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Zoonotic diseases and the COVID-19 pandemic: Economic impacts on Somaliland’s livestock exports to Saudi Arabia by Mtimet, Nadhem, Wanyoike, Francis N., Rich, Karl M., Baltenweck, Isabelle

“…Our study highlights the multifaceted, and often overlooked, socio-economic and socio-cultural impacts faced by the livestock sector and general economy in the wake of public health restrictions.…”
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Investigating differential nutritional and productivity impacts of improved data, policy and accountability mechanisms in Africa’s middle and low-income countries by Matchaya, Greenwell C., Greffiths, Ikhothatseng Jacob

“…Contrary to the sentiments that public investments in agricultural sectors are a waste, we call for an increase in public spending to the sector as it improves both the agriculture sector and health outcomes.…”
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Rift Valley fever epidemiology: shifting the paradigm and rethinking research priorities by Rostal, M.K., Thompson, P.N., Anyamba, A., Bett, Bernard K., Cêtre-Sossah, C., Chevalier, V., Guarido, M., Karesh, W.B., Kemp, A., LaBeaud, A.D., Lubisi, A., Matthews, L., Msimang, V., Njenga, M.K., Ross, N., Tumusiime, D., Wilson, W.C., Weyer, J., Paweska, J.T., Swanepoel, R.

“…Rift Valley fever (RVF), a zoonotic mosquito-borne viral disease with erratic occurrence and complex epidemiology, results in substantial costs to veterinary and public health and national economies. Since 1985, RVF virus (RVFV) epidemiology has focused on epidemics triggered by flood-induced emergence of transovarially infected mosquitoes, following an interepidemic period during which RVFV persists primarily in floodwater <i>Aedes</i> spp. mosquito eggs, with potential for low-level interepidemic circulation. …”
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The converging impact of tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and food insecurity in Zambia and South Africa by Bond, Virginia, Chileshe, Mutale, Sullivan, Clare, Magazi, Busisiwe

“…An anthropological study carried out in 2006/7 in rural Zambia and peri-urban South Africa documented the impact of co-infection with TB and HIV on poor households in the context of poverty and overstretched public health services. The anthropological research was conducted in 18 households affected by TB throughout the period of TB treatment and in 17 comparative non-affected households. …”
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The enabling environment is improving, but not quickly enough by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Programs to address micronutrient deficiencies have been increasing in number, type, and scale in recent years, creating an ever-growing need to understand their combined coverage levels, costs, and impacts so as to more effectively combat deficiencies, avoid putting individuals at risk for excess intakes, and ensure the efficient use of public health resources.To analyze combinations of the two current programs—sugar fortification and Child Health Week (CHW)—together with four prospective programs—vegetable oil fortification, wheat flour fortification, maize meal fortification, and biofortified vitamin A maize—to identify Zambia's optimal vitamin A portfolio.Combining program cost estimates and 30-year Zambian food demand projections, together with the Zambian 2005 Living Conditions Monitoring Survey, the annual costs, coverage, impact, and cost-effectiveness of 62 Zambian portfolios were modeled for the period from 2013 to 2042.Optimal portfolios are identified for each of five alternative criteria: average cost-effectiveness, incremental cost-effectiveness, coverage maximization, health impact maximization, and affordability. …”
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Resource recovery from livestock waste: cases and business models from the Global South by Taron, Avinandan, Sathiskumar, Abinaya, Mateo-Sagasta, Javier, Singha, R., Dejen, Z. A., Chipatecua, G. P., Bastidas, R. R.

“…Livestock waste poses significant environmental and public health challenges in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly through water pollution and the spread of infectious diseases. …”
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Prevalence of porcine cysticercosis in the Lake Kyoga Basin, Uganda by Nsadha, Z., Thomas, Lian F., Fèvre, Eric M., Nasinyama, G., Ojok, L., Waiswa, C.

“…Understanding the epidemiology of this parasite in the intermediate host is the first step towards designing suitable intervention strategies for the improvement of public health. This study was undertaken to provide an accurate and up-to-date estimate for the prevalence of porcine cysticercosis in the Lake Kyoga basin. …”
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Rwanda Nutrition, Markets and Gender Analysis 2015: An integrated approach towards alleviating malnutrition among vulnerable populations in Rwanda by Lung'aho, Mercy G., Birachi, Eliud Abucheli, Butare, L., Musoni, Augustine, Muhinda M, JJ, Buruchara, Robin Arani

“…The Government of Rwanda, through the Ministry of Health, has prioritised malaria control, nutrition education, and better public healthcare. …”
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Hur anpassar sig Gyps-gamar (Gyps rueppellii och G. africanus) i Östafrika till oregelbunden och osäker födotillgång? by Broersma, Maja-Lisa

Betesgångens inverkan på mjölkkors hälsa och produktion by Kjellgren, Jacklin

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Assessment of foodborne disease hazards in beverages consumed in Nigeria: A systematic literature review by Oduori, David O., Kwoba, Emmah, Thomas, Lian F., Grace, Delia, Mutua, Florence K.

“…This review has highlighted the presence of several hazards of high importance to public health in commonly consumed beverages in Nigeria. …”
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Impacts of the pandemic, animal source food retailers’ and consumers’ knowledge and attitudes toward COVID-19, and their food safety practices in Chiang Mai, Thailand by Jainonthee, C., Sinh Dang-Xuan, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Unger, Fred, Chaisowwong, W.

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Litter aeration and spread of Salmonella in broilers by Bodi, S. G., Garcia, A. V., Garcia, S. V., Orenga, C. M.

“…However, there is little information related to the effect of this technique on the spreading of pathogens of public health importance such as Salmonella. In this context, the objective of this study was to determine the epidemiology of Salmonella in poultry farms, when serial LA were implemented during the rearing cycle of broilers. …”
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Rift Valley fever decision support framework for eastern Africa by Bett, Bernard K.

“…The framework has also been aligned with the One Health principles by specifying interventions for both veterinary and human health sectors at each decision point. …”
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Prion infection of ovine cell culture with a natural Swedish scrapie isolate from 1986 by Ahlberg, Viktor

Current and potential use of animal disease data by stakeholders in the global south and north by Grace, Delia, Amenu, Kebede, Daborn, C.J., Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D., Huntington, B., Young, S., Poole, Elizabeth J., Rushton, J.

“…We identified representative (geography, sector, species) BAD experts from the authors’ networks and publicly available documents and e-mailed 1485 experts. …”
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Bulldozers against mosquitoes: Environmental management options for malaria control in North-Central Sri Lanka. [Abstract only]. by Boelee, Eline, Weerasinghe, A.K., Amerasinghe, Priyanie H., Piyaratne, M.K., Perera , D., Amerasinghe, Felix P.

“…In Sri Lanka, malaria is a major public health problem. In some of the remote areas, access to health care and protective measures is hard and larviciding is applied as a supplementary strategy. …”
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Evolution of Liver Fibrosis During Long-term Experimental Schistosoma japonicum Infection in Pigs by Ngwa, Victor Ngu

“…The disease is a serious threat to public health and a major cause of liver fibrosis in humans. …”
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Stakeholder feedback on a slaughterhouse hygiene intervention in western Kenya by Otoigo, Lilian, Jasada, Ijudai, Hoffmann, Vivian, Ambler, Kate, Kiarie, Alice, Cook, Elizabeth A.J.

“…After the intervention period, key informant interviews (KIIs) were conducted with stakeholders including six County Directors of Veterinary Services (CDVSs), nine sub-county veterinary Officers (SCVOs), one Public Health Officer (PHO), and ten meat inspectors (MIs). …”
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Matförgiftningar och dess orsaker i Sverige under perioden 2012–2021 by Potrus, Wameidh Munther Potrus