This paper characterises the dairy farming system in Dagoretti, Nairobi. Characterisation was part of a broader ecohealth project to estimate the prevalence and risk of cryptosporidiosis and develop risk mitigation strategies. In the project a trans-disciplinary team addressed epidemiological, so...
Kang'ethe, Erastus K.
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Kimani, V.N.
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McDermott, B.
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Grace, Delia
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Lang'at, A.K.
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Kiragu, M.W.
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Karanja, N.
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Njehu, A.N.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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Mbugua, G.
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Irungu, T.W.
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Ombutu, P.
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[A trans-disciplinary study on the health risks of cryptosporidiosis from dairy systems in Dagoretti, Nairobi, Kenya: Study background and farming system characteristics]
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A trans-disciplinary study on the health risks of cryptosporidiosis from dairy systems in Dagoretti, Nairobi, Kenya: Study background and farming system characteristics
We carried out a participatory risk assessment to estimate the risk (negative consequences and their likelihood) from zoonotic Cryptosporidium originating in dairy farms in urban Dagoretti, Nairobi to dairy farm households and their neighbours. We selected 20 households at high risk for Cryptospo...
Grace, Delia
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Monda, J.
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Karanja, N.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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Kang'ethe, Erastus K.
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[Participatory probabilistic assessment of the risk to human health associated with cryptosporidiosis from urban dairying in Dagoretti, Nairobi, Kenya]
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Participatory probabilistic assessment of the risk to human health associated with cryptosporidiosis from urban dairying in Dagoretti, Nairobi, Kenya
A study was undertaken to investigate and mitigate the risk from zoonotic Cryptosporidium associated with dairy farming in Dagoretti division, Nairobi, Kenya. Outcome mapping (OM), a relatively new tool for planning and evaluation, was used to foster and then monitor changes in farmer management ...
Nyangaga, J.N.
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Grace, Delia
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Kimani, V.
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Kiragu, M.W.
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Lang'at, A.K.
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Mbugua, G.
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Mitoko, G.
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Kang'ethe, Erastus K.
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[Outcome mapping for fostering and measuring change in risk management behaviour among urban dairy farmers in Nairobi, Kenya]
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Outcome mapping for fostering and measuring change in risk management behaviour among urban dairy farmers in Nairobi, Kenya
Zoonoses occur at the interface of human and animal disease and partly because their impact and management fall across two sectors they are often neglected. The Global Burden of Disease captures the impact of zoonoses on human health in terms of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). Based on th...
Grace, Delia
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Gilbert, J.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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Kang'ethe, Erastus K.
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[The multiple burdens of zoonotic disease and an ecohealth approach to their assessment]
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The multiple burdens of zoonotic disease and an ecohealth approach to their assessment
Grace, Delia
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Kang'ethe, Erastus K.
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Waltner-Toews, D.
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[Participatory and integrative approaches to food safety in developing country cities]
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Participatory and integrative approaches to food safety in developing country cities
Background
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the great challenges facing global health security in the modern era. Wildlife, particularly those that use urban environments, are an important but understudied component of epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance. We investigated antimicrobial resi...
Hassell, J.M.
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Ward, M.J.
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Muloi, D.
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Bettridge, Judy M.
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Robinson, T.P.
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Kariuki, S.
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Ogendo, A.
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Kiiru, J.
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Imboma, T.
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Kang'ethe, Erastus K.
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Öghren, E.M.
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Williams, N.J.
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Begon, M.
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Woolhouse, Mark E.J.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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[Clinically relevant antimicrobial resistance at the wildlife–livestock–human interface in Nairobi: An epidemiological study]
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Clinically relevant antimicrobial resistance at the wildlife–livestock–human interface in Nairobi: An epidemiological study
Land-use change is predicted to act as a driver of zoonotic disease emergence through human exposure to novel microbial diversity, but evidence for the effects of environmental change on microbial communities in vertebrates is lacking. We sample wild birds at 99 wildlife-livestock-human interface...
Hassell, J.M.
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Ward, M.J.
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Muloi, D.
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Bettridge, Judy M.
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Phan, H.
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Robinson, T.P.
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Ogendo, A.
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Imboma, T.
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Kiiru, J.
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Kariuki, S.
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Begon, M.
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Kang'ethe, Erastus K.
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Woolhouse, Mark E.J.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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[Deterministic processes structure bacterial genetic communities across an urban landscape]
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Deterministic processes structure bacterial genetic communities across an urban landscape
The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of antibiotic residues in Kenyan smallholder farm
milk using screening tests, and to identify the antibiotic residue group. A total of 480 milk samples were
analyzed. All samples were analyzed with the Delvotest® screening test. A Hundred and ...
Ahlberg, Sara H.
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Korhonen, H.
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Lindfors, E.
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Kang'ethe, Erastus K.
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[Analysis of antibiotic residues in milk from smallholder farms in Kenya]
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Analysis of antibiotic residues in milk from smallholder farms in Kenya
Aflatoxin-contaminated food is a public health concern. Contamination of staple foods
in Kenya has in the past led to loss of human lives as well as condemnation of large
quantities of food, contributing to food insecurity. This study investigated the occurrence
of aflatoxins in maize, millet and...
Sirma, A.J.
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Senerwa, D.M.
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Grace, Delia
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Makita, K.
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Mtimet, Nadhem
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Kang'ethe, Erastus K.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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[Aflatoxin B1 occurrence in millet, sorghum and maize from four agro-ecological zones in Kenya]
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Aflatoxin B1 occurrence in millet, sorghum and maize from four agro-ecological zones in Kenya
In the tropics, staples such as maize are often contaminated with mycotoxins, harmful
by-products of fungal metabolism. In particular, high exposure to aflatoxins may cause
fatal illness in people and animals, while chronic exposure can cause liver cancer in
humans and, in domestic animals, growt...
Kiama, T.N.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Sirma, A.J.
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Senerwa, D.M.
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Waithanji, Elizabeth M.
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Ochungo, P.A.
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Poole, Elizabeth J.
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Kang'ethe, Erastus K.
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Grace, Delia
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[Kenya dairy farmer perception of moulds and mycotoxins and implications for exposure to aflatoxins: A gendered analysis]
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Kenya dairy farmer perception of moulds and mycotoxins and implications for exposure to aflatoxins: A gendered analysis