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Capacity building in EcoHealth: Experiences and evaluation of training using a "learning by doing" approach, within academic and non-academic contexts by Gilbert, Jeffrey

“…The EcoZD project also established two EcoHealth Resource Centres at Chiang Mai (Thailand) and Gadja Mada (Indonesia) universities, with the objectives of providing sustainable capacity building in the Southeast Asia region, - including training, research and advocacy for Eco/One-Health. …”
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Analyzing economic tradeoffs of water use in the Nam Ngum River Basin, Lao PDR by Bartlett, R., Baker, J., Lacombe, Guillaume, Douangsavanh, Somphasith, Jeuland, M.

“…We constructed a series of sensitivity scenarios under dry, average, and wet hydrologic conditions with varying levels dam development, irrigated agricultural expansion, agricultural returns, flood control storage restrictions, and water diversions to Northeast Thailand. We also considered how flows into the Mekong would be affected by these collective developments. …”
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Molecular Characterization of a Spontaneous Waxy Starch Mutation in Cassava by Aiemnaka, Pornsak, Wongkaew, Arunee, Chanthaworn, Jumnong, Nagashima,Sathakupt Ken, Boonma, Supawadee, Authapun, Jetsada, Jenweerawat, Sujin, Kongsila, Pasajee, Kittipadakul, Piya, Nakasathien, Sutkhet, Sreewongchai, Tanee, Wannarat, Wannasiri, Vichukit, Vichan, Becerra López Lavelle, Luis Augusto, Ceballos, Hernán, Rojanaridpiched ,Chareinsuk, Phumichai, Chalermpol

“…The objectives of this study were to introgress the waxy starch mutation into Thailand's cassava breeding populations, to analyze the inheritance of waxy starch in cassava, and to develop molecular markers for this trait. …”
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Analysis of trends in extreme flood events and mitigation strategies in South East Asia by Amarnath, Giriraj, Pavelic, Paul, Smakhtin, Vladimir U.

“…A recent example is the 2011 floods in three of the four Lower Mekong Basin Countries (Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam) that caused severe impacts in terms of loss of life and damage to infrastructure. …”
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Antimicrobial use in developing countries by Grace, Delia, Lindahl, Johanna F., Hung Nguyen-Viet, Kakkar, M.

“…China is a hotspot for aquaculture and Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh, India and Chile are other countries where antimicrobial use in fish production may be problematic. …”
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Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of thermophilic Campylobacter spp. isolated from ovine carcasses and faeces in Ethiopia by Hailemariam, S., Feleke, A., Szonyi, Barbara, Fries, R., Baumann, M.P.O., Grace, Delia

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Antibiotic residues and heavy metals in pork at wet markets in Vietnam by Tran Thi Tuyet Hanh, Sinh Dang Xuan, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Unger, Fred, Chu Van Tuat, Ngan Tran Thi, Phuc Pham Duc

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Animal health and food safety in smallholder pig value chains in Vietnam by Unger, Fred, Lapar, Ma. Lucila, Pham Van Hung, Sinh Dang Xuan, Pham Hong Ngan, Duong Van Nhiem, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Grace, Delia

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Laos long-term study on zoonotic parasitic diseases in livestock: Approaches and initial challenges using a cross-sectorial approach by Putthana, V., Promburom, P., Unger, Fred, Chittavong, M., Suthammavong, F., Phonekhampheng, O.

