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A total of 1,734 cattle faecal samples from 296 dairy-keeping households were collected from urban settings in Nairobi, Kenya. Modified Ziehl–Neelsen staining method and an immunofluorescence assay were used to identify those samples with Cryptosporidium oocyst infection. Oocysts from positive fa...


Kang'ethe, Erastus K.Mulinge, E.K.Skilton, Robert A.Njahira, Moses N.Monda, J.G.Nyongesa, C.Mbae, C.K.Kamwati, S.K.[Cryptosporidium species detected in calves and cattle in Dagoretti, Nairobi, Kenya]Cryptosporidium species detected in calves and cattle in Dagoretti, Nairobi, Kenya

The risk of consuming marketed milk containing antimicrobial residues was investigated by testing 854 unpasteurized and 110 pasteurized milk samples collected from contrasting locations, market outlets and consumer households in Kenya during 1999 and 2000. The Charm-AIM screening kit used detecte...


Kang'ethe, Erastus K.Aboge, G.O.Arimi, S.M.Kanja, L.W.Omore, Amos O.McDermott, John J.[Investigation of the risk of consuming marketed milk with antimicrobial residues in Kenya]Investigation of the risk of consuming marketed milk with antimicrobial residues in Kenya

This paper characterises the dairy farming system in Dagoretti, Nairobi. Characterisation was part of a broader ecohealth project to estimate the prevalence and risk of cryptosporidiosis and develop risk mitigation strategies. In the project a trans-disciplinary team addressed epidemiological, so...


Kang'ethe, Erastus K.Kimani, V.N.McDermott, B.Grace, DeliaLang'at, A.K.Kiragu, M.W.Karanja, N.Njehu, A.N.Randolph, Thomas F.Mbugua, G.Irungu, T.W.Ombutu, P.[A trans-disciplinary study on the health risks of cryptosporidiosis from dairy systems in Dagoretti, Nairobi, Kenya: Study background and farming system characteristics]A trans-disciplinary study on the health risks of cryptosporidiosis from dairy systems in Dagoretti, Nairobi, Kenya: Study background and farming system characteristics

A study was undertaken to investigate and mitigate the risk from zoonotic Cryptosporidium associated with dairy farming in Dagoretti division, Nairobi, Kenya. Outcome mapping (OM), a relatively new tool for planning and evaluation, was used to foster and then monitor changes in farmer management ...


Nyangaga, J.N.Grace, DeliaKimani, V.Kiragu, M.W.Lang'at, A.K.Mbugua, G.Mitoko, G.Kang'ethe, Erastus K.[Outcome mapping for fostering and measuring change in risk management behaviour among urban dairy farmers in Nairobi, Kenya]Outcome mapping for fostering and measuring change in risk management behaviour among urban dairy farmers in Nairobi, Kenya

The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of antibiotic residues in Kenyan smallholder farm milk using screening tests, and to identify the antibiotic residue group. A total of 480 milk samples were analyzed. All samples were analyzed with the Delvotest® screening test. A Hundred and ...


Ahlberg, Sara H.Korhonen, H.Lindfors, E.Kang'ethe, Erastus K.[Analysis of antibiotic residues in milk from smallholder farms in Kenya]Analysis of antibiotic residues in milk from smallholder farms in Kenya

In the tropics, staples such as maize are often contaminated with mycotoxins, harmful by-products of fungal metabolism. In particular, high exposure to aflatoxins may cause fatal illness in people and animals, while chronic exposure can cause liver cancer in humans and, in domestic animals, growt...


Kiama, T.N.Lindahl, Johanna F.Sirma, A.J.Senerwa, D.M.Waithanji, Elizabeth M.Ochungo, P.A.Poole, Elizabeth J.Kang'ethe, Erastus K.Grace, Delia[Kenya dairy farmer perception of moulds and mycotoxins and implications for exposure to aflatoxins: A gendered analysis]Kenya dairy farmer perception of moulds and mycotoxins and implications for exposure to aflatoxins: A gendered analysis

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