Global risks of zoonotic disease are high on policy agendas. Increasingly, Africa is seen as a ‘hotspot’, with likely disease spillovers from animals to humans. This paper explores the social dynamics of disease exposure, demonstrating how risks are not generalised, but are related to occupation,...
Dzingirai, V.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Bukachi, S.A.
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Lawson, E.
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Mangwanya, L.
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Scoones, I.
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Waldman, L.
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Wilkinson, A.
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Leach, M.
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Winnebah, T.R.A.
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[Zoonotic diseases: who gets sick, and why? Explorations from Africa]
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Zoonotic diseases: who gets sick, and why? Explorations from Africa
Wamwere-Njoroge, George J.
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Long’or, Benson
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Kihara, Absolomon
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Bett, Bernard K.
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[Mobile phone-based syndromic surveillance system for early detection and control of livestock diseases]
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Mobile phone-based syndromic surveillance system for early detection and control of livestock diseases
Background
Rift Valley Fever (RVF), is a viral zoonotic disease transmitted by Aedes and Culex mosquitoes.
In Kenya, its occurrence is associated with increased rains. In Baringo County, RVF
was first reported in 2006±2007 resulting in 85 human cases and 5 human deaths, besides
livestock losses a...
Mutua, E.N.
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Bukachi, S.A.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Estambale, B.B.A.
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Nyamongo, I.K.
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[We do not bury dead livestock like human beings: Community behaviors and risk of Rift Valley Fever virus infection in Baringo County, Kenya]
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We do not bury dead livestock like human beings: Community behaviors and risk of Rift Valley Fever virus infection in Baringo County, Kenya
Bett, Bernard K.
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Araba, A.
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Verdugo, Cristobal
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Rombe, J.
,
[Evaluation of a risk map and decision support frameworks for managing Rift Valley fever in the Republic of South Sudan]
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Evaluation of a risk map and decision support frameworks for managing Rift Valley fever in the Republic of South Sudan
poultry
in Indonesia in 2003. HPAI affected all production systems from parent stocks to
village (kampong) chickens. The island of Java hosts 60% of the poultry population
of the country. Avian influenza in poultry is considered to be endemic and fatal cases
in humans are sporadic since its intro...
Unger, Fred
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Siregar, E.S.
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Idris, S.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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[Integrated HPAI control in kampong chicken in Indonesia—An overview on ILRI's research and lessons learned]
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Integrated HPAI control in kampong chicken in Indonesia—An overview on ILRI's research and lessons learned
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonotic disease of great public health and economic importance transmitted by mosquitoes. The main method of preventing the disease is vaccination of susceptible livestock before outbreaks occur. Studies on RVF vaccines have focused on the production processes, safet...
Mutua, Edna
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Haan, Nicoline C. de
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Tumusiime, Dan
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Jost, Christine
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Bett, Bernard K.
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[A qualitative study on gendered barriers to livestock vaccine uptake in Kenya and Uganda and their implications on Rift Valley fever control]
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A qualitative study on gendered barriers to livestock vaccine uptake in Kenya and Uganda and their implications on Rift Valley fever control
Tumusiime, Dan
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Kihu, S.
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Mutua, E.
,
Bett, Bernard K.
,
[Towards the development of risk-based intervention strategies for Rift Valley fever in Uganda]
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Towards the development of risk-based intervention strategies for Rift Valley fever in Uganda
Mariner, Jeffrey C.
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Bett, Bernard K.
,
Gachohi, John M.
,
[Decision support framework for managing Rift Valley fever in the Horn of Africa]
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Decision support framework for managing Rift Valley fever in the Horn of Africa
Participatory disease surveillance (PDS) has been promoted in developing countries to complement
conventional surveillance, particularly for rinderpest eradication and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
(HPAI) control. We conducted an evaluation participatory epidemiology (PE) and PDS capacity bui...
Hannah, H.
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Pali, Pamela N.
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Rware, H.I.
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Bett, Bernard K.
,
Randolph, Thomas F.
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Grace, Delia
,
Njuki, Jemimah
,
Pissang, C.
,
Hisrich, E.
,
[Evaluation of participatory disease surveillance for highly pathogenic avian influenza in Africa and rinderpest in Pakistan]
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Evaluation of participatory disease surveillance for highly pathogenic avian influenza in Africa and rinderpest in Pakistan
Bett, Bernard K.
,
Gachohi, John M.
,
[Insights from Kenya: why anthrax outbreaks recur in the same areas]
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Insights from Kenya: why anthrax outbreaks recur in the same areas