides and most treatments were administered by untrained farmers. …”
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Marketing Healthy Food in an African City: Consumer Motivations for Adopting Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato in Maputo, Mozambique by Brouwer, R.

“…While women are typically responsible for domestic tasks, male adopters emphasize the role of OFSP in family health and well-being more than female adopters. …”
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Why food safety matters to Africa: Making the case for policy action by Jaffee, S., Henson, S., Grace, Delia, Ambrosio, M., Berthe, F.

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Eradication of human African trypanosomiasis? Don't forget the pigs! by Roesel, Kristina, Grace, Delia, Mehlitz, D., Clausen, Peter-Henning

“…The authors present findings from a review on the potential role of pigs as a livestock reservoir for HAT. We will discuss how and why infection with Trypanosoma spp. in pigs should be considered in differential diagnoses in clinically sick animals as well as in national HAT surveillance and eradication programs.…”
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The effects of increasing rates of HIV/AIDS-related illness and death on rural families in Zombia district, Malawi: A longitudinal study by Peters, Pauline E., Kambewa, Daimon, Walker, Peter

“…Many extended matrilineal families are already very stretched, and, in light of the increasing numbers of sick and dying people, without improvements in the services to help them increase their income level, their capacity to care for the increasing numbers of sick and of orphans, and to gain more equitable access to medical care, some may find it difficult to maintain their roles as primary caretakers.…”
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Analysis of pig trading networks and practices in Uganda by Atherstone, Christine, Galiwango, R.G., Grace, Delia, Alonso, Silvia, Dhand, N.K., Ward, M.P., Mor, Siobhan M.

“…All pig traders were aware of clinical signs indicating a pig was sick. This study has provided baseline information on pig trader practices in Uganda. …”
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Food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices among food handlers in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand by Jenpanich, C., Unger, Fred, Alter, T., Chaisowwong, W.

“…Food handlers play an important role to reduce contamination of microbial hazards along the food chain. …”
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Social and gender determinants of risk of cryptosporidiosis, an emerging zoonosis, in Dagoretti, Nairobi, Kenya by Kimani, V.N., Mitoko, G., McDermott, B., Grace, Delia, Ambia, J., Kiragu, M.W., Njehu, A.N., Sinja, J., Monda, J.G., Kang'ethe, Erastus K.

“…Women took more care of sick people and were more at risk from exposure by this route. …”
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Mastit hos mjölkkor – orsaksfaktorer och förebyggande åtgärder by Laufors, Emma

Economic impact of peste des petits ruminants on small ruminant production in Senegal: Gender considerations within a system dynamics modelling approach by Aboah, Joshua, Campbell, Zoë A., Dione, Michel M., Kotchofa, Pacem, Ilboudo, Guy S., Wieland, Barbara, Lo, M.M., Rich, Karl M.

“…SIGNIFICANCE Households with both women and men engaged in management activities were less impacted by PPR, highlighting the crucial role of women's agency in management decisions taken in small ruminant production at the farm level. …”
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Dissecting the genomic regions, candidate genes and pathways using multi-locus genome-wide association study for stem rot disease resistance in groundnut by Veerendrakumar, H.V., Sudini, Hari Kishan, Kiranmayee, Bangaru, Devika, Talwar, Gangurde, Sunil S., Vasanthi, R.P., Nirmal Kumar, A.R, Bera, Sandip K., Baozhu Guo, Liao, Boshou, Varshney, Rajeev K., Pandey, Manish

“…To dissect the genetic basis of resistance, we evaluated a diverse minicore germplasm panel over 3 years in stem rot sick-field conditions. Multi-locus genome-wide association study with the 58K single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) Axiom_Arachis array genotyping identified 13 significant genomic regions associated with resistance across eight chromosomes with logarithm of the odds (LOD) scores ranging from 4.5 to 12.4 and R2 values between 6.9% and 58%. …”
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Dissecting the genomic regions, candidate genes and pathwaysusing multi-locus genome-wide association study for stem rotdisease resistance in groundnut by Veerendrakumar, H. V., Sudini, Hari Kishan, Kiranmayee, Bangaru, Devika, Talwar, Gangurde, Sunil S., Vasanthi, R. P., Kumar, Nirmal A. R., Bera, Sandip K., Guo, Baozhu, Liao, Boshou, Varshney, Rajeev K., Pandey, Manish K.

“…To dissect the genetic basis of resistance, we evaluated a diverse minicore germplasm panel over 3 years in stem rot sick-field conditions. Multi-locus genome-wide association study with the 58K single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) Axiom_Arachis array genotyping identified 13 significant genomic regions associated with resistance across eight chromosomes with logarithm of the odds (LOD) scores ranging from 4.5 to 12.4 and R2 values between 6.9% and 58%. …”
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Urban livestock keeping in the city of Nairobi: Diversity of production systems, supply chains, and their disease management and risks by Alarcón, Pablo, Fèvre, Eric M., Muinde, P., Murungi, M.K., Kiambi, S., Akoko, James M., Rushton, Jonathan

“…Urban livestock keeping in developing cities have an important role in food security and livelihoods, but can also pose a significant threat to the environment and health of urban dwellers. …”
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Trade-offs related to agricultural use of antimicrobials and synergies emanating from efforts to mitigate antimicrobial resistance by Wieland, Barbara, Grace, Delia, McDermott, John J., Magnusson, Ulf, Waage, Jeff, Fèvre, Eric M., Chadag, Vishnumurthy Mohan, Schillinger, Dieter

“…On the other hand, the poorest farmers could increase productivity with better access to veterinary drugs to appropriately treat sick livestock. Tackling problems around antimicrobial resistance (AMR) requires a multi-sectoral and multi-disciplinary approach, facilitating synergies, and mitigating trade-offs. …”
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