Zoonotic diseases will maintain a high level of public policy attention in the coming decades. From the spectre of a global pandemic to anxieties over agricultural change, urbanization, social inequality and threats to natural ecosystems, effectively preparing and responding to endemic and emergi...
Bardosh, K.L.
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Scoones, J.C.
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Grace, Delia
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Kalema-Zikusoka, G.
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Jones, K.E.
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Balogh, K. de.
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Waltner-Toews, D.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Welburn, S.C.
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Mumford, E.
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Dzingirai, V.
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[Engaging research with policy and action: what are the challenges of responding to zoonotic disease in Africa?]
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Engaging research with policy and action: what are the challenges of responding to zoonotic disease in Africa?
The extent of farm-level extra-label drug use in Kenya is not well documented in spite of its important implications on food safety, human health and international trade. One hundred and thirteen farmers in Kajiado and Narok districts were interviewed between October 2005 and February 2006 using ...
Irungu, P.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Mbogoh, S.G.
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Nyamwaro, Sospeter S.
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Murilla, G.A.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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[Evidence of improper usage of veterinary drugs in cattle in Maasailand, Kenya]
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Evidence of improper usage of veterinary drugs in cattle in Maasailand, Kenya
In a tsetse-infested area of Kenya, we characterised veterinary-drug outlets based on personnel and business characteristics to assess their capacities to provide clinical veterinary services. Structured questionnaires were administered to the retailers and sought information on the characterist...
Bett, Bernard K.
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Machila, N.
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Gathura, P.B.
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McDermott, John J.
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Eisler, M.C.
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[Characterisation of shops selling veterinary medicines in a tsetse-infested area of Kenya]
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Characterisation of shops selling veterinary medicines in a tsetse-infested area of 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.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Said, M.
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Bukachi, S.
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Sang, R.
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Anderson, N.
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Machila, N.
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Kuleszo, J.
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Schaten, K.
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Dzingirai, V.
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Mangwanya, L.
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Ntiamoa-Baidu, Y.
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Lawson, E.
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Amponsah-Mensah, K.
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Moses, L.M.
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Wilkinson, A.
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Grant, D.S.
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Koninga, J.
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[Local disease–ecosystem–livelihood dynamics: reflections from comparative case studies in Africa]
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Local disease–ecosystem–livelihood dynamics: reflections from comparative case studies in Africa
Clinical and pathological characterisation of blood stream (BSF) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) forms of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense trypanosome isolated from a sleeping sickness patient were investigated in rabbits. The study aimed at investigating whether there is any significant difference i...
Ndung'u, K.
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Kagira, J.M.
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Ngotho, J.M.
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Ouma, J.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Gitonga, P.
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[Clinical and pathological characterization of blood stream forms and cerebrospinal fluid T. b. rhodesiense trypanosomes isolated from a patient using rabbits]
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Clinical and pathological characterization of blood stream forms and cerebrospinal fluid T. b. rhodesiense trypanosomes isolated from a patient using rabbits
Background: Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne viral zoonosis that was first isolated and characterized in 1931 in Kenya. RVF outbreaks have resulted in significant losses through human illness and deaths, high livestock abortions and deaths. This report provides an overview on epidemiol...
In an on-farm trial conducted amongst the Maasai pastoralists in Nkuruman and Nkineji areas of Kenya between April 2004 and August 2005 designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a synthetic tsetse repellent technology, we assessed the relationship between tsetse challenge and trypanosomosis incid...
Bett, Bernard K.
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Irungu, P.
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Nyamwaro, Sospeter S.
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Murilla, G.
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Kitala, P.
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Gathuma, J.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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McDermott, John J.
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[Estimation of tsetse challenge and its relationship with trypanosomosis incidence in cattle kept under pastoral production systems in Kenya]
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Estimation of tsetse challenge and its relationship with trypanosomosis incidence in cattle kept under pastoral production systems in Kenya
A large-scale mass vaccination campaign was carried out in Java, Indonesia in an attempt to
control outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in backyard flocks and
commercial smallholder poultry. Sero-monitoring was conducted in mass vaccination and control
areas to assess the propor...
McLaws, M.
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Priyono, W.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Al-Qamar, S.
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Claassen, I.
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Widiastuti, T.
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Poole, Elizabeth J.
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Schoonman, L.
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Jost, Christine
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Mariner, Jeffrey C.
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[Antibody response and risk factors for seropositivity in backyard poultry following mass vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza and Newcastle disease in Indonesia]
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Antibody response and risk factors for seropositivity in backyard poultry following mass vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza and Newcastle disease in Indonesia
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
We conducted a field trial among Maasai cattle-keepers in Nkuruman and Nkineji areas of Kenya to evaluate the effectiveness of a synthetic tsetse-repellent technology developed for the control of trypanosomosis in cattle. The technology was a repellent (2-methoxy 4-methylphenol) emitted from disp...
Bett, Bernard K.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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Irungu, P.
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Nyamwaro, Sospeter S.
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Kitala, P.
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Gathuma, J.
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Grace, Delia
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Vale, G.
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Hargrove, J.
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McDermott, John J.
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[Field trial of a synthetic tsetse-repellent technology developed for the control of bovine trypanosomosis in Kenya]
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Field trial of a synthetic tsetse-repellent technology developed for the control of bovine trypanosomosis in Kenya