Tags: zoonotic diseases

ILRI News on zoonotic diseases

13 Apr 2021

Experts call for increased investment in One Health to reduce the burden of neglected zoonoses

One Health is a concept that recognizes that the health of people is linked to the health of animals and their shared environment. A One Health approach in preventing and controlling diseases therefore involves the collaborative efforts of multiple disciplines and sectors. This approach is...

Tezira LoreCommunication Specialist

ILRI Asia blog

13 Apr 2021

Vietnam launches second phase of One Health partnership for zoonoses control

To strengthen ongoing work in the control of zoonotic diseases, or diseases transmitted from animals to humans, in Vietnam, the second phase of the framework for One Health Partnership for Zoonoses ( OHP ), was officially launched in Hanoi on 23 March 2021. This initiative by the Vietnamese...

Chi NguyenRegional Communications Officer for East and Southeast Asia

ILRI Asia blog

08 Apr 2021

ILRI fellowship offers emerging researchers hands-on learning in using the One Health approach

A fellowship program by the Southeast Asia One Health University Network ( SEAOHUN ) and the International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI ) is giving young Southeast Asian researchers hands-on experience in using the One Health approach to tackle zoonotic diseases in developing-country...

Chi NguyenRegional Communications Officer for East and Southeast Asia

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Publications on zoonotic diseases

Video

Published2021

One Health: Why livestock matter

Journal Article

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Modeling the spatial distribution of anthrax in southern Kenya

Journal Article

Published2021

Serological evidence of single and mixed infections of Rift Valley fever virus, Brucella spp. and Coxiella burnetii in dromedary camels in Kenya

Blog Post

Published2021

Nairobi is rapidly losing its green spaces: This could open the door to more diseases

Journal Article

Published2021

Who let the dogs out? Exploring the spatial ecology of free‐roaming domestic dogs in western Kenya

Brief

Published2021

Preventing and controlling human diseases transmitted by animals saves millions of lives and livelihoods

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ILRI Projects on zoonotic diseases

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...

Jan 2019Dec 2023

Boosting Uganda’s investment in livestock development

In Uganda, around 70% of all households keep at least one kind of livestock (including poultry). Livestock production is primarily a family business, but only a fraction of the food produced is used for home consumption. Most of it is sold at local markets, which are mainly informal markets...