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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.Glanville, William A. deThomas, L.F.Cook, Elizabeth A.J.Kariuki, S.Wamae, C.N.[An integrated study of human and animal infectious disease in the Lake Victoria crescent small-holder crop-livestock production system, Kenya]An integrated study of human and animal infectious disease in the Lake Victoria crescent small-holder crop-livestock production system, Kenya

Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a zoonotic arbovirus affecting livestock and people. This study was conducted in western Kenya where RVFV outbreaks have not previously been reported. The aims were to document the seroprevalence and risk factors for RVFV antibodies in a community-based sample fr...


Cook, Elizabeth A.J.Grossi-Soyster, E.N.Glanville, William A. deThomas, L.F.Kariuki, S.Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.Wamae, C.N.LaBeaud, A.D.Fèvre, Eric M.[The sero-epidemiology of Rift Valley fever in people in the Lake Victoria Basin of western Kenya]The sero-epidemiology of Rift Valley fever in people in the Lake Victoria Basin of western Kenya

Background Inadequate facilities and hygiene at slaughterhouses can result in contamination of meat and occupational hazards to workers. The objectives of this study were to assess current conditions in slaughterhouses in western Kenya and the knowledge, and practices of the slaughterhouse worker...


Cook, Elizabeth A.J.Glanville, William A. deThomas, L.F.Kariuki, S.Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.Fèvre, Eric M.[Working conditions and public health risks in slaughterhouses in western Kenya]Working conditions and public health risks in slaughterhouses in western Kenya

Alphaviruses, such as chikungunya virus, and flaviviruses, such as dengue virus, are (re)-emerging arboviruses that are endemic in tropical environments. In Africa, arbovirus infections are often undiagnosed and unreported, with febrile illnesses often assumed to be malaria. This cross-sectional ...


Grossi-Soyster, E.N.Cook, Elizabeth A.J.Glanville, William A. deThomas, L.F.Krystosik, A.R.Lee, J.Wamae, C.N.Kariuki, S.Fèvre, Eric M.LaBeaud, A.D.[Serological and spatial analysis of alphavirus and flavivirus prevalence and risk factors in a rural community in western Kenya]Serological and spatial analysis of alphavirus and flavivirus prevalence and risk factors in a rural community 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. deThomas, L.F.Cook, Elizabeth A.J.Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.Wamae, N.C.Kariuki, S.Fèvre, Eric M.[Household socio-economic position and individual infectious disease risk in rural Kenya]Household socio-economic position and individual infectious disease risk in rural Kenya

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