Veterinary medicine - impacts on human health and nutrition in Africa
Subtitle: proceedings of an international conference held at International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, August 27 to 31, 1995
By: edited by R. Lindberg ; organized by the Committee for International Development, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden, in cooperation with ILRI.
Contributors: Lindberg, R.; Sweden. Styrelsen för internationell utveckling.; Sweden. Beredningen för u-landsforskning.; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet. Veterinärmedicinska fakulteten.; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet. Veterinarmedicinska fakulteten. Committee for International Development.; International Livestock Research Institute.
Publisher: The Committee
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Uppsala, Sweden
Language: eng
Number of pages: 163
Subjects: Veterinary medicine -- Africa -- Congresses; Veterinary public health -- Africa -- Congresses; Livestock productivity -- Africa -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses.
Notes: "Financed by Swedish International Development Authority (SIDA) and Swedish Agency for Research Cooperation with Developing Countries (SAREC)"

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: I. Spread of infectious diseases within livestock and from livestock to man- problem identification of veterinary epidemiology and zoonotic diseases in Africa; title: II. Laboratory investigation of livestock diseases related to public health. Current status of diagnostic activities and future demands on laboratories in Africa; title: III. Animal health, nutrition and breeding- impacts on human nutrition in Africa; title: IV. Food hygiene and safety- implications for human health; title: V. Needs for research and education within veterinary sciences in Africa and the roles of donors; title: VI. Futher actions to support and develop the livestock/animal health sector in sub-Saharan Africa. Conclusions and recommendations.