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Silvia Alonso, DVM MSc PhD Dipl ECVPH

Silvia Alonso, DVM MSc PhD Dipl ECVPH Post-doctoral scientist, Food safety and zoonoses team, ILRI. MoreMilkiT Project Review and Planning Tanga , Tanzania 17-19 March 2014. FOOD SAFETY AND ZOONOSES TEAM (ILRI). Research interest in:

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Silvia Alonso, DVM MSc PhD Dipl ECVPH

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  1. Silvia Alonso, DVM MSc PhD Dipl ECVPH Post-doctoral scientist, Food safety and zoonoses team, ILRI MoreMilkiT Project Review and Planning Tanga, Tanzania 17-19 March 2014

  2. FOOD SAFETY AND ZOONOSES TEAM (ILRI) Research interest in: • Infectious diseases shared between animals and humans (zoonoses) – incl. factors for (re)emergence • Infectious diseases related to food safety (foodborne zoonoses) • Relation between access to safe and quality food and nutritionaloutcomes • Interventions along the food chain that help to address the above …in animal sourced foods

  3. Two main projects in Tanzania SAFE FOOD, FAIR FOOD (SFFF) - “Risk based approaches to improving food safety and market access in smallholder meat, milk and fish value chains in four African countries” • 2008-2011 (Phase 1) • 2012-2015 (Phase 2) WHAT IS KILLING MY COW (“Cow killer”) - “What is killing my cow? Re-assessing diseases in smallholder dairying in Tanzania” • 2013-2014

  4. SAFE FOOD, FAIR FOOD (SFFF) Project target: • Food safety (FS) risks in 2 VCs in 4 countries MorogoroRegion Mvomero District Kilosa District Tanga Region Handeni District Lushoto Sheep & goats – Ethiopia and Senegal Pork – Uganda Dairy - Tanzania

  5. SAFE FOOD, FAIR FOOD (SFFF) Project objectives (TZ) and methods: • Assessment of FS risks along the dairy value chain • Identifying risk mitigating interventions (“best-bets”) • Pilot “best-bets” (Randomized control trials) • Rapid Integrated Assessment (RIA) for food safety and nutrition (DRAFT REPORT) • Microbiological assessments of milk along the VC (farm to retailer) • Brucella & E. coli 0157 (2013) – (2 MSc thesis / 1 draft publication) • Salmonella, Listeria, enterobacteriaceae, Staphylococcus (2014) • Systematic literature review of zoonotic hazards in dairy VC in TZ (DRAFT REPORT) • Identification (based on assessments above) • Prioritization (objective and/or convenient…)

  6. SAFE FOOD, FAIR FOOD (SFFF) Public health implications? What factors (e.g. farm management) are related? Rapid Integrated Assessment of FS and nutrition Prioritization of most promising interventions BEST-BETS Microbiological assessments Systematic literature Review of zoonotic hazards Pilot best-bets

  7. What is killing my cow – COW KILLER Project target: Animal diseases affecting dairy farmers • Smallholder dairy farmers • Pastoralists (Same areas as SFFF) • Most frequent diseases • Unknown diseases (rarely looked for)

  8. What is killing my cow – COW KILLER Project objectives (What we want to achieve): • Identify most common pathogens affecting dairy cattle herd • Identify pathogens rarely looked for • Identify farm management practices associated with these diseases • Identify interventions to address animal health issues • Field test a Disease Diagnosis Support Tool for farmer and extension officers

  9. What is killing my cow – COW KILLER Project methods (What we have done): • Sampled SICKdairy cattle – whole blood and serum (n>400 animals) • Laboratory test (e.g.): • Rift Valley Fever, Brucella, Tick borne diseases, CBPP • Q fever, Parainfluenza virus, Respiratory diseases • Geo-spatial distribution of animal health pathogens • Questionnaire to farmers (n=150) - management practices • Risk factor analysis (when possible) • Identification of farm activities that may link to disease presence at the farm

  10. What is killing my cow – COW KILLER Pathogen distribution Laboratory testing Blood Data analysis Farmer’s questionnaire Mitigation strategies

  11. ACHIEVEMENTS END 2014 What should we have achieved by end 2014? • Overview of Food safety in DAIRY VALUE CHAIN in target areas (what are the problems, where, why, and what to do about them) • Overview of animal health situation in DAIRY VALUE CHAIN in target areas (what are the problems, where, why, and what to do about them) In addition: • IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION of dairy VC actors IN KENYA (to be conducted throughout 2014) • LESSONS LEARNT from training and certification in dairy value chain IN INDIA (Ram Pratim Deka)

  12. INTEGRATING ACTIVITIES How can our outcomes contribute to other projects in the DAIRY VC in Tanzania? Share of info on food safety risks and animal health in the VC and propose interventions for risk management Integrate food safety/milk quality into HUBs systems Use HUBs as platform for best-bets testing? …..

  13. THANK YOU! Looking forward to fruitful collaborations…

  14. Acknowledgements • This work is financed by • CGIAR Program on Nutrition and Health • Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany (BMZ/GIZ) • Irish Aid • It is implemented in a partnership with • Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) • Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) Germany • It contributes to the CGIAR Research Program on • Livestock and Fish • Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

  15. SFFF blog: https://safefoodfairfood.wordpress.com/

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