Resultados de búsqueda - "Humanism"

Exposure of pigs to Trichinella spp. in three districts in Central and Eastern Uganda por Roesel, Kristina, Dione, Michel M., Nöckler, K., Fries, R., Baumann, M.P.O., Clausen, Peter-Henning, Grace, Delia

“…Nematodes of the Trichinella genus are known to enter the human food chain through the consumption of undercooked pork. …”
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Breeding annual grain legumes for sustainable agriculture: New methods to approach complex traits and target new cultivar ideotypes por Duc, G., Agrama, H., Bao, S., Berger, J., Bourion, V., Ron, A.M. de, Gowda, C.L.L., Mikic, A., Millot, D., Singh, K.B., Tullu, A., Vandenberg, A., Vaz Patto, Maria C, Warkentin, T.D., Zong, X.

“…Improved health and nutritional value for humans are key objectives for developing new markets. …”
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Cattle diseases in dairy herds in Tanzania: Farmers’ view and laboratory confirmation por Alonso, Silvia, Unger, Fred, Toye, Philip G., Jores, Joerg, Wakhungu, Judi W., Msalya, G., Grace, Delia

“…While for East Cost Fever farmer’s perception on disease importance confirmed laboratory results (37 % versus 32 %) we found a discrepancy for brucellosis (1 % versus 11 %), a neglected zoonoses with the potential of causing chronic, long lasting diseases in humans. Implications of farming management practices on the presence/absence of certain pathogens are currently developed and part of ongoing dissemination efforts.…”
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Cultural drivers and health-seeking behaviours that impact on the transmission of pig-associated zoonoses in Lao People’s Democratic Republic por Burniston, S., Okello, A.L., Khamlome, Boualam, Inthavong, Phouth, Gilbert, Jeffrey, Blacksell, Stuart D., Allen, J., Welburn, S.C.

“…It summarises current knowledge on these diseases grouped according to their clinical manifestations in humans to highlight the propensity for underreporting. …”
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Ecohealth research to regionally address agriculture intensification impacts on health and the environment in Southeast Asia and China por Hung Nguyen-Viet, Dinh Xuan Tung, Phuc Pham Duc, Kittayapong, P., Adismito, W., Fang, J.

“…Ecohealth Field Building Leadership Initiative is a regional operational research network in Southeast Asia and China that focuses on solving human health problems associated with agricultural intensification. …”
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Predictive factors and risk mapping for Rift Valley fever epidemics in Kenya por Munyua, P.M., Murithi, R.M., Ithondeka, P.M., Hightower, A., Thumbi, Samuel M., Anyangu, S.A., Kiplimo, Jusper Ronoh, Bett, Bernard K., Vrieling, A., Breiman, R.F., Njenga, M.K.

“…Methods Exposure to RVF was evaluated as the proportion of the total outbreak years that each district was involved in prior epizootics, whereas risk of outcome was assessed as severity of observed disease in humans and animals for each district. A probability-impact weighted score (1 to 9) of the combined exposure and outcome risks was used to classify a district as high (score ≥ 5) or medium (score ≥2 - <5) risk, a classification that was subsequently subjected to expert group analysis for final risk level determination at the division levels (total = 391 divisions). …”
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Understanding the food safety and zoonosis risk practices of the beef, sheep and goat Nairobi food systems using value chain analysis por Alarcón, Pablo, Muinde, P., Karani, M., Akoko, James M., Fèvre, Eric M., Domínguez Salas, Paula, Kiambi, S., Häsler, Barbara, Rushton, Jonathan

“…Main food safety and zoonotic risk practices related to: water and equipment contamination; poor cold chain; human contact contamination; animal movements; and lack of hygiene. …”
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Value chain analysis as a tool for assessing food safety risks in the Nairobi pork food system por Muinde, P., Karani, M., Akoko, James M., Rushton, Jonathan, Fèvre, Eric M., Domínguez Salas, Paula, Muloi, Dishon M., Häsler, Barbara, Alarcón, Pablo

“…In the lower end poor profit margins and unequal benefit distribution led to issues on around investments in infrastructure, cold chains and human capacity building plus difficulties with meeting feeding and animal health costs. …”
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Zoom in at African country level: potential climate induced changes in areas of suitability for survival of malaria vectors por Tonnang, Henri E.Z., Tchouassi, D., Juarez, H., Igweta, L., Djouaka, R.F.

