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The planet’s mean air and ocean temperatures have been rising over the last century because of increasing greenhouse gas emissions. These changes have substantial effects on the epidemiology of infectious diseases. We describe direct and indirect processes linking climate change and infectious di...


Bett, Bernard K.Kiunga, P.Gachohi, John M.Sindato, C.Mbotha, D.Robinson, Timothy P.Lindahl, Johanna F.Grace, Delia[Effects of climate change on the occurrence and distribution of livestock diseases]Effects of climate change on the occurrence and distribution of livestock diseases

In this article, we review the epidemiology of East Coast fever (ECF), a tick borne infection of cattle, in Kenya. The major factors associated with epidemiology of ECF include the agro-ecological zone (AEZ), livestock production system (LPS) and both animal breed and age. These factors appear to...


Gachohi, John M.Skilton, Robert A.Hansen, F.Ngumi, P.N.Kitala, P.M.[Epidemiology of East Coast fever (Theileria parva infection) in Kenya: Past, present and the future]Epidemiology of East Coast fever (Theileria parva infection) in Kenya: Past, present and the future

Background The impacts of vaccination on the transmission of Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) have not been evaluated. We have developed a RVFV transmission model comprising two hosts—cattle as a separate host and sheep and goats as one combined host (herein after referred to as sheep)—and two vec...


Gachohi, John M.Njenga, M.K.Kitala, P.Bett, Bernard K.[Modelling vaccination strategies against Rift Valley fever in livestock in Kenya]Modelling vaccination strategies against Rift Valley fever in livestock in Kenya

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