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Seroprevalence of foot-and-mouth disease virus in cattle herds raised in Maasai Mara ecosystem in Kenya
(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 ...
Molecular epidemiology of Brucella species in mixed livestock‑human ecosystems in Kenya
(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 ...
Incidence of Brucella infection in various livestock species raised under the pastoral production system in Isiolo County, Kenya
(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 ...
Sero-epidemiological survey of Coxiella burnetii in livestock and humans in Tana River and Garissa counties in Kenya
(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 ...