Background
Human brucellosis has been found to be prevalent in the urban areas of Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. A cross-sectional study was designed to generate precise information on the prevalence of brucellosis in cattle and risk factors for the disease in its urban and peri-urban dairy...
Makita, K.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Waiswa, C.
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Eisler, M.C.
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Thrusfield, M.V.
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Welburn, S.C.
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[Herd prevalence of bovine brucellosis and analysis of risk factors in cattle in urban and peri-urban areas of the Kampala economic zone, Uganda]
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Herd prevalence of bovine brucellosis and analysis of risk factors in cattle in urban and peri-urban areas of the Kampala economic zone, Uganda
Mutwiri, T.
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Falzon, L.C.
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Magambo, J.
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Muigai, Anne W.T.
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Muinde, P.
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Zyle, E.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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[Surveillance for cystic echinococcosis in western Kenya: Distribution and genetic diversity]
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Surveillance for cystic echinococcosis in western Kenya: Distribution and genetic diversity
In developing countries, cities are rapidly expanding and urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) has an important role in feeding these growing urban populations; however such agriculture also carries public health risks such as zoonotic disease transmission. It is important to assess the role of...
Makita, K.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Waiswa, C.
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Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.
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Eisler, M.C.
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Welburn, S.C.
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[Population-dynamics focussed rapid rural mapping and characterization of the peri-urban interface of Kampala, Uganda]
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Population-dynamics focussed rapid rural mapping and characterization of the peri-urban interface of Kampala, Uganda
Urban and peri-urban livestock farming in developing countries plays an important role in food security in cities; however it brings with it zoonotic risks. The present study was conducted to identify the most important livestock farming-related zoonotic diseases among the human population in urb...
Makita, K.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Waiswa, C.
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Kaboyo, W.
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Eisler, M.C.
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Welburn, S.C.
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[Evidence-based identification of the most important livestock related zoonotic diseases in Kampala, Uganda]
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Evidence-based identification of the most important livestock related zoonotic diseases in Kampala, Uganda
Background Taenia solium is a zoonotic helminth with the potential to cause life threatening epilepsy in people through the aberrant larval infection of the brain called Neurocysticercosis (NCC). The pig is the intermediate host for T. solium where the larval form, cysticercus cellulosae, normall...
Nsadha, Z.
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Thomas, L.F.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Nasinyama, G.
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Ojok, L.
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Waiswa, C.
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[Prevalence of porcine cysticercosis in the Lake Kyoga Basin, Uganda]
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Prevalence of porcine cysticercosis in the Lake Kyoga Basin, Uganda
In many livestock production systems in sub-Saharan Africa, cattle are owned by individual keepers but regularly mix with animals from other herds while grazing communal land, at watering points or through the use of shared bulls for breeding and ploughing. Such contacts may have important implic...
Ogola, J.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Gitau, G.K.
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Christley, R.
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Muchemi, G.
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Glanville, William A. de
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[The topology of between-herd cattle contacts in a mixed farming production system in western Kenya]
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The topology of between-herd cattle contacts in a mixed farming production system in western Kenya
Evidence suggests that the intracellular bacterial pathogen Coxiella burnetii (which causes Q fever) is widespread, with a near global distribution. While there has been increasing attention to Q fever epidemiology in high-income settings, a recent systematic review highlighted significant gaps i...
Wardrop, N.A.
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Thomas, L.F.
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Cook, Elizabeth A.J.
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Glanville, William A. de
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Atkinson, P.M.
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Wamae, C.N.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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[The sero-epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii in humans and cattle, western Kenya: Evidence from a cross-sectional study]
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The sero-epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii in humans and cattle, western Kenya: Evidence from a cross-sectional study
The camel milk trade in Kenya has evolved significantly from a small-scale business undertaken in local villages to its current status involving a large number of different stakeholders supplying urban towns, particularly Nairobi City. Despite the evident growth pattern, the supply of camel milk ...
Muloi, D.
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Alarcón, P.
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Ombui, J.
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Ngeiywa, K.J.
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Abdullahi, B.
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Muinde, P.
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Karani, Maurice K.
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Rushton, Jonathan
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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[Value chain analysis and sanitary risks of the camel milk system supplying Nairobi city, Kenya]
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Value chain analysis and sanitary risks of the camel milk system supplying Nairobi city, Kenya
Three hundred forty-three pigs slaughtered and marketed in western Kenya were subjected to lingual examination and HP10 Ag-ELISA for the serological detection of Taenia solium antigen. When estimates were adjusted for the sensitivity and specificity of the diagnostic assays, prevalence of T. soli...
Thomas, L.F.
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Harrison, L.J.S.
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Toye, Philip G.
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Glanville, William A. de
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Cook, Elizabeth A.J.
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Wamae, C.N.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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[Prevalence of Taenia solium cysticercosis in pigs entering the food chain in western Kenya]
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Prevalence of Taenia solium cysticercosis in pigs entering the food chain in western Kenya
Geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing were used to identify villages at high risk for sleeping sickness, as defined by reported incidence. Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM) satellite data were classified to obtain a map of land cover, and the Normalised Difference Vegetatio...
Odiit, M.
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Bessell, P.R.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Robinson, Timothy P.
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Kinoti, J.
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Coleman, P.G.
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Welburn, S.C.
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McDermott, John J.
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Woolhouse, Mark E.J.
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[Using remote sensing and geographic information systems to identify villages at high risk for rhodesiense sleeping sickness in Uganda]
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Using remote sensing and geographic information systems to identify villages at high risk for rhodesiense sleeping sickness in Uganda