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To investigate the effects of irrigation on land cover changes and the risk of selected zoonotic pathogens, we carried out a study in irrigated, pastoral and riverine areas in the eastern Kenya. Activities implemented included secondary data analyses to determine land use and land cover (LULC) ch...


Bett, Bernard K.Said, Mohammed YahyaSang, R.Bukachi, S.Wanyoike, S.Kifugo, S.C.Otieno, F.Ontiri, E.Njeru, I.Lindahl, Johanna F.Grace, Delia[Effects of flood irrigation on the risk of selected zoonotic pathogens in an arid and semi-arid area in the eastern Kenya]Effects of flood irrigation on the risk of selected zoonotic pathogens in an arid and semi-arid area in the eastern Kenya

This article explores the implications for human health of local interactions between disease, ecosystems and livelihoods. Five interdisciplinary case studies addressed zoonotic diseases in African settings: Rift Valley fever (RVF) in Kenya, human African trypanosomiasis in Zambia and Zimbabwe, L...


Leach, M.Bett, Bernard K.Said, M.Bukachi, S.Sang, R.Anderson, N.Machila, N.Kuleszo, J.Schaten, K.Dzingirai, V.Mangwanya, L.Ntiamoa-Baidu, Y.Lawson, E.Amponsah-Mensah, K.Moses, L.M.Wilkinson, A.Grant, D.S.Koninga, J.[Local disease–ecosystem–livelihood dynamics: reflections from comparative case studies in Africa]Local disease–ecosystem–livelihood dynamics: reflections from comparative case studies in Africa

Bett, Bernard K.Said, Mohammed YahyaNjeru, I.Kifugo, S.C.Gachohi, John M.Sang, R.Bukachi, S.A.Grace, Delia[Evaluating the impacts of the development of irrigation schemes in arid and semi-arid areas in Kenya on ecosystems biodiversity and its capacity to regulate infectious diseases]Evaluating the impacts of the development of irrigation schemes in arid and semi-arid areas in Kenya on ecosystems biodiversity and its capacity to regulate infectious diseases

In December 2006, Rift Valley fever (RVF) was diagnosed in humans in Garissa Hospital, Kenya and an outbreak reported affecting 11 districts. Entomologic surveillance was performed in four districts to determine the epidemic/epizootic vectors of RVF virus (RVFV). Approximately 297,000 mosquitoes ...


Sang, R.Kioko, E.Lutomiah, J.Warigia, M.Ochieng, C.O'Guinn, M.Lee, J.S.Koka, H.Godsey, MHoel, D.Hanafi, H.Miller, B.Schnabel, D.Breiman, R.F.Richardson, J.[Rift Valley Fever Virus epidemic in Kenya, 2006/2007: The entomologic investigations]Rift Valley Fever Virus epidemic in Kenya, 2006/2007: The entomologic investigations

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