One Health Regional Network in the Horn of Africa (HORN) #GCRF #UKRI #BBSRC Capability & Capacity Strengthening Programme @ighliverpool & partners
Horn of Africa
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New collaborative piece in @FrontPubHealth this week funded by @OwsdSecretariat @OneHealthHORN @CGIAR
Synthesising data on the #epidemiology of porcine cysticercosis in the Eastern and Southern Africa #ntds
doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.8…
@ILRI @AddisAbabaUnive @LivUni_IVES
New Research: Epidemiology of Porcine Cysticercosis in Eastern and Southern Africa: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Taenia solium cysticercosis is the most common cause of acquired epilepsy in pig-raising and… frontiersin.org/articles/10.… #PublicHealth #HealthForAll
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New @NatureMicrobiol, out right now #openaccess from our #UrbanZoo project
Population #genomics of E coli in #livestock keeping households across a rapidly developing #urban landscape
nature.com/articles/s41564-0…
@The_MRC
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The project will establish the basis for an integrated system that allows the early detection of diseases in livestock, which may threaten human health.
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The Laboratory will continue to be used by the Faculty of the University of Nairobi @uonbi in implementing a range projects, working closely with the UK and other international partners.
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The Laboratory has been funded through the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) with funding from UKAID. It was awarded Ksh1.1 billion to improve the health and wealth of people in the Horn of Africa by increasing local capacity to undertake One Health research.
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The refurbishment & equipping of the laboratory was a collaboration between University of Liverpool & @uonbi - a key example of strengthening the One Health Research Capacity within the Horn of Africa.
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🇬🇧 Deputy High Commissioner launched the newly refurbished One Health Veterinary Laboratory in Oloitoktok, Kajiado. Supported by @UKRI_News, the project works on the concept that the health & well-being of people is linked to the health of their animals and the environment.
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1- Dr. Ahmed Abdulkadir: One health conference was held in Somalia in 2021. Somalia is doing very well by 63 reports published but falls behind Kenya (over 600) & Ethiopia (over 700).
One Health Conference for Horn of Africa Universities.
#One_Health_Conference_Amoud_University
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Our latest paper online now:
nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
Electronic data collection to enhance disease surveillance at the slaughterhouse in a smallholder production system
@ILRI @A4NH_CGIAR @livuniHLS @LivUni_IVES @SRUC @livunifoodsys
Funded by @BBSRC @ZELSprogramme #zoolink
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Happy New Month!
What a better way to start the month of #October than registering for the Kenya One Health #Conference. Sign up now and hear from experts across different sectors as they share information and ongoing #OneHealth work in #Kenya #KOHC2021
bit.ly/3EvpqOG
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We're happy to announce the application process for our 'One Health Masterclass' is now open!
Taking place online (13th-24th September), the Masterclass is an intensive training course for early career researchers based in the Horn of Africa.
onehealthhorn.net/one-health…
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Congratulations Lian Thomas @JRushtonAHE @sallybukachi1 @laurafalzon84 Olivia Howland & @ericfevre on your new publication "Cross-sectoral zoonotic disease surveillance in western Kenya: identifying drivers & barriers within a resource constrained setting"bit.ly/3ctcUm6
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Preparation on the way for @OneHealthHORN workshop for @AddisAbabaUnive !
With @siobhanmor et al.
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Our newest paper out this weekend @Ecol_Evol
Who let the dogs out? Exploring the spatial ecology of free‐roaming domestic dogs in western Kenya
doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7317
Int'l collab @LivUni_IVES @unibern @ILRI @UPEI @DiscoverJKUAT
@ZELSprogramme @BBSRC @A4NH_CGIAR @commschols
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🚨new paper out🚨
Remember that question about how #climate would influence #COVID19 transmission ? ❄️🌞💧
Here is our contribution to the debate:
doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.202…
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V challenging year for @OneHealthHORN @GCRF Consortium led by @Baylism working in countries in the Horn of Africa researching people’s health and wealth & that of livestock & the environment. But great to hear about their progress in today's advisory board, w 40 studies underway
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We're happy to announce you can now learn more about our Sandpit, postdoctoral and partner-Covid research by visiting our website (onehealthhorn.net/) & heading to the Research menu. Here you will find individual team pages containing project info and team member profiles.
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New in @PLOSNTDs, our first paper of 2021:
'Hospital-based evidence on cost-effectiveness of #brucellosis diagnostic tests and treatment in Kenyan hospitals'
doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd…
@ILRI @LivUni_IVES @unav @KEMRI_Kenya
@LorrenLohloh @laurafalzon84 @ericfevre @GBADsGlobal
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Teaching Participatory Epidemiology Course for 15 Puntland Ministry of Livestock field officers. Day 1 of 5 interactive days is done✅. Funded by #VSF-Germany – at Somalia
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Rift Valley Fever in Mauritania : The Ministry of Health (MoH) notified
the @WHO of 8 cases and 7 deaths in animal breeders between 13 Sept and 1 Oct 2020 joint #OneHealth risk assessment and public health response by @FAO @OIEAnimalHealth underway
who.int/csr/don/13-november-…