Browsing Articles: Department of Biological Sciences by Author "Wainaina, Martin"
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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 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 ...