Durga Datt Joshi

Pig Sero-Survey and Farm Level Risk Factor Assessment for Japanese Encephalitis in Nepal

Shristi Ghimire, Santosh Dhakal, Narayan Prasad Ghimire, Durga Datt Joshi

The objectives of this cross-sectional study was to determine the seropositivity status of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in pig and ascertain the farm level risk factors in Nepal. Serum samples were collected from 181 pigs in 91 farms of Rupandehi and Kapilbastu …

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Regional Variation in Pig Farmer Awareness and Actions Regarding Japanese Encephalitis in Nepal: Implications for Public Health Education

Santosh Dhakal, Durga Datt Joshi, Anita Ale, Minu Sharma et autres

Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic disease that has pigs as the major amplifying hosts. It is the most important cause of viral encephalitis in people in Nepal and is spreading in its geographic distribution in that country. Pig farming is …

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The Burden of Parasitic Zoonoses in Nepal: A Systematic Review

Brecht Devleesschauwer, Anita Ale, Paul R. Torgerson, Nicolas Praet et autres

BACKGROUND: Parasitic zoonoses (PZs) pose a significant but often neglected threat to public health, especially in developing countries. In order to obtain a better understanding of their health impact, summary measures of population health may be calculated, such as the Disability-Adjusted Life …

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Seroprevalence of Zoonotic Parasites in Pigs Slaughtered in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal

Brecht Devleesschauwer, Mathieu Pruvot, Durga Datt Joshi, Stéphane De Craeye et autres

For several years, the demand for pork has been on the rise in Nepal. To assess the importance of pork as a carrier of zoonotic agents, we performed a cross-sectional study in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal, in which we serologically determined …

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Comparative Spatial Dynamics of Japanese Encephalitis and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in Nepal

Colin Robertson, Dhan Kumar Pant, Durga Datt Joshi, Minu Sharma et autres

Japanese Encephalitis (JE) is a vector-borne disease of major importance in Asia. Recent increases in cases have spawned the development of more stringent JE surveillance. Due to the difficulty of making a clinical diagnosis, increased tracking of common symptoms associated with JE-generally …

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Complexities in using sentinel pigs to study Taenia solium transmission dynamics under field conditions

Brecht Devleesschauwer, Arjun Aryal, Jayaraman Tharmalingam, Durga Datt Joshi et autres

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Epidemiology of Taenia solium in Nepal: is it influenced by the social characteristics of the population and the presence of Taenia asiatica?

Brecht Devleesschauwer, Arjun Aryal, Durga Datt Joshi, Suman Rijal et autres

The transmission of the zoonotic pork tapeworms Taenia solium and T. asiatica depends on a combination of specific risk factors, such as open defecation, backyard pig raising and the consumption of raw or undercooked pork and viscera. A community-based survey was conducted …

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Farming and biodiversity of indigenous pigs in Nepal

Karma Nidup, Durga Datt Joshi, Jaime Gongora, Chris Moran

Livestock biodiversity is critically important for achieving food security and alleviating poverty for the rapidly growing human population. Indigenous pigs are an important part of Nepal's rich biodiversity of livestock resources. It is imperative that an inventory is made and their properties …

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Neurocysticercosis: Assessing Where the Infection Was Acquired From

Tetsuya Yanagida, Izumi Yuzawa, Durga Datt Joshi, Yasuhito Sako et autres

Histopathological specimen of a neurocysticercosis patient, who had been living in several endemic countries, was retrospectively analyzed for assessing the origin of the infection. Mitochondrial DNA analysis strongly suggested that the patient became infected with the parasite in Nepal at least 10 …

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Japanese Encephalitis Vaccination in Children Population of Nepal During the year 2005, 2006 and 2008

Durga Datt Joshi

Japanese Encephalitis (JE) is caused by a Flavivirus that, in a proportion of human cases, causes severe encephalitis leading to death or sometimes permanent disablement. It is a zoonotic disease, transferred from animals (commonly pigs or wild birds) by a mosquito vector …

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Study of Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala-azar) in Children of Nepal

Durga Datt Joshi

Introduction: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or Kala-azar is a potentially fatal vector-borne (sand fly phlebotomies spp) zoonotic disease caused by a protozoan parasite, Leishmania donovani. In Nepal, the disease is restricted to the Eastern Terai region which lies adjacent to the Bihar state …

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Prevalence of Salmonella Species in Various Raw Meat Samples of a Local Market in Kathmandu

Mahendra Maharjan, Vandana Joshi, Durga Datt Joshi, Poornima Manandhar

A cross-sectional study of raw meat samples from the local meat market of Kathmandu Metropolitan City was carried out during September 2002 to May 2003 with special emphasis on isolation and identification of Salmonella bacteria. A total of 123 raw meat samples …

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