“…Conclusion The potential shifts of these malaria vectors have implications for human exposure to malaria, as recrudescence of the disease is likely to be recorded in several new areas and regions. …”
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Environmental distribution and genetic diversity of vegetative compatibility groups determine biocontrol strategies to mitigate aflatoxin contamination of maize by Aspergillus flav... por Atehnkeng, J., Donner, M., Ojiambo, P.S., Ikotun, B., Augusto, J., Cotty, P.J., Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit

“…Maize infected by aflatoxin-producing Aspergillus flavus may become contaminated with aflatoxins, and as a result, threaten human health, food security and farmers’ income in developing countries where maize is a staple. …”
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Healthy animals for healthy food por Wieland, Barbara

“…Tackling these constraints calls for approaches which simultaneously address several diseases and embrace One Health/Eco Health thinking which considers the links between animal and human health, and their linkages to the ecosystem by which they are influenced and in turn influence. …”
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Complex systems - Simple solutions? The importance of social context for sustainable intensification por Michalscheck, Mirja, Kotu, Bekele Hundie, Mohammed, I.B., Hoeschle-Zeledon, Irmgard, Groot, Jeroen C.J.

“…Measures are only meaningful if they match with people's livelihood strategies, gender roles and human capital (knowledge, habits). Smallholder systems are complex ‘businesses' where intra-household differences in roles, objectives and power positions strongly influence farm management decisions and therewith the adoption behaviour. …”
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An initial characterization of aflatoxin B1 contamination of maize sold in the principal retail markets of Kigali, Rwanda por Nishimwe, Kizito, Wanjuki, I., Karangwa, C., Darnell, Ross, Harvey, Jagger J.W.

“…The implications of this study for human and animal health in Rwanda suggest that expanded surveys are needed to understand the scope of contamination, given the influence of environment and other factors on aflatoxin accumulation. …”
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Transdisciplinary weed research: new leverage on challenging weed problems? por Jordan, N., Schut, Marc, Graham, S., Barney, J.N., Childs, D.Z., Christensen, S., Cousens, R.D., Davis, A.S., Eizenberg, H., Ervin, D.E., Fernández Quintanilla, C., Harrison, L.J., Harsch, M.A., Heijting, S., Liebman, M., Loddo, D., Mirsky, S.B., Riemens, M., Neve, P., Peltzer, D.A., Renton, M., Williams, M., Recasens, J., Sonderskov, M.

“…Notably, ‘purposive’ disciplines (design, humanities and arts) have central, critical and recurrent roles in this process, as do integrative analyses of relevant multidimensional and multilevel factors, via multiple natural and social science disciplines. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infection among raw pork handlers in Kamuli district, Eastern Uganda por Musewa, A.

“…Introduction: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (ER) is a zoonotic, ubiquitous gram-positive bacterium, which causes erysipelas in swine, mammals, birds and erysipeloid in humans. The study was conducted in Kamuli district because farmers had reported signs of disease in their pigs which was reported at a prevalence of 67%. …”
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The occurrence of porcine Toxoplasma gondii infections in smallholder production systems in Uganda por Roesel, Kristina, Schares, G., Grace, Delia, Baumann, M.P.O., Fries, R., Dione, Michel M., Clausen, Peter-Henning

“…Infection with Toxoplasma gondii does not usually present with clinical signs in pigs, yet it is considered an important source of human infection when pork containing tissue cysts is poorly handled or consumed raw or undercooked. …”
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Lay knowledge and management of malaria in Baringo county, Kenya por Mutua, Edna N., Bukachi, S.A., Bett, Bernard K., Estambale, B.B.A., Nyamongo, I.K.

“…Background Malaria, a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium and transmitted by female anopheline mosquitoes, is a major cause of morbidity, mortality and loss in productivity in humans. Baringo County is prone to seasonal transmissions of malaria mostly in the rainy seasons. …”
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Hygienic practices, bacteriological quality of cow milk and its public health importance along the dairy value chain in Sidama High Lands of southern Ethiopia por Zewdu, M.

“…Milk is an important source of nutrients to human and animals, but due to its high water activity and nutritional value, it serves as an excellent medium for growth of many kinds of microorganisms under suitable conditions. …”
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Global and local genetic diversity at two microsatellite loci in Plasmodium vivax parasites from Asia, Africa and South America por Schousboe, M.L., Ranjitkar, S., Rajakaruna, R.S., Amerasinghe, Priyanie H., Konradsen, Flemming, Morales, Francisco José, Ord, R., Pearce, R., Leslie, T., Rowland, M., Gadalla, N, Bygbjerg, C., Alifrangis, M., Roper, C.

“…Background: Even though Plasmodium vivax has the widest worldwide distribution of the human malaria species and imposes a serious impact on global public health, the investigation of genetic diversity in this species has been limited in comparison to Plasmodium falciparum. …”
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Extreme wildlife declines and concurrent increase in livestock numbers in Kenya: What are the causes? por Ogutu, Joseph O., Piepho, Hans-Peter, Said, Mohammed Yahya, Ojwang, G.O., Njino, L.W., Kifugo, S.C., Wargute, P.W.

“…Causes of the wildlife declines include exponential human population growth, increasing livestock numbers, declining rainfall and a striking rise in temperatures but the fundamental cause seems to be policy, institutional and market failures. …”
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