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ILRI News on health

29 Dec 2020

Experts call for global One Health platform to consolidate evidence on actions to tackle antimicrobial resistance

The World Health Organization has declared that antimicrobial resistance is one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity. It requires urgent multisectoral action in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Improving evidence for action is crucial to tackle this global...

Tezira LoreCommunication Specialist

AgHealth blog

09 Nov 2020

Flattening the curve on foodborne illness and its costs in Africa

Food safety has never featured prominently on Africa’s development agenda. When it is an issue, typically the focus has been on high-value food items produced for export, while food safety in domestic markets has been largely neglected, both by governments and development partners. This must change...

Tezira LoreCommunication Specialist

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Publications on health

Journal Article

Published2020

Zoonotic pathogens in urban animals: Enough research to protect the health of the urban population?

Report

Published2019

A review on health and environmental aspects of current manure management practices in pig production systems in Uganda

Journal Article

Published2020

The challenges of investigating antimicrobial resistance in Vietnam – what benefits does a One Health approach offer the animal and human health sectors?

Brochure

Published2020

Safer indigenous pork and healthier ethnic minorities in Vietnam through better management of parasitic pig-borne diseases

Report

Published2019

Risk communications on food safety and human health

Journal Article

Published2020

Antimicrobial use in extensive smallholder livestock farming systems in Ethiopia: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of livestock keepers

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ILRI Projects on health

Jan 2018Dec 2019

Safer indigenous pork and healthier ethnic minorities in Vietnam by better management of parasitic foodborne diseases

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization listed the top 10 foodborne parasites of global concern in humans, with cysticercosis (caused by Taenia solium ) ranked the highest and trichinellosis (caused by Trichinella spiralis ) seventh. Human...

Jun 2017May 2020

Identifying anthrax hotspots and associated ecological factors in Kenya

In Kenya and sub-Saharan Africa, outbreaks of anthrax occur in certain ecological regions, primarily triggered by weather extremes. Outbreaks of this neglected disease result in significant morbidity and mortality in humans, livestock and wildlife. The overall goal of this project is to identify...

Sep 2019Aug 2022

Co-infection with Rift Valley fever virus, Brucella spp. and Coxiella burnetii in humans and animals in Kenya: Disease burden and ecological factors

Rift Valley fever, brucellosis and Q fever cause serious illnesses in humans and are associated with extensive socio-economic losses in livestock. These diseases are prevalent in pastoral areas of Kenya and are among the country’s top 10 priority zoonoses. In people, the diseases cause intermittent...

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International Livestock Research Institute

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ILRI News on health

Experts call for global One Health platform to consolidate evidence on actions to tackle antimicrobial resistance

Lancet Countdown 2020 report calls for governments to align global COVID-19 recovery with response to climate change

Flattening the curve on foodborne illness and its costs in Africa

Publications on health

Zoonotic pathogens in urban animals: Enough research to protect the health of the urban population?

A review on health and environmental aspects of current manure management practices in pig production systems in Uganda

The challenges of investigating antimicrobial resistance in Vietnam – what benefits does a One Health approach offer the animal and human health sectors?

Safer indigenous pork and healthier ethnic minorities in Vietnam through better management of parasitic pig-borne diseases

Risk communications on food safety and human health

Antimicrobial use in extensive smallholder livestock farming systems in Ethiopia: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of livestock keepers

ILRI Projects on health

Safer indigenous pork and healthier ethnic minorities in Vietnam by better management of parasitic foodborne diseases

Identifying anthrax hotspots and associated ecological factors in Kenya

Co-infection with Rift Valley fever virus, Brucella spp. and Coxiella burnetii in humans and animals in Kenya: Disease burden and ecological factors