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Regional impact of COVID-19 on the production and food security of common bean smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implication for SDG's by Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh, Lutomia, Cosmas Kweyu

“…Concerns about the implications of COVID-19 on agriculture and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa abound. Containment measures in response to the pandemic have markedly different outcomes depending on the degree of enforcement of the measures and the existing vulnerabilities pre-COVID. …”
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Sustainable management of transboundary pests requires holistic and inclusive solutions by Boddupalli, P.M., Carvajal-Yepes, Mónica, Kumar, P. Lava, Kawarazuka, Nozomi, Liu, Yanyan, Mulema, Annet A., McCutcheon, S., Ibabao, Xenina

“…Effectively countering the current and emerging threats to plant health requires a holistic approach that includes: 1) globally coordinated diagnostic and surveillance systems; 2) epidemiological modelling, risk assessment, forecasting and preparedness for proactive management and containment; and 3) implementation of context-sensitive, eco-friendly, gender-responsive and socially inclusive integrated disease and pest management approaches to reduce the impacts of devastating transboundary pests and diseases. …”
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COVID-19 is shifting consumption and disrupting dairy value chains in Ethiopia by Tesfaye, Agajie, Habte, Yetimwork, Minten, Bart

“…The COVID-19 crisis is having a range of impacts on food consumption and value chains everywhere — containment measures, lost incomes, and perceptions of disease risk are food altering availability and consumer preferences. …”
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Addressing COVID-19 impacts on agriculture, food security, and livelihoods in India by Dev, S. Mahendra

“…The unlocking of India began June 1, except in containment zones. The novel coronavirus has spread widely in India and the number of reported infections is 217,000, with relatively few deaths, at 6,075, as of June 4. …”
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Building the capacity of Africa for biosciences in agriculture by Shah, Tushaar, Terry, Eugene R.

“…The facilities at BecA’s hub offers state-of-the-art research laboratories for the biosciences, including genomics, proteomics, gene technology, immunology, bioinformatics and containment facilities for safe genetic manipulation of plants and micro-organisms (e.g. for vaccine development). …”
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Geographic spread and inter-annual evolution of populations of Trioza erytreae in the Iberian Peninsula by Arenas-Arenas, Francisco J., Durán-Vila, Núria, Quinto, Javier, Hervalejo, Aurea

“…Implementation of further containment and control measures are critical to addressing this growing risk.…”
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Gender norms and their implications for banana production and recovery in west Africa by Nkengla-Asi, L., Olaosebikan, O.D., Che, V.S., Ngatat, S., Zandjanakou-Tachin, Martine, Hanna, R., Kumar, P. Lava

“…This study uses the social relations framework to explore gender norms and relations surrounding banana production and banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) containment in six pilot communities in Cameroon and Nigeria. …”
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Rapid detection of Burkholderia glumae, causing panicle blight of rice, by colorimetric Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) by Catausan, Sheryl, Grande, Genelou, Schepler-Luu, Van, Castellion Martina

“…Rapid detection and accurate identification are critical in implementing effective containment measures and preventing the spread of the disease. …”
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Global foot-and-mouth disease research update and gap analysis: 5 – Biotherapeutics and disinfectants by Robinson, L., Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D., Charleston, B., Rodríguez, L.L., Gay, C.G., Sumption, Keith J., Vosloo, W.

“…Major barriers to the effective incorporation of biotherapeutics into control strategies are cost, limited understanding of their effect on subsequent immune responses to vaccines and uncertainty about their potential impact if used for disease containment. Recent research has highlighted the importance of environmental contamination in FMDV transmission. …”
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Criteria for efficient prevention of dissemination and successful eradication of Erwinia amylovora (the cause of fire blight) in Aragon, Spain by Palacio-Bielsa, Ana, López-Quílez, Antonio, Llorente, Isidre, Ruz, Lidia, López, María M., Cambra, Miguel A.

“…This Spanish experience demonstrates the success of scientifically-based prevention methods that lead to the deployment of a fast and strict containment strategy, useful for other Mediterranean areas.…”
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Transmission of Spiroplasma Citri in Carrot Seeds and Development of a Real-Time Pcr for its Detection by Alfaro-Fernández, Ana, Ibanez, Isabel, Bertolini, Edson, Hernandez-Llopis, D., Cambra, Mariano, Font-San-Ambrosio, Isabel

“…Seed transmission was assessed when analysing the roots of the seedlings grown in an insect-free containment growth chamber (P2 level) 240 days post-sowing. …”
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Effect of host deprivation on the foraging behavior of the Asian citrus psyllid parasitoid Tamarixia radiata: observations from the laboratory and the field by Tena, Alejandro, Stouthamer, R., Hoddle, Mark S.

“…Release vials were provisioned with honey and these females had no opportunities to host feed over the 1-to 2-day containment period prior to release. When introduced onto D. citri colonies, 68% T. radiata females abandoned D. citri patches prior to probing hosts, in part, because Argentine ants, Linepithema humile (Mayr) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), tending colonies disturbed searching parasitoids. …”
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Búsqueda y caracterización de virus bacteriófagos frente a Xylella fastidiosa by Domingo-Calap, María L., Aure, Cristina M., Navarro-Herrero, Inmaculada, Domingo-Calap, Pilar, Marco-Noales, Ester

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A review of animal health and drug use practices in India, and their possible link to antimicrobial resistance by Mutua, Florence K., Sharma, G., Grace, Delia, Bandyopadhyay, S., Shome, B., Lindahl, Johanna F.

“…Initiatives such as the National programme for containment of AMR, National Action Plan on AMR, and the National Health policy point to government’s commitment in addressing the problem of AMR in the country. …”
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COVID-19 prevention measures in Ethiopia: Current realities and prospects by Baye, Kaleab

“…Communication platforms and messaging will need to be adapted to different local realities to make any COVID-19 containment recommendations operational. WASH-related support should be ramped-up, and addressing barriers to staying at home, such as the risk of partner violence, should be considered. …”
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Efficacy and adoption of strategies for avian flu control in developing countries: A Delphi study by Birol, Ekin, Asare-Marfo, Dorene, Yakhshilikov, Yorbol

“…Across private strategies and study countries, regular monitoring is thought to have the highest efficacy for those in the noncommercial/semicommercial sector, whereas regular disinfection and containment in hard material (as a combined strategy) was found to be the most effective strategy in minimizing risk in the commercial sector. …”
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Transmission of 'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum' in carrot seeds by Bertolini, Edson, Teresani, Gabriela, Loiseau, M., Tanaka, F. A. O., Barbé, Silvia, Martínez, M. Carmen, Gentit, P., López, María M., Cambra, Mariano

“…The bacterium was detected as early as 30 days post‐germination, but more consistently after 90 days, in seedlings grown from PCR positive seed lots in an insect‐proof P2 level containment greenhouse. Between 12% and 42% of the seedlings from positive seed lots tested positive for ‘Ca. …”
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Origen de las introducciones de Xylella fastidiosa subsp. multiplex en Europa by Marco-Noales, Ester, Landa, Blanca B.

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Reaktioner på triggers och hägnutnyttjande hos dholen (Cuon alpinus) by Krafft, Sanna

“…Animals in captivity always experience some sort of behaviour limitations due to containment and limited space which can affect animal welfare. …”

Respuesta de la hipersensibilidad de la maleza invasora Brazilian peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi) a Calophya spp. by Salgado A., Sara E.

“…Los experimentos fueron en condiciones cuarentenarias del Hayslip Biological Control Research and Containment Laboratory de la Universidad de Florida. …”
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