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From policy to practice: An assessment of biosecurity practices in cattle, sheep and goats production, marketing and slaughter in Baringo County, Kenya by Mutua, Edna N, Bett, Bernard K, Bukachi, Salome A, Estambale, Benson A, Nyamongo, Isaac K

“…Globally, biosecurity is instrumental in prevention, control and management of livestock diseases and protection of human health. It is defined, prescribed,…”
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Mapping the risk of Rift Valley fever in Uganda using national seroprevalence data from cattle, sheep and goats by Tumusiime, Dan, Isingoma, Emmanuel, Tashoroora, Optato B, Ndumu, Deo B, Bahati, Milton, Nantima, Noelina, Mugizi, Denis Rwabiita, Jost, Christine, Bett, Bernard

“…Uganda has had repeated outbreaks of Rift Valley fever (RVF) since March 2016 when human and livestock cases were reported in Kabale after a long interval. The…”
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Spatial and temporal pattern of Rift Valley fever outbreaks in Tanzania; 1930 to 2007 by Sindato, Calvin, Karimuribo, Esron D, Pfeiffer, Dirk U, Mboera, Leonard E G, Kivaria, Fredrick, Dautu, George, Bernard, Bett, Paweska, Janusz T

“…Rift Valley fever (RVF)-like disease was first reported in Tanzania more than eight decades ago and the last large outbreak of the disease occurred in 2006-07…”
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"We do not bury dead livestock like human beings": Community behaviors and risk of Rift Valley Fever virus infection in Baringo County, Kenya by Mutua, Edna N, Bukachi, Salome A, Bett, Bernard K, Estambale, Benson A, Nyamongo, Isaac K

“…Rift Valley Fever (RVF), is a viral zoonotic disease transmitted by Aedes and Culex mosquitoes. In Kenya, its occurrence is associated with increased rains. In…”
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The future of zoonotic risk prediction by Carlson, Colin J., Farrell, Maxwell J., Grange, Zoe, Han, Barbara A., Mollentze, Nardus, Phelan, Alexandra L., Rasmussen, Angela L., Albery, Gregory F., Bett, Bernard, Brett-Major, David M., Cohen, Lily E., Dallas, Tad, Eskew, Evan A., Fagre, Anna C., Forbes, Kristian M., Gibb, Rory, Halabi, Sam, Hammer, Charlotte C., Katz, Rebecca, Kindrachuk, Jason, Muylaert, Renata L., Nutter, Felicia B., Ogola, Joseph, Olival, Kevin J., Rourke, Michelle, Ryan, Sadie J., Ross, Noam, Seifert, Stephanie N., Sironen, Tarja, Standley, Claire J., Taylor, Kishana, Venter, Marietjie, Webala, Paul W.

“…In the light of the urgency raised by the COVID-19 pandemic, global investment in wildlife virology is likely to increase, and new surveillance programmes will…”
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Higher livestock abortion burden in arid and semi-arid lands, Kenya, 2019-2020 by Gachohi, John, Njoki, Peris, Mogoa, Eddy, Otieno, Fredrick, Muturi, Mathew, Mwatondo, Athman, Ngere, Isaac, Dawa, Jeanette, Nasimiyu, Carolyne, Osoro, Eric, Bett, Bernard, Njenga, Kariuki

“…Tracking livestock abortion patterns over time and across factors such as species and agroecological zones (AEZs) could inform policies to mitigate disease…”
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Incidence of Brucella infection in various livestock species raised under the pastoral production system in Isiolo County, Kenya by Njeru, Josiah, Nthiwa, Daniel, Akoko, James, Oyas, Harry, Bett, Bernard

“…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…”
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Genomic surveillance of Rift Valley fever virus: from sequencing to lineage assignment by Juma, John, Fonseca, Vagner, Konongoi, Samson L, van Heusden, Peter, Roesel, Kristina, Sang, Rosemary, Bett, Bernard, Christoffels, Alan, de Oliveira, Tulio, Oyola, Samuel O

“…Abstract Genetic evolution of Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) in Africa has been shaped mainly by environmental changes such as abnormal rainfall patterns and…”
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Molecular and serological diagnosis of multiple bacterial zoonoses in febrile outpatients in Garissa County, north-eastern Kenya by Wainaina, Martin, Lindahl, Johanna F., Mayer-Scholl, Anne, Ufermann, Christoph-Martin, Domelevo Entfellner, Jean-Baka, Roesler, Uwe, Roesel, Kristina, Grace, Delia, Bett, Bernard, Al Dahouk, Sascha

“…Bacterial zoonoses are diseases caused by bacterial pathogens that can be naturally transmitted between humans and vertebrate animals. They are important…”
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Genome characterization of Rift Valley fever virus isolated from cattle, goats and sheep during interepidemic periods in Kenya by Onwongá, Amos A, Oyola, Samuel O, Juma, John, Konongoi, Samson, Nyamota, Richard, Mwangi, Reuben, Muli, Collins, Dobi, Paul, Bett, Bernard B, Ongus, Juliette R

“…Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a mosquito-borne RNA virus of the Phlebovirus genus in the phenuviridae family. Its genome is trisegmented with small (S),…”
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Ecological and subject-level drivers of interepidemic Rift Valley fever virus exposure in humans and livestock in Northern Kenya by Muturi, Mathew, Mwatondo, Athman, Nijhof, Ard M., Akoko, James, Nyamota, Richard, Makori, Anita, Nyamai, Mutono, Nthiwa, Daniel, Wambua, Lilian, Roesel, Kristina, Thumbi, S. M., Bett, Bernard

“…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…”
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MERS-CoV Antibodies in Humans, Africa, 2013-2014 by Liljander, Anne, Meyer, Benjamin, Jores, Joerg, Müller, Marcel A, Lattwein, Erik, Njeru, Ian, Bett, Bernard, Drosten, Christian, Corman, Victor Max

“…Dromedaries in Africa and elsewhere carry the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). To search for evidence of autochthonous MERS-CoV…”
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Correction: Incidence of Brucella infection in various livestock species raised under the pastoral production system in Isiolo County, Kenya by Njeru, Josiah, Nthiwa, Daniel, Akoko, James, Oyas, Harry, Bett, Bernard

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The one health landscape in Sub-Saharan African countries by Fasina, Folorunso O., Fasanmi, Olubunmi G., Makonnen, Yilma J., Bebay, Charles, Bett, Bernard, Roesel, Kristina

“…One Health is transiting from multidisciplinary to transdisciplinary concepts and its viewpoints should move from ‘proxy for zoonoses’, to include other topics…”
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Local and wide-scale livestock movement networks inform disease control strategies in East Africa by Ekwem, Divine, Enright, Jessica, Hopcraft, J. Grant C., Buza, Joram, Shirima, Gabriel, Shand, Mike, Mwajombe, James K., Bett, Bernard, Reeve, Richard, Lembo, Tiziana

“…Livestock mobility exacerbates infectious disease risks across sub-Saharan Africa, but enables critical access to grazing and water resources, and trade…”
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Evidence of co-exposure with Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, and Rift Valley fever virus among various species of wildlife in Kenya by Gakuya, Francis, Akoko, James, Wambua, Lillian, Nyamota, Richard, Ronoh, Bernard, Lekolool, Isaac, Mwatondo, Athman, Muturi, Mathew, Ouma, Collins, Nthiwa, Daniel, Middlebrook, Earl, Fair, Jeanne, Gachohi, John, Njenga, Kariuki, Bett, Bernard

“…Background Co-infection, especially with pathogens of dissimilar genetic makeup, may result in a more devastating impact on the host. Investigations on…”
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Modeling the spatial distribution of anthrax in southern Kenya by Otieno, Fredrick Tom, Gachohi, John, Gikuma-Njuru, Peter, Kariuki, Patrick, Oyas, Harry, Canfield, Samuel A, Blackburn, Jason K, Njenga, M Kariuki, Bett, Bernard

“…Anthrax is an important zoonotic disease in Kenya associated with high animal and public health burden and widespread socio-economic impacts. The disease…”
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Seroprevalence of Brucella spp. and Rift Valley fever virus among slaughterhouse workers in Isiolo County, northern Kenya by Nyamota, Richard, Maina, Josphat, Akoko, James, Nthiwa, Daniel, Mwatondo, Athman, Muturi, Mathew, Wambua, Lillian, Middlebrook, Earl A, Bartlow, Andrew W, Fair, Jeanne M, Bett, Bernard

“…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…”
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Comparison of knowledge, attitude, and practices of animal and human brucellosis between nomadic pastoralists and non-pastoralists in Kenya by Njenga, M Kariuki, Ogolla, Eric, Thumbi, Samuel Mwangi, Ngere, Isaac, Omulo, Sylvia, Muturi, Mathew, Marwanga, Doris, Bitek, Austine, Bett, Bernard, Widdowson, Marc-Alain, Munyua, Peninah, Osoro, Eric Mogaka

“…The seroprevalence of brucellosis among nomadic pastoralists and their livestock in arid lands is reported to be over10-fold higher than non-pastoralists…”
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Seroprevalence and related risk factors of Brