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Mapping of beef, sheep and goat food systems in Nairobi — A framework for policy making and the identification of structural vulnerabilities and deficiencies (2017)
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Alarcon, P., Fèvre, E. M., Murungi, M. K., Muinde, P., Akoko, J., Dominguez-Salas, P., …Rushton, J. (2017). Mapping of beef, sheep and goat food systems in Nairobi — A framework for policy making and the identification of structural vulnerabilities and deficiencies. Agricultural Systems, 152, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2016.12.005

Nairobi is a large rapidly-growing city whose demand for beef, mutton and goat products is expected to double by 2030. The study aimed to map the Nairobi beef, sheep and goat systems structure and flows to identify deficiencies and vulnerabilities to... Read More about Mapping of beef, sheep and goat food systems in Nairobi — A framework for policy making and the identification of structural vulnerabilities and deficiencies.

Hematology and plasma chemistry of the ploughshare tortoise (astrochelys yniphora) in a captive breeding program (2017)
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Lopez, J., Waters, M., Routh, A., Rakotonanahary, T., Woolaver, L., Thomasson, A., …Steinmetz, H. (2017). Hematology and plasma chemistry of the ploughshare tortoise (astrochelys yniphora) in a captive breeding program. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 48(1), 102-115. https://doi.org/10.1638/2016-0201.1

Blood samples from 172 captive and 40 wild, healthy, juvenile and adult, ploughshare tortoises (Astrochelys yniphora) were analyzed to determine hematological and biochemical reference intervals. Hematological analytes included packed cell volume (PC... Read More about Hematology and plasma chemistry of the ploughshare tortoise (astrochelys yniphora) in a captive breeding program.

Quantitative Risk Assessment of Developing Salmonellosis through Consumption of Beef in Lusaka Province, Zambia (2017)
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Manyori, C. I., Mumba, C., Muma, J. B., Mwale, M. M., Munyeme, M., Bwanga, E. K., …Skjerve, E. (2017). Quantitative Risk Assessment of Developing Salmonellosis through Consumption of Beef in Lusaka Province, Zambia. Food Control, 73(B), 1105-1113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2016.10.027

Based on the Codex Alimentarious framework, this study quantitatively assessed the risk of developing salmonellosis through consumption of beef in Lusaka Province of Zambia. Data used to achieve this objective were obtained from reviews of scientific... Read More about Quantitative Risk Assessment of Developing Salmonellosis through Consumption of Beef in Lusaka Province, Zambia.

Cephem Potentiation by Inactivation of Nonessential Genes Involved in Cell Wall Biogenesis of ß-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli (2017)
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Baker, K. R., Sigurðardóttir, H. H., Jana, B., & Guardabassi, L. (2017). Cephem Potentiation by Inactivation of Nonessential Genes Involved in Cell Wall Biogenesis of ß-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 61(3), e01773-16. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01773-16

Reversal of antimicrobial resistance is an appealing and largely unexplored strategy in drug discovery. The objective of this study was to identify potential targets for “helper” drugs reversing cephem resistance in Escherichia coli strains producing... Read More about Cephem Potentiation by Inactivation of Nonessential Genes Involved in Cell Wall Biogenesis of ß-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli.

Early animal farming and zoonotic disease dynamics: modelling brucellosis transmission in Neolithic goat populations (2017)
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Fournié, G., Pfeiffer, D. U., & Bendrey, R. (2017). Early animal farming and zoonotic disease dynamics: modelling brucellosis transmission in Neolithic goat populations. Royal Society Open Science, 4, 160943. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160943

Zoonotic pathogens are frequently hypothesized as emerging with the origins of farming, but evidence of this is elusive in the archaeological records. To explore the potential impact of animal domestication on zoonotic disease dynamics and human infe... Read More about Early animal farming and zoonotic disease dynamics: modelling brucellosis transmission in Neolithic goat populations.

Antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use animal monitoring policies in Europe: Where are we? (2017)
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Ferreira, J. P., & Staerk, K. D. C. (2017). Antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use animal monitoring policies in Europe: Where are we?. Journal of Public Health Policy, 38(2), 185-202. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41271-017-0067-y

The World Health Organization has recognized antimicrobial resistance as one of the top three threats to human health. Any use of antibiotics in animals will ultimately affect humans and vice versa. Appropriate monitoring of antimicrobial use and res... Read More about Antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use animal monitoring policies in Europe: Where are we?.

Helicobacter pylori-induced gastric pathology: insights from in vivo and ex vivo models (2017)
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Burkitt, M. D., Duckworth, C. A., Williams, J. M., & Pritchard, D. M. (2017). Helicobacter pylori-induced gastric pathology: insights from in vivo and ex vivo models. Disease Models and Mechanisms, 10(2), 89-104. https://doi.org/10.1242/dmm.027649

Gastric colonization with Helicobacter pylori induces diverse human pathological conditions, including superficial gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, and gastric adenocarcinoma and its precursors. The... Read More about Helicobacter pylori-induced gastric pathology: insights from in vivo and ex vivo models.

Exploring local knowledge and perceptions on zoonoses among pastoralists in northern and eastern Tanzania (2017)
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Mangesho, P. E., Neselle, M. O., Karimuribo, E. D., Mlangwa, J. E., Queenan, K., Mboera, L. E. G., …Rweyemamu, M. (2017). Exploring local knowledge and perceptions on zoonoses among pastoralists in northern and eastern Tanzania. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 11(2), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005345

Background: Zoonoses account for the most commonly reported emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, there is limited knowledge on how pastoral communities perceive zoonoses in relation to their livelihoods, cultur... Read More about Exploring local knowledge and perceptions on zoonoses among pastoralists in northern and eastern Tanzania.

High Prevalence of Middle East Respiratory Coronavirus in Young Dromedary Camels in Jordan (2017)
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Van Doremalen, N., Hijazeen, Z. S., Holloway, P. M., Al Omari, B., McDowell, C., Adney, D., …Richt, J. A. (2017). High Prevalence of Middle East Respiratory Coronavirus in Young Dromedary Camels in Jordan. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 17(2), 155-159. https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2016.2062

Prevalence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was determined in 45 dromedary camels from two geographically separated herds in Jordan. Virus shedding was only detected in swabs obtained from the respiratory tract and primarily... Read More about High Prevalence of Middle East Respiratory Coronavirus in Young Dromedary Camels in Jordan.

Wildlife-livestock interactions and risk areas for cross-species spread of bovine tuberculosis (2017)
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Meunier, N. V., Sebulime, P., White, R. G., & Kock, R. A. (2017). Wildlife-livestock interactions and risk areas for cross-species spread of bovine tuberculosis. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 84(1), a1221. https://doi.org/10.4102/ojvr.v84i1.1221

The transmission of diseases between livestock and wildlife can be a hindrance to effective disease control. Maintenance hosts and contact rates should be explored to further understand the transmission dynamics at the wildlife-livestock interface. B... Read More about Wildlife-livestock interactions and risk areas for cross-species spread of bovine tuberculosis.