Browsing Articles: Department of Biological Sciences by Author "Bett, Bernard"
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Ecological and Subject‐Level Drivers of Interepidemic Rift Valley Fever Virus Exposure in Humans and Livestock in Northern Kenya
Mathew, Muturi; Athman, Mwatondo; Nijhof, Ard M; Akoko, James; Nyamota, Richard; Makori, Anita; Mutono, Nyamai; Nthiwa, Daniel; Wambua, Lilian; Roesel, Kristina; Thumbi, S. M.; Bett, Bernard (UoEm, 2023) -
Identification and distribution of pathogens coinfecting with Brucella spp., Coxiella burnetii and Rift Valley fever virus in humans, livestock and wildlife
Middlebrook, Earl A.; Romero, Alicia T.; Bett, Bernard; Nthiwa, Daniel M.; Oyola, Samuel O.; Fair, Jeanne M.; Bartlow, Andrew W. (Wiley, 2002-01)Zoonotic diseases, such as brucellosis, Q fever and Rift Valley fever (RVF) caused by Brucella spp., Coxiella burnetii and RVF virus, respectively, can have devastating effects on human, livestock, and wildlife health ... -
Incidence of Brucella infection in various livestock species raised under the pastoral production system in Isiolo County, Kenya
Njeru, Josiah; Nthiwa, Daniel, M.; Akoko, James; Oyas, Harry; Bett, Bernard (BMC, 2021-10)Background: We implemented a longitudinal study to determine the incidence of Brucella infection in cattle, camels, sheep and goats that were being raised in a pastoral area in Isiolo County, Kenya. An initial cross-sectional ... -
Mapping brucellosis risk in Kenya and its implications for control strategies in sub‑Saharan Africa
Akoko, James M.; Mwatondo, Athman; Muturi, Mathew; Wambua, Lillian; Abkallo, Hussein M.; Nyamota, Richard; Bosire, Caroline; Oloo, Stephen; Limbaso, Konongoi S.; Gakuya, Francis; Nthiwa, Daniel; Bartlow, Andrew; Middlebrook, Earl; Fair, Jeanne; Ogutu, Joseph O.; Gachohi, John; Njenga, Kariuki; Bett, Bernard (UoEm, 2023-11-30)In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), effective brucellosis control is limited, in part, by the lack of long-term commitments by governments to control the disease and the absence of reliable national human and livestock population-based ... -
Molecular epidemiology of Brucella species in mixed livestock‑human ecosystems in Kenya
Akoko, James M.; Pelle, Roger; Lukambagire, AbdulHamid S.; Machuka, Eunice M.; Nthiwa, Daniel M.; Mathew, Coletha; Fèvre, Eric M.; Bett, Bernard; Cook, Elizabeth A. J.; Othero, Doreen; Bonfoh, Bassirou; Kazwala, Rudovick R.; Shirima, Gabriel; Schelling, Esther; Halliday, Jo E. B.; Ouma, Collins (Nature, 2021-03)Brucellosis, caused by several species of the genus Brucella, is a zoonotic disease that afects humans and animal species worldwide. Information on the Brucella species circulating in diferent hosts in Kenya is largely ... -
Sero-epidemiological survey of Coxiella burnetii in livestock and humans in Tana River and Garissa counties in Kenya
Mwololo, Damaris; Nthiwa, Daniel M.; Kitala, Philip; Abuom, Tequiero; Wainaina, Martin; Kairu-Wanyoike, Salome; LindahlI, Johanna F.; Ontiri, Enoch; Bukachi, Salome; Njeru, Ian; Karanja, Joan; Sang, Rosemary; Grace, Delia; Bett, Bernard (Plos, 2022-03)Background Coxiella burnetii is a widely distributed pathogen, but data on its epidemiology in livestock, and human populations remain scanty, especially in developing countries such as Kenya. We used the One Health ... -
Seroprevalence and related risk factors of Brucella spp. in livestock and humans in Garbatula subcounty, Isiolo county, Kenya
Mwatondo, Athman; Nthiwa, Daniel; Muturi, Mathew; Akoko, James; Nyamota, Richard; Bett, Bernard; Omolo, Jack; Gichuhi, Stephen; Mureit, Marianne W. (Uoem, 2023-10-16) -
Seroprevalence of Brucella spp. and Rift Valley fever virus among slaughterhouse workers in Isiolo County, northern Kenya
Nyamota, Richard; Maina, Josphat; Mwatondo, Athman; Akoko, James; Nthiwa, Daniel; Bartlow, Andrew W.; Muturi, Mathew; Wambua, Lillian; Middlebrook, Earl A.; Bett, Bernard (UoEm, 2023-10-05)Brucella spp. and Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) are classified as priority zoonotic agents in Kenya, based on their public health and socioeconomic impact on the country. Data on the pathogen-specific and co-exposure ... -
Seroprevalence of foot-and-mouth disease virus in cattle herds raised in Maasai Mara ecosystem in Kenya
Nthiwa, Daniel; Bett, Bernard; Odongo, David; Kenya, Eucharia U.; Wainaina, Martin; Grazioli, Santina; Foglia, Efrem; Brocchi, Emiliana; Alonso, Silvia (Elsevier, 2020-03)A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) seroprevalence and identify risk factors of exposure among cattle herds raised in three zones with different types of land use and ...