Cryptosporidium parvum is an apicomplexan, obligate protozoan parasite that causes enteritis in human and other mammalian hosts. Firstly described in...

Campylobacter was first described by Theodor Escherich in 1886. It was first classified as a member of the genus, Vibrio, but today it forms an...

Taenia solium neurocysticercosis (NCC) is considered the single major cause of acquired epilepsy in the world and is an important public health...

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this datasheet was not completed by the originally selected author and was compiled in a short time before...

Bacteria belonging to the genus Yersinia are widely distributed in the environment. Some species are foodborne pathogens that cause gastroenteritis,...

Aeromonas spp. are Gram-negative rod-shaped, facultatively anaerobic, oxidase positive and glucose fermenting bacteria. Although historically the...

Poultry meat is a popular source of protein and there is a global market for poultry products, purchased in a range of forms that can be quickly and...

Importance of eggs as a foodEggs are recognized as an important source of balanced and easily digested protein (Surai and Sparks, 2001). However,...

Livestock value chains constitute a source of livelihood for meat and milk value chain actors in Ethiopia, from dairy farmers to other associated value chain actors such as milk traders, abattoir workers, public health officials, veterinarians, butcheries selling meats, milk cooperatives, artisanal ...

In recent years, organic food intake has been seen as a crucial component of sustainable transformation that have large impacts on the environment as well as on people's health. Many customers' consumption habits have shifted toward organic items, owing to the belief that eating organic foods is...