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Integrating market chain assessments with zoonoses risk analysis in two cross-border pig value chains in Lao PDR by Okello, Anna L., Tiemann, Tassilo T., Inthavong, Phouth, Khamlome, Boualam, Phengvilaysouk, Ammaly, Keonouchanh, Soukanh, Keokhamphet, Chattouphone, Somoulay, Virasack, Blaszak, Kate, Blacksell, Stuart D., Okello, Walter O., Allen, John

“…This eco-health study was conducted to improve understanding of the interrelations between market chains and zoonotic infection risks at two strategic cross border points between Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam. Methods Information gained from smallholder farmer/trader interviews was integrated with serological surveys for pig-associated zoonoses—including hepatitis E virus (HEV), Taenia solium (T. solium) and trichinella—to identify potential linkages between disease risk and pig production and slaughter in low input systems common across the country. …”
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Using system effects modelling to evaluate food safety impact and barriers in low-income-countries: An example from urban Cambodia by Roesel, Kristina, Craven, L., Ty, C., Hung Nguyen-Viet, Grace, Delia

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Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: A systematic review of the distribution in East, Southeast and South Asia by Eichenberger, R.M., Thomas, Lian F., Gabriël, S., Bobić, B., Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Robertson, L.J., Saratsis, A., Torgerson, Paul R., Braae, U.C., Dermauw, Veronique, Dorny, P.

“…Results The presence of T. saginata was described in 15 of 27 countries of the region, including Afghanistan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam. The only country that reported an absence of T. saginata is Japan, although sporadic reports of imported cases and unconfirmed reports of autochthonous infections were identified. …”
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Reservoirs of pathogenic Leptospira species in Uganda by Alinaitwe, Lordrick, Dürr, S., Kankya, C., Cook, Elizabeth A.J., Mayer-Scholl, A.

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2013 Global hunger index: The challenge of hunger: Building resilience to achieve food and nutrition security by von Grebmer, Klaus, Headey, Derek D., Olofinbiyi, Tolulope, Wiesmann, Doris, Yin, Sandra, Yohannes, Yisehac, Foley, Connell, von Oppeln, Constanze, Iseli, Bettina, Béné, Christophe, Haddad, Lawrence James

“…In terms of absolute progress, the top ten countries in terms of improvements in GHI scores since 1990 were Angola, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Niger, Rwanda, Thailand, and Vietnam.…”
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Salinity tolerance, Na+ exclusion and allele mining of HKT1; 5 in Oryza sativa and O. glaberrima: many sources, many genes, one mechanism? by Platten, John Damien, Egdane, James A., Ismail, Abdelbagi M.

“…In addition, two landraces were identified, one from Thailand and the other from Senegal, that show high tissue tolerance.Significant variation in salinity tolerance exists within both cultivated Oryza species, and this is the first report of significant tolerance in O. glaberrima. …”
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Global rice market: Current outlook and future prospects by Glauber, Joseph W., Mamun, Abdullah

“…India is the world’s largest exporter accounting for about 40 percent of total exports in recent years. Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam and the United States account for an additional 40 percent of world exports. …”
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Transforming the traditional subsistence-based smallholder poultry production system to a commercial-oriented and sustainable production system in the Global South: Tropical Poultr... by Dessie, Tadelle

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Decision support for managing an invasive pathogen through efficient clean seed systems: Cassava mosaic disease in Southeast Asia by Andersen Onofre, K.F., Delaquis, E., Newby, J.C., Haan, Stef de, Thuy, C.T.L., Minato, N., Legg, James P., Cuéllar, Wilmer Jose, Briseño, R.I.A., Garrett, K.A.

“…The specific objectives are to (1) evaluate disease risk in disease-free parts of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Vietnam; (2) incorporate estimated risk of disease establishment with seed exchange survey data and whitefly spread in the landscape to model epidemic spread; and (3) identify candidate regions to be prioritized in seed system management. …”
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Gendered resilience pathways – ethnic minorities and climate-smart agriculture in Lao PDR by Farnworth, Cathy Rozel, Douangsavanh, Somphasith, Chanthalath, Ammala, Inphonephong, Souphalack, Sok, Raksa, Kimala, Vidani, Dubois, Mark, Rietveld, Anne

“…Laos - the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), established in 1975, is sandwiched between Myanmar, China, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand, and is the only landlocked Southeast Asian country. …”
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Workshop on climate-smart agriculture in Asia: research and development priorities

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