Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne viral zoonosis that is found in most regions of sub-Saharan Africa, and it affects humans, livestock, and some wild ungulates. Outbreaks are precipitated by an abundance of mosquito vectors associated with heavy persistent rainfall with flooding. We det...
Sang, R.
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Lutomiah, J.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Makio, A.
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Koka, H.
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Koskei, E.
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Nyunja, A.
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Owaka, S.
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Matoke-Muhia, D.
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Bukachi, S.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Grace, Delia
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Bett, Bernard K.
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[Effects of irrigation and rainfall on the population dynamics of Rift Valley fever and other arbovirus mosquito vectors in the epidemic-prone Tana River County, Kenya]
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Effects of irrigation and rainfall on the population dynamics of Rift Valley fever and other arbovirus mosquito vectors in the epidemic-prone Tana River County, Kenya
Background
The impacts of vaccination on the transmission of Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) have not been evaluated. We have developed a RVFV transmission model comprising two hosts—cattle as a separate host and sheep and goats as one combined host (herein after referred to as sheep)—and two vec...
Gachohi, John M.
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Njenga, M.K.
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Kitala, P.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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[Modelling vaccination strategies against Rift Valley fever in livestock in Kenya]
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Modelling vaccination strategies against Rift Valley fever in livestock in Kenya
Background
West Nile fever virus is a zoonotic arboviral infection maintained in a sylvatic cycle involving mosquito vectors and birds. It is one the arboviruses whose geographical range is expanding because of climate and land use changes that enhance the densities of mosquitoes and promote mosq...
Nyamwaya, D.
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Wang'ondu, V.
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Amimo, Joshua O.
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Michuki, G.
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Ogugo, M.
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Ontiri, E.
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Sang, R.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Grace, Delia
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Bett, Bernard K.
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[Detection of West Nile virus in wild birds in Tana River and Garissa Counties, Kenya]
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Detection of West Nile virus in wild birds in Tana River and Garissa Counties, Kenya
Previous research on trichinellosis in Africa focused on isolating Trichinella from wildlife while the role of domestic pigs has remained highly under-researched. Pig keeping in Uganda is historically recent, and evidence on zoonotic pig diseases, including infection with Trichinella species, is ...
Roesel, Kristina
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Nöckler, K.
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Baumann, M.P.O.
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Fries, R.
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Dione, Michel M.
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Clausen, P.H.
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Grace, Delia
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[First report of the occurrence of Trichinella-specific antibodies in domestic pigs in Central and Eastern Uganda]
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First report of the occurrence of Trichinella-specific antibodies in domestic pigs in Central and Eastern Uganda
This paper investigates disease situation and responses of farmers to pig diseases in Hung Yen province.
Descriptive statistics, classification, comparison, T test and analysis of economic efficiency are utilized. It has been found that some common diseases occur more often at piglet weaning stag...
Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen
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Pham Van Hung
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[Behaviors of farmers towards pig diseases in Hung Yen Province]
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Behaviors of farmers towards pig diseases in Hung Yen Province
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is classified by the World Organization for Animal Health as one of the notifiable diseases. Its occurrence is associated with severe socio-economic impacts and is also zoonotic. Bangladesh HPAI epidemic data for the period between 2007 and 2013 were obtai...
Ssematimba, A.
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Okike, I.
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Ahmed, G.M.
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Yamage, M.
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Boender, G.J.
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Hagenaars, T.J.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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[Estimating the between-farm transmission rates for highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1 epidemics in Bangladesh between 2007 and 2013]
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Estimating the between-farm transmission rates for highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1 epidemics in Bangladesh between 2007 and 2013
This paper is the first attempt to accurately describe the hematological parameters for any African breed of cattle, by capturing the changes in these parameters over the first 12 months of an animal’s life using a population based sample of calves reared under field conditions and natural diseas...
Wyk, I.C. van
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Goddard, A.
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Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.
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Coetzer, J.A.W.
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Booth, C.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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Jennings, A.
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Kiara, Henry K.
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Mashego, P.
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Muller, C.
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Pretorius, G.
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Poole, Elizabeth J.
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Thumbi, S.M.
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Toye, Philip G.
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Woolhouse, Mark E.J.
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Penzhorn, B.L.
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[Hematological profile of East African short-horn zebu calves from birth to 51 weeks of age]
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Hematological profile of East African short-horn zebu calves from birth to 51 weeks of age
A participatory epidemiological (PE) study was conducted in Kajo Keji and Yei Counties, Central Equatoria State, southern Sudan to assess the impact of livestock diseases on livelihoods. A serological survey of tick-borne diseases was conducted to supplement the PE study. PE data collection tools...
Malak, A.K.
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Mpoke, L.
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Banak, J.
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Muriuki, S.
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Skilton, Robert A.
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Odongo, D.
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Sunter, J.
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Kiara, Henry K.
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[Prevalence of livestock diseases and their impact on livelihoods in Central Equatoria State, southern Sudan]
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Prevalence of livestock diseases and their impact on livelihoods in Central Equatoria State, southern Sudan
Anderson, N.E.
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Mubanga, J.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Picozzi, K.
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Eisler, M.C.
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Thomas, R.
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[Characterisation of the wildlife reservoir community for human and animal trypanosomiasis in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia]
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Characterisation of the wildlife reservoir community for human and animal trypanosomiasis in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia
Odiit, M.
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Bessell, P.R.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Robinson, Timothy P.
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Kinoti, J.
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Coleman, P.G.
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[Crisis, what crisis? Control of Rhodesian sleeping sickness]
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Crisis, what crisis? Control of Rhodesian sleeping sickness