In many livestock production systems in sub-Saharan Africa, cattle are owned by individual keepers but regularly mix with animals from other herds while grazing communal land, at watering points or through the use of shared bulls for breeding and ploughing. Such contacts may have important implic...
Ogola, J.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Gitau, G.K.
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Christley, R.
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Muchemi, G.
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Glanville, William A. de
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[The topology of between-herd cattle contacts in a mixed farming production system in western Kenya]
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The topology of between-herd cattle contacts in a mixed farming production system in western Kenya
Evidence suggests that the intracellular bacterial pathogen Coxiella burnetii (which causes Q fever) is widespread, with a near global distribution. While there has been increasing attention to Q fever epidemiology in high-income settings, a recent systematic review highlighted significant gaps i...
Wardrop, N.A.
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Thomas, L.F.
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Cook, Elizabeth A.J.
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Glanville, William A. de
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Atkinson, P.M.
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Wamae, C.N.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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[The sero-epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii in humans and cattle, western Kenya: Evidence from a cross-sectional study]
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The sero-epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii in humans and cattle, western Kenya: Evidence from a cross-sectional study
Three hundred forty-three pigs slaughtered and marketed in western Kenya were subjected to lingual examination and HP10 Ag-ELISA for the serological detection of Taenia solium antigen. When estimates were adjusted for the sensitivity and specificity of the diagnostic assays, prevalence of T. soli...
Thomas, L.F.
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Harrison, L.J.S.
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Toye, Philip G.
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Glanville, William A. de
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Cook, Elizabeth A.J.
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Wamae, C.N.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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[Prevalence of Taenia solium cysticercosis in pigs entering the food chain in western Kenya]
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Prevalence of Taenia solium cysticercosis in pigs entering the food chain in western Kenya
In this cross-sectional seroepidemiological study we sought to examine the evidence for circulation of Rift Valley
fever virus (RVFV) among herders in Madagascar and Kenya. From July 2010 to June 2012, we enrolled 459
herders and 98 controls (without ruminant exposures) and studied their sera (im...
Gray, G.C.
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Anderson, B.D.
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LaBeaud, D.
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Heraud, J.M.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Andriamandimby, S.F.
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Cook, Elizabeth A.J.
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Dahir, S.
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Glanville, William A. de
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Heil, G.L.
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Khan, S.U.
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Muiruri, S.
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Olive, M.M.
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Thomas, L.F.
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Merrill, H.R.
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Merrill, M.L.M.
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Richt, J.A.
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[Seroepidemiological study of interepidemic Rift Valley fever virus infection among persons with intense ruminant exposure in Madagascar and Kenya]
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Seroepidemiological study of interepidemic Rift Valley fever virus infection among persons with intense ruminant exposure in Madagascar and Kenya
African swine fever (ASF) is a devastating haemorrhagic fever of pigs with mortality rates approaching 100 per cent. It causes major economic losses, threatens food security and limits pig production in affected countries. ASF is caused by a large DNA virus, African swine fever virus (ASFV). Ther...
Costard, S.
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Wieland, Barbara
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Glanville, William A. de
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Jori, F.
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Rowlands, R.
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Vosloo, W.
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Roger, F.
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Pfeiffer, Dirk U.
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Dixon, L.K.
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[African swine fever: how can global spread be prevented?]
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African swine fever: how can global spread be prevented?
Glanville, William A. de
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Stevens, K.B.
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Costard, S.
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Metras, R.
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Pfeiffer, Dirk U.
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[Mapping the risk of spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in Indonesia using multicriteria decision modelling]
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Mapping the risk of spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in Indonesia using multicriteria decision modelling
Fèvre, Eric M.
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Glanville, William A. de
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Doble, L.F.
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Cook, Elizabeth A.J.
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Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.
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Wamae, N.
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Kariuki, S.
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[Co-infections: Biological patterns in multiple-infected hosts]
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Co-infections: Biological patterns in multiple-infected hosts
The tapeworm Taenia solium is the parasite responsible for neurocysticercosis, a neglected tropical disease of public health importance, thought to cause approximately 1/3 of epilepsy cases across endemic regions. The consumption of undercooked infected pork perpetuates the parasite’s life-cycle ...
Thomas, L.F.
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Glanville, William A. de
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Cook, Elizabeth A.J.
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Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.
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Handel, I.
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Wamae, C.N.
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Kariuki, S.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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[Modelling the risk of Taenia solium exposure from pork produced in western Kenya]
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Modelling the risk of Taenia solium exposure from pork produced in western Kenya
The importance of household socio-economic position (SEP) in shaping individual infectious disease risk is increasingly recognised, particularly in low income settings. However, few studies have measured the extent to which this association is consistent for the range of pathogens that are typica...
Glanville, William A. de
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Thomas, L.F.
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Cook, Elizabeth A.J.
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Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.
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Wamae, N.C.
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Kariuki, S.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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[Household socio-economic position and individual infectious disease risk in rural Kenya]
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Household socio-economic position and individual infectious disease risk in rural Kenya