Impact of irrigation expansion on the inter-epidemic and between-season transmission of Rift Valley fever in Bura Sub-County, Tana River County, Kenya

DRN Mbotha - 2020 - refubium.fu-berlin.de
The government of Kenya has prioritized food production through revitalized and sustained
agricultural expansion as a means of achieving food security for the rapidly growing …

Inter‐epidemic Rift Valley fever virus seroconversions in an irrigation scheme in Bura, south‐east Kenya

D Mbotha, B Bett, S Kairu‐Wanyoike… - Transboundary and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an acute mosquito‐borne viral zoonosis whose outbreaks are often
associated with prolonged rainfall and flooding, during which large numbers of vectors …

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

R Sang, J Lutomiah, M Said, A Makio… - Journal of medical …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
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 …

Epidemiological patterns of Rift Valley Fever from diverse habitats during an extreme unprecedented flooding of Lake Baringo basin, Kenya, 2012-2013

M Gicheru, B Mwangi, AI Onyango, GN Michuki… - 2021 - repository.mut.ac.ke
Mosquitoes' ecology and associated arboviruses are heavily influenced by precipitation and
retention of water in the environment. In 2011 and 2014, unprecedented floods occurred in …

Epidemiological patterns of Rift Valley Fever from diverse habitats during an extreme unprecedented flooding of Lake Baringo basin, Kenya, 2012-2013

SK Kabochi, BM Mwangi, MM Gicheru… - East African Journal of …, 2021 - eajsti.org
Mosquitoes' ecology and associated arboviruses are heavily influenced by precipitation and
retention of water in the environment. In 2011 and 2014, unprecedented floods occurred in …

Tracking the inter-epidemic activity of Rift Valley fever (RVFV) virus in RVF outbreak hotspots in Kenya: Determination of biotic and socio-economic drivers

R Sang, M Murithi, J Kasiiti, N Owange… - International Journal of …, 2014 - ijidonline.com
Background: Rift Valley Fever is a mosquito-borne viral zoonosis that affects humans and
livestock occurring in periodic epidemic hotspot areas in Africa and the Middle East mostly …

Ecological factors associated with abundance and distribution of mosquito vectors of Rift Valley fever virus during an epidemic period in Isiolo, Kenya

M Korir, J Lutomiah, BK Bett - 2023 - cgspace.cgiar.org
Introduction o Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonotic disease caused by the Rift Valley fever
virus (RVFV), impacting both animals and humans. The disease is prevalent in Sub-Saharan …

Rift Valley fever in Uganda: seroprevalence and risk factor surveillance vis-à-vis mosquito vectors, anti-RVF virus IgG and RVF virus neutralizing antibodies in goats

JW Magona, T Galiwango, J Walubengo… - Small ruminant …, 2013 - Elsevier
Increasing occurrence of outbreaks of Rift Valley fever (RVF) has been reported in Kenya,
Somalia, Tanzania, Sudan, Madagascar and South Africa during heavy and prolonged …

Geostatistical Modelling and Prediction of Rift Valley Fever Seroprevalence Among Livestock in Uganda

C Telford - 2021 - etd.library.emory.edu
Background: Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne viral hemorrhagic fever endemic to
countries throughout the African continent. Uganda is bordered by three endemic countries …

Surveillance of Rift Valley fever in cattle, goats and sheep in Uganda

JW Magona, F Kabi, J Walubengo, CMB Ssekitto - 2009 - inis.iaea.org
[en] Increasing occurrence of outbreaks of Rift Valley fever (RVF) has been witnessed in
southern Somalia, north-eastern Kenya and northern Tanzania during heavy and prolonged …