Bsc Animal Science, Msc aquaculture and fisheries graduated in 2007
Graduation Subjects:
-welfare of African catfish, -Pangasius hypophthalmus (Panga) farming in the Mekong delta and bacteriology (Vietnam) -genetic characterisation of an eel virus
Supervisors:
Prof. Mart C.M. de Jong, Prof. Johan A. Verreth Dr. Elisabeth A.M. Graat
CoOperators:
The royal veterinary and agricultural university, Frederksberg, Denmark and Research institute for agricultural sciences 1, Hanoi, Vietnam
Financer:
WIAS and FIBOZOPA project
Start date:
01 October 2007
End date:
01 October 2011
Introduction:
Worldwide, over 40 million people per year encounter a food-borne (mainly due to fish) infection with trematodes. Parasitic infections with liver flukes (Opistorchis viverrini and Clonorchis sinensis) are a serious public health threat in parts of Asia. Goal of the project is to obtain accurate quantitative data regarding prevalence of both fluke species in integrated livestock (mainly pigs)-fish production systems in Vietnam and to identify and quantify key risk factors with the ultimate goal to enable science based recommendations and prioritization for control measures.
