Brucellosis: Prevalence with reference to East African community countries–A rapid review

J Djangwani, G Ooko Abong'… - Veterinary Medicine …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease which is endemic to certain regions of the world including
Sub‐Saharan Africa. The aim of this article is to provide a recent and rapid review on …

Associations between livestock keeping, morbidity and nutritional status of children and women in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

TA Zerfu, G Nguyen, AJ Duncan… - Nutrition Research …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Livestock keeping can positively influence the nutritional status of populations and
households through increased consumption of animal-source foods (ASF) and other indirect …

Prospective cohort study reveals unexpected aetiologies of livestock abortion in northern Tanzania

KM Thomas, T Kibona, JR Claxton, WA de Glanville… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Livestock abortion is an important cause of productivity losses worldwide and many
infectious causes of abortion are zoonotic pathogens that impact on human health. Little is …

Molecular epidemiology of Brucella species in mixed livestock-human ecosystems in Kenya

JM Akoko, R Pelle, AHS Lukambagire, EM Machuka… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Brucellosis, caused by several species of the genus Brucella, is a zoonotic disease that
affects humans and animal species worldwide. Information on the Brucella species …

Brucellosis in Ethiopia: A comprehensive review of literature from the year 2000–2020 and the way forward

B Sibhat, TS Tessema, E Nile… - … and emerging diseases, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease of considerable economic and public health significance
globally. Despite the limited bacteriological evidence, a large number of serological works …

Serological evidence of single and mixed infections of Rift Valley fever virus, Brucella spp. and Coxiella burnetii in dromedary camels in Kenya

M Muturi, J Akoko, D Nthiwa, B Chege… - PLoS neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Camels are increasingly becoming the livestock of choice for pastoralists reeling from effects
of climate change in semi-arid and arid parts of Kenya. As the population of camels rises …

Ecological and subject-level drivers of interepidemic Rift Valley fever virus exposure in humans and livestock in Northern Kenya

M Muturi, A Mwatondo, AM Nijhof, J Akoko… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Nearly a century after the first reports of Rift Valley fever (RVF) were documented in Kenya,
questions on the transmission dynamics of the disease remain. Specifically, data on viral …

A review of gender in agricultural and pastoral livelihoods based on selected countries in west and east Africa

K Vincent - Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This scoping paper presents the results of a review of the landscape of research on gender
and agricultural and pastoral livelihoods in select countries in west and east Africa (Burkina …

Detection of Brucella spp. in raw milk from various livestock species raised under pastoral production systems in Isiolo and Marsabit Counties, northern Kenya

M Wainaina, GO Aboge, I Omwenga, C Ngaywa… - Tropical animal health …, 2020 - Springer
Introduction Brucellosis is an important zoonotic disease in Kenya, and identifying the
bacteria in milk is important in assessing the risk of exposure in people. Methods A cross …

Molecular and serological diagnosis of multiple bacterial zoonoses in febrile outpatients in Garissa County, north-eastern Kenya

M Wainaina, JF Lindahl, A Mayer-Scholl… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Bacterial zoonoses are diseases caused by bacterial pathogens that can be naturally
transmitted between humans and vertebrate animals. They are important causes of non …