East Coast Fever (ECF) is a major risk and constraint to the smallholder dairy sector in Kenya. The effects of ECF can be largely controlled by the use of acaricides, animal husbandry measures, and potentially through immunisation. In Kenya, some smallholder dairy farmers apply one or more of the...
Leneman, J.M.
,
McDermott, John J.
,
Okuthe, O.S.
,
Randolph, Thomas F.
,
[Farmers' perceptions of East Coast fever risk and adoption of control strategies in Kenya]
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Farmers' perceptions of East Coast fever risk and adoption of control strategies in Kenya
Since the first reported outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in Nigeria in 2006, there
have been approximately 300 reported cases as at the end of August 2008, of which more than half occurred
on backyard commercial farms. A case-control study was conducted in the two states...
Metras, R.
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Stevens, K.B.
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Abdu, P.
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Costard, S.
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Okike, I.
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Grace, Delia
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Pfeiffer, Dirk U.
,
Randolph, Thomas F.
,
[A case-control study to identify risk factors for the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in Nigeria]
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A case-control study to identify risk factors for the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in Nigeria
Perry, Brian D.
,
McDermott, John J.
,
Randolph, Thomas F.
,
[Control of infectious diseases: making appropriate decisions in different epidemiological and socio-economic conditions]
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Control of infectious diseases: making appropriate decisions in different epidemiological and socio-economic conditions
Effective surveillance for infectious diseases is an essential and resource-consuming activity for mitigating
unwanted consequences for animal and public health. Allocation of scarce resources for surveillance must
be considered against alternative prevention and control measures and regularly re...
Hannah, H.
,
Kimani, T.
,
Irungu, P.
,
Grace, Delia
,
Randolph, Thomas F.
,
[Participatory disease surveillance: Cost effectiveness relative to passive surveillance in Kajiado County, Kenya]
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Participatory disease surveillance: Cost effectiveness relative to passive surveillance in Kajiado County, Kenya
Effective surveillance for infectious diseases is an essential and resource-consuming activity for mitigating
unwanted consequences for animal and public health. Allocation of scarce resources for surveillance must
be considered against alternative prevention and control measures and regularly re...
Hannah, H.
,
Kimani, T.
,
Grace, Delia
,
Randolph, Thomas F.
,
[Cost effectiveness analysis of participatory disease surveillance in Kenya]
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Cost effectiveness analysis of participatory disease surveillance in Kenya