Monthly Archives: October 2014

Lyme Disease and Camel Milk

“Symptoms of Lyme disease yeast infection can include a fawn colour coating of the tongue, halitosis, dysgeusia (an abnormal taste in the mouth), and gastrointestinal symptoms such as abdominal distension, gas, flatulence, cramps, diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting, indigestion, heartburn (acid … Continue reading

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ILRI research on animal health and food safety featured at the 6th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture

Originally posted on AgHealth:
ILRI scientist Silvia Alonso presents at the 6th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture held at Nairobi, Kenya on 27-30 October 2014 (photo credit: ILRI/Tezira Lore). Scientists from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) yesterday (28 Oct…

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Slaughterhouse number 5 – examining zoonotic diseases in western Kenya

Originally posted on AgHealth:
Annie Cook is a graduate fellow at the International Livestock Research Institute in Kenya. In this blogpost she describes a day in the life of her PhD project. “I am a veterinary epidemiologist which means I…

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