During 2014–2015, patients in northeastern Kenya were assessed for brucellosis and characteristics that might help clinicians identify brucellosis. Among 146 confirmed brucellosis patients, 29 (20%) had negative serologic tests. No clinical feature was a good indicator of infection, which was ass...
Njeru, J.
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Melzer, F.
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Wareth, G.
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El-Adawy, H.
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Henning, K.
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Pletz, M.W.
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Heller, R.
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Kariuki, S.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Neubauer, H.
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[Human brucellosis in febrile patients seeking treatment at remote hospitals, northeastern Kenya, 2014–2015]
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Human brucellosis in febrile patients seeking treatment at remote hospitals, northeastern Kenya, 2014–2015
Background
The neglected zoonotic diseases (NZD) are an understudied group that are a major cause of illness throughout the developing world. In general, little is known about the prevalence and burden of NZDs in affected communities, particularly in relation to other infectious diseases with whi...
Fèvre, Eric M.
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Glanville, William A. de
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Thomas, L.F.
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Cook, Elizabeth A.J.
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Kariuki, S.
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Wamae, C.N.
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[An integrated study of human and animal infectious disease in the Lake Victoria crescent small-holder crop-livestock production system, Kenya]
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An integrated study of human and animal infectious disease in the Lake Victoria crescent small-holder crop-livestock production system, Kenya
Objectives Leptospirosis has been documented in slaughterhouse workers around the world. Risk factors include smoking and drinking at work, and performing tasks such as cleaning offal. This paper examined risk factors for leptospirosis seropositivity in slaughterhouse workers in western Kenya.
M...
Cook, Elizabeth A.J.
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Glanville, William A. de
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Thomas, L.F.
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Kariuki, S.
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Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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[Risk factors for leptospirosis seropositivity in slaughterhouse workers in western Kenya]
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Risk factors for leptospirosis seropositivity in slaughterhouse workers in western Kenya
Slaughterhouse workers are considered a high risk group for zoonotic disease due to increased contact
with animals, animal products and excreta. Globally, slaughterhouse workers have been shown to have an
increased seroprevalence to zoonotic pathogens, though no such studies exist in Kenya. Slaug...
Cook, Elizabeth A.J.
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Gibbons, C.L.
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Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.
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Kariuki, S.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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[Slaughterhouse zoonoses: Are workers reservoirs of zoonotic disease?]
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Slaughterhouse zoonoses: Are workers reservoirs of zoonotic disease?
Cook, Elizabeth A.J.
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Gibbons, C.L.
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Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.
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Kariuki, S.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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[Slaughterhouse workers as reservoirs of zoonotic disease]
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Slaughterhouse workers as reservoirs of zoonotic disease
Cook, Elizabeth A.J.
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Glanville, William A. de
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Thomas, L.F.
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Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.
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Kariuki, S.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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[Slaughterhouse zoonoses: Leptospirosis and Q fever in Kenya]
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Slaughterhouse zoonoses: Leptospirosis and Q fever in Kenya
The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are characterized by their tendency to cluster within groups of people, typically the poorest and most marginalized. Despite this, measures of clustering, such as within-group correlation or between-group heterogeneity, are rarely reported from community-bas...
Glanville, William A. de
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Thomas, Lian F.
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Cook, Elizabeth A.J.
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Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.
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Wardrop, N.
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Wamae, C.N.
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Kariuki, S.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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[General contextual effects on neglected tropical disease risk in rural Kenya]
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General contextual effects on neglected tropical disease risk in rural Kenya
Tularemia is a highly contagious infectious zoonosis caused by the bacterial agent Francisella tularensis. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of antibodies to Francisella tularensis in febrile patients in northeastern Kenya. During 2014-2015, 730 patients were screened for anti...
Njeru, J.
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Tomaso, H.
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Mertens, K.
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Henning, K.
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Wareth, G.
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Heller, R.
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Kariuki, S.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Neubauer, H.
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Pletz, M.W.
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[Serological evidence of Francisella tularensis in febrile patients seeking treatment at remote hospitals, Northeastern Kenya, 2014-2015]
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Serological evidence of Francisella tularensis in febrile patients seeking treatment at remote hospitals, Northeastern Kenya, 2014-2015
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
Background: Q fever in Kenya is poorly reported and its surveillance is highly neglected. Standard empiric
treatment for febrile patients admitted to hospitals is antimalarials or penicillin-based antibiotics, which have no
activity against Coxiella burnetii. This study aimed to assess the seropr...
Njeru, J.
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Henning, K.
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Pletz, M.W.
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Heller, R.
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Forstner, C.
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Kariuki, S.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Neubauer, H.
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[Febrile patients admitted to remote hospitals in Northeastern Kenya: seroprevalence, risk factors and a clinical prediction tool for Q-Fever]
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Febrile patients admitted to remote hospitals in Northeastern Kenya: seroprevalence, risk factors and a clinical prediction tool for Q-Fever