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Karimi, S.K.McDermott, John J.McDermott, B.Gitau, G.K.Gathuma, J.M.Kinuthia, R.N.[Risk factors for sero-prevalence of tick-borne diseases of calves in Maasai pastoral herds in Kajiado District, Kenya]Risk factors for sero-prevalence of tick-borne diseases of calves in Maasai pastoral herds in Kajiado District, Kenya

The risk of infection by milk-borne brucellosis is one reason for public health regulations which discourage informal milk markets that sell unpasteurized milk. However, these regulations are not generally implemented in many developing countries. Kenya is a typical example, with over 85% of mil...


Kang'ethe, Erastus K.Arimi, S.M.Omore, Amos O.McDermott, John J.Nduhiu, J.G.Macharia, J.K.Githua, A.[The prevalence of antibodies to Brucella abortus in marketed milk in Kenya and its public health implications]The prevalence of antibodies to Brucella abortus in marketed milk in Kenya and its public health implications

In 2012 the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) launched a major initiative on leveraging agriculture to improve human nutrition and health. Foodborne disease, zoonoses, and emerging diseases were identified as human health problems for which agricultural research ca...


Grace, DeliaMcDermott, John J.[The contribution of agricultural research to managing zoonoses and foodborne diseases]The contribution of agricultural research to managing zoonoses and foodborne diseases

The first part of this report comprises country reports that deals with epidemiology of ticks and tick-borne diseases in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The second part of the report covers topics on assessing the efficacy of im...


Irvin, A.D.McDermott, John J.Perry, Brian D.[Epidemiology of ticks and tick-borne diseases in eastern, central and southern Africa. Proceedings of a workshop]Epidemiology of ticks and tick-borne diseases in eastern, central and southern Africa. Proceedings of a workshop

For those with sleeping sickness, the consequences of delayed diagnosis include poor prognosis at treatment and an increased risk of tsetse infection. Data on their socio–demographic and clinical characteristics, health-seeking behaviour and delays in presentation and diagnosis were collected fro...


Odiit, M.Shaw, AlisonWelburn, S.C.Fèvre, Eric M.Coleman, P.G.McDermott, John J.[Assessing the patterns of health-seeking behaviour and awareness among sleeping-sickness patients in eastern Uganda]Assessing the patterns of health-seeking behaviour and awareness among sleeping-sickness patients in eastern Uganda

The objective of this study was to apply transition models to distinguish between factors associated with both incident and persistent trypanosome infections. Data collected from 1561 cattle were analyzed from a long-term study involving 8 herds in which both trypanosome infections (a total of 56...


Schukken, Y.H.Schaik, G. vanMcDermott, John J.Rowlands, G.J.Nagda, S.M.Mulatu, W.D'Ieteren, G.D.M.[Transition models to assess risk factors for new and persistent trypanosome infections in cattle - analysis of longitudinal data from the Ghibe Valley, Southwest Ethiopia]Transition models to assess risk factors for new and persistent trypanosome infections in cattle - analysis of longitudinal data from the Ghibe Valley, Southwest Ethiopia

The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) was born in the 1960s amidst widespread concern of a Malthusian crisis looming in poor countries. In the last 40 years, the world has managed to feed its growing population (some too much and some too little) thanks to many ini...


Grace, DeliaMcDermott, John J.[Agriculture for nutrition and health]Agriculture for nutrition and health
Kiara, Henry K.McDermott, John J.O'Callaghan, C.J.Randolph, Thomas F.Perry, Brian D.[Estimating biological parameters for modelling the transmission dynamics of Theileria parva infection]Estimating biological parameters for modelling the transmission dynamics of Theileria parva infection
Perry, Brian D.Randolph, Thomas F.McDermott, John J.Sones, Keith R.[Pathways out of poverty: a novel typology of animal diseases and their impacts]Pathways out of poverty: a novel typology of animal diseases and their impacts

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