Search Results - "epidemiology"

  1. Dietary mycotoxins: an overview on toxicokinetics, toxicodynamics, toxicity, epidemiology, detection, and their mitigation with special emphasis on aflatoxicosis in humans and animals by Kibugu, J., Munga, L., Mburu, D., Maloba, F., Auma, J.E., Grace, Delia, Lindahl, Johanna F.

    Published 2024
    “…Hypotheses explaining the functional significance of mycotoxins in fungal biology and their dietary epidemiological data are presented and briefly discussed. …”
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    Journal Article
  2. An exploratory GIS-based method to identify and characterise landscapes with an elevated epidemiological risk of Rhodesian human African trypanosomiasis by Wardrop, N.A., Fèvre, Eric M., Atkinson, P.M., Kakembo, A., Welburn, S.C.

    Published 2012
    “…Specific land cover types and activities have been correlated with Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense distributions, indicating the importance of landscape for epidemiological risk. However, methods proposed to identify specific areas with elevated epidemiological risk (i.e. where transmission is more likely to occur) tend to be costly and time consuming. …”
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  3. Epidemiological survey of swine cysticercosis using ante-mortem and post-mortem examination tests in the southern highlands of Tanzania by Boa, M.E., Mahundi, E.A., Kassuku, A.A., Willingham, Arve Lee, Kyvsgaard, N.C.

    Published 2006
    “…Pig keeping is known to be popular in the regions of the southern highlands zone (Mbeya, Iringa and Ruvuma) of Tanzania where more than 60% of pigs under the small-scale production system are raised. However, no epidemiological surveys on porcine cysticercosis have been conducted in the zone in spite of unofficial reports indicating the disease to be a widespread problem. …”
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  4. Participatory Epidemiology Network for Animal and Public Health: Enhancing the capacities of organizations to control major existing and emerging diseases by International Livestock Research Institute

    Published 2009
    “…National and international stakeholders leading the fight against HPAI and other major diseases have limited expertise and training in participatory epidemiology that would enable them to pro-actively address policies and institutional challenges that inhibit their adoption. …”
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