Background
Brucella spp. is a zoonotic bacterial agent of high public health and socio-economic importance. It infects many species of animals including wildlife, and people may get exposed through direct contact with an infected animal or consumption of raw or undercooked animal products. A link...
Kairu-Wanyoike, S.
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Nyamwaya, D.
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Wainaina, M.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Ontiri, E.
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Bukachi, S.
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Njeru, I.
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Karanja, J.
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Sang, R.
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Grace, Delia
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Bett, Bernard K.
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[Positive association between Brucella spp. seroprevalences in livestock and humans from a cross-sectional study in Garissa and Tana River Counties, Kenya]
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Positive association between Brucella spp. seroprevalences in livestock and humans from a cross-sectional study in Garissa and Tana River Counties, Kenya
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
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 cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of Brucella spp. and Leptospira spp. and risk factors of exposure in cattle in three zones with varying land use types and wildlife–livestock interactions. Five villages were selected purposively; two in areas with intensive li...
Nthiwa, D.
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Alonso, Silvia
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Odongo, D.
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Kenya, E.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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[Zoonotic pathogen seroprevalence in cattle in a wildlife–livestock interface, Kenya]
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Zoonotic pathogen seroprevalence in cattle in a wildlife–livestock interface, Kenya
The burden of anthrax in wildlife is demonstrated through high numbers of sudden mortalities among herbivore species, including endangered animal species. East Africa is home of multiple species of faunal wildlife numbering in the millions but there are limited disease surveillance programmes, re...
Gachohi, J.M.
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Gakuya, F.
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Lekolool, I.
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Osoro, E.
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Nderitu, L.
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Munyua, P.
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Ngere, I.
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Kemunto, N.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Otieno, F.
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Muturi, M.
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Mwatondo, A.
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Widdowson, M.A.
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Njenga, M.K.
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[Temporal and spatial distribution of anthrax outbreaks among Kenyan wildlife, 1999–2017]
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Temporal and spatial distribution of anthrax outbreaks among Kenyan wildlife, 1999–2017
A double bounded contingent valuation (CV) model was used to assess the Willingness to Pay (WTP) for vaccination of cattle against RVF in a sample of 276 livestock producers in Murang’a, Laikipia and Kwale Counties. While the level of awareness about the disease was rather low, nearly all respond...
Wanyoike, Francis N.
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Mtimet, Nadhem
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Bett, Bernard K.
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[Willingness to pay for a Rift Valley fever (RVF) vaccine among Kenyan cattle producers]
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Willingness to pay for a Rift Valley fever (RVF) vaccine among Kenyan cattle producers
Introduction: Leptospirosis is a bacterial zoonotic disease with wide geographical spread. Its presence in Kenya and some of the neighbouring countries has been documented before and it is thought to contribute significantly to the number of febrile cases in human populations and abortions in liv...
Wainaina, M.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Ontiri, E.
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Picozzi, K.
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Agwanda, B.
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Strand, T.
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Grace, Delia
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Lundkvist, A.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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[Leptospira bacteria detected in rodents in Tana River and Garissa counties of Kenya]
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Leptospira bacteria detected in rodents in Tana River and Garissa counties of Kenya