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
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
Evidence suggests that the intracellular bacterial pathogen Coxiella burnetii (which causes Q fever) is widespread, with a near global distribution. While there has been increasing attention to Q fever epidemiology in high-income settings, a recent systematic review highlighted significant gaps i...
Wardrop, N.A.
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Thomas, L.F.
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Cook, Elizabeth A.J.
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Glanville, William A. de
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Atkinson, P.M.
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Wamae, C.N.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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[The sero-epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii in humans and cattle, western Kenya: Evidence from a cross-sectional study]
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The sero-epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii in humans and cattle, western Kenya: Evidence from a cross-sectional study
Three hundred forty-three pigs slaughtered and marketed in western Kenya were subjected to lingual examination and HP10 Ag-ELISA for the serological detection of Taenia solium antigen. When estimates were adjusted for the sensitivity and specificity of the diagnostic assays, prevalence of T. soli...
Thomas, L.F.
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Harrison, L.J.S.
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Toye, Philip G.
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Glanville, William A. de
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Cook, Elizabeth A.J.
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Wamae, C.N.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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[Prevalence of Taenia solium cysticercosis in pigs entering the food chain in western Kenya]
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Prevalence of Taenia solium cysticercosis in pigs entering the food chain in western Kenya
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