Sanitary practices and occurrence of zoonotic conditions in cattle at slaughter in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania: Implications for public health

Tanzania Journal of Health Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1-12

  Komba, Erick V G ^a   Komba, Ewaldo V ^b   Mkupasi, Ernatus M ^a   Mbyuzi, Albano O ^c   Mshamu, Shaabani ^a   Luwumba, Denice ^c   Busagwe, Zablon ^a   Mzula, Alexanda ^a  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^c Veterinary Investigation Centre   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Abattoir; Cattle; Public health; Sanitary practices; Tanzania; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; CARCASS; CATTLE DISEASE; CYST; CYSTICERCUS BOVIS CYST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FASCIOLIASIS; FOLLOW UP; HEAD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HEART; LIVER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TANZANIA; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 84930477896     PISSN: 18216404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/thrb.v14i2.6     Document Type: Article

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