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In this article, we review the epidemiology of East Coast fever (ECF), a tick borne infection of cattle, in Kenya. The major factors associated with epidemiology of ECF include the agro-ecological zone (AEZ), livestock production system (LPS) and both animal breed and age. These factors appear to...
The characteristics of markets for free-range pigs in Busia District, Kenya were determined using retrospective analysis of veterinary records, key informant interviews and questionnaire survey. A total of 8,377 pigs were slaughtered between 2001 and 2005, which accounted for 27% of all the lives...
This deliverable gives provisional results of the on-going analyses on RVF and malaria transmission studies in Kenya. Analyses on RVF are based on historical data on RVF outbreaks recorded in the study site between 1961 and 2007, initial outputs from the RVF dynamical model that is being deve...
The rapid evolution of Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreaks generates exceptional challenges in its mitigation and control. A decision-support tool for prevention and control of RVF in the Greater Horn of Africa identifies a series of events that indicates increasing risk of an outbreak and matches ...
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is an emerging viral disease spreading throughout Kenya and East Africa causing major losses in the small stock. This study is an attempt to evaluate small stock management practices in Turkana pastoral system, Kenya as predictors of PPR outbreaks. Information o...
Rift Valley fever virus (RVFv) is a mosquito-borne pathogen of livestock, wildlife and humans that causes severe outbreaks in intervals of several years. One of the open questions is how the virus persists between outbreaks. We developed a spatially-explicit, individual-based simulation model of ...
A cross-sectional study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of ectoparasites and possible risk factors in free-range pigs from 135 farms of Busia District, Kenya.Three hundred and six pigs were examined for presence of external parasites using standard parasitological methods. Data on mana...
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