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Baseline survey on interventions in upgrading animal health and production in through training and capacity building in the ASALs of Marsabit
(2013-11)Instrumental to accelerating economic growth through livestock value chain is the upgrading of inputs markets. High quality market and market based solutions are key drivers to accelerating economic growth. Key to input ... -
Modelling the risk of Taenia solium exposure from pork produced in western Kenya
(PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017-02-17)The tapeworm Taenia solium is the parasite responsible for neurocysticercosis, a neglected tropical disease of public health importance, thought to cause approximately 1/3 of epilepsy cases across endemic regions. The ... -
Prevalence of Taenia solium cysticercosis in pigs entering the food chain in western Kenya
(SpringerLink, 2015-11-18)Three hundred forty-three pigs slaughtered and marketed in western Kenya were subjected to lingual examination and HP10 Ag-ELISA for the serological detection of Taenia solium antigen. When estimates were adjusted for ... -
An integrated study of human and animal infectious disease in the Lake Victoria crescent small-holder crop-livestock production system, Kenya.
(BioMedCentral - BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017-06-30)The neglected zoonotic diseases (NZD) are an understudied group that are a major cause of illness throughout the developing world. In general, little is known about the prevalence and burden of NZDs in affected communities, ... -
An Assessment of Tick-Borne Diseases Constraints to Livestock Production in a Smallholder Livestock Production System: a Case of Njiru District, Kenya
(International Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry, 2015-10)The principle objective of the study was to determine the tick- borne diseases constraints to livestock production in Njiru District, Kenya. The survey was carried out in six locations, clusterly selected and spread across ...
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