Background
In mid-2015, the United States’ Pandemic Prediction and Forecasting Science and Technical Working Group of the National Science and Technology Council, Food and Agriculture Organization Emergency Prevention Systems, and Kenya Meteorological Department issued an alert predicting a high ...
Oyas, H.
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Holmstrom, L.
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Kemunto, N.P.
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Muturi, M.
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Mwatondo, A.
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Osoro, E.
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Bitek, A.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Githinji, J.W.K.
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Thumbi, S.M.
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Widdowson, M.-A.
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Munyua, P.M.
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Njenga, M.K.
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[Enhanced surveillance for Rift Valley fever in livestock during El Niño rains and threat of RVF outbreak, Kenya, 2015-2016]
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Enhanced surveillance for Rift Valley fever in livestock during El Niño rains and threat of RVF outbreak, Kenya, 2015-2016
A large Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreak occurred in Kenya from December 2006 to March 2007. We conducted a study to define risk factors associated with infection and severe disease. A total of 861 individuals from 424 households were enrolled. Two hundred and two participants (23%) had serologic...
To capture lessons from the 2007 Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreak, epidemiological studies were carried out in Kenya and Tanzania. Somali pastoralists proved to be adept at recognizing symptoms of RVF and risk factors such as heavy rainfall and mosquito swarms. Sandik, which means "bloody nose," ...
Jost, Christine
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Nzietchueng, S.
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Kihu, S.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Njogu, G.
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Swai, E.S.
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Mariner, Jeffrey C.
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[Epidemiological assessment of the Rift Valley fever outbreak in Kenya and Tanzania in 2006 and 2007]
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Epidemiological assessment of the Rift Valley fever outbreak in Kenya and Tanzania in 2006 and 2007
Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) of humans and domestic animals are a significant component of the global burden of disease and a key driver of poverty. The transmission cycles of VBDs are often strongly mediated by the ecological requirements of the vectors, resulting in complex transmission dynamic...
Lo Iacono, G.
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Cunningham, A.A.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Grace, Delia
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Redding, D.W.
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Wood, J.L.N.
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[Environmental limits of Rift Valley fever revealed using ecoepidemiological mechanistic models]
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Environmental limits of Rift Valley fever revealed using ecoepidemiological mechanistic models
We implemented a cross-sectional study in Tana River County, Kenya, a Rift Valley fever (RVF)-endemic area, to quantify the strength of association between RVF virus (RVFv) seroprevalences in livestock and humans, and their respective intra-cluster correlation coefficients (ICCs). The study invol...
Bett, Bernard K.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Sang, R.
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Wainaina, M.
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Kairu-Wanyoike, S.
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Bukachi, S.
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Njeru, I.
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Karanja, J.
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Ontiri, E.
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Njenga, M.K.
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Wright, D.
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Warimwe, G.M.
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Grace, Delia
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[Association between Rift Valley fever virus seroprevalences in livestock and humans and their respective intra-cluster correlation coefficients, Tana River County, Kenya]
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Association between Rift Valley fever virus seroprevalences in livestock and humans and their respective intra-cluster correlation coefficients, Tana River County, Kenya
Maluleke, Moabi R.
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Phosiwa, Maanda
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Schalkwyk, Antoinette van
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Michuki, George
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Lubisi, Baratang A.
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Kegakilwe, Phemelo S.
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Kemp, Stephen J.
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Majiwa, Phelix A.O.
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[A comparative genome analysis of Rift Valley Fever virus isolates from foci of the disease outbreak in South Africa in 2008-2010]
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A comparative genome analysis of Rift Valley Fever virus isolates from foci of the disease outbreak in South Africa in 2008-2010
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.
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Kioko, E.
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Lutomiah, J.
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Warigia, M.
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Ochieng, C.
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O'Guinn, M.
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Lee, J.S.
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Koka, H.
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Godsey, M
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Hoel, D.
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Hanafi, H.
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Miller, B.
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Schnabel, D.
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Breiman, R.F.
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Richardson, J.
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[Rift Valley Fever Virus epidemic in Kenya, 2006/2007: The entomologic investigations]
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Rift Valley Fever Virus epidemic in Kenya, 2006/2007: The entomologic investigations