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One Health contributions towards more effective and equitable approaches to health in low- and middle-income countries
(Published by the Royal Society, 2017)
Emerging zoonoses with pandemic potential are a stated priority for the global
health security agenda, but endemic zoonoses also have a major societal impact
in low-resource settings. Although many endemic zoonoses can ...
Integrating serological and genetic data to quantify cross-species transmission: brucellosis as a case study
(Cambridge University Press, 2016-03-03)
Epidemiological data are often fragmented, partial, and/or ambiguous and unable to yield the desired level of understanding
of infectious disease dynamics to adequately inform control measures. Here, we show how the ...
The Sero-epidemiology of Neospora caninum in Cattle in Northern Tanzania
(Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019-09-26)
Neospora caninum is a protozoan intracellular parasite of animals with a global
distribution. Dogs act as definitive hosts, with infection in cattle leading to reproductive
losses. Neosporosis can be a major source of ...
Prevalence of Campylobacter and Salmonella in African food animals and meat: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(Elsevier, 2019-10-31)
Background: Campylobacter and Salmonella, particularly non-typhoidal Salmonella, are important bacterial en-
teric pathogens of humans which are often carried asymptomatically in animal reservoirs. Bacterial foodborne
...
Pastoral production is associated with increased peste des petits ruminants seroprevalence in northern Tanzania across sheep, goats and cattle
(Cambridge University Press, 2019-07-18)
Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) causes a contagious disease of high morbidity and
mortality in small ruminant populations globally. Using cross-sectional serosurvey data col-
lected in 2016, our study investigated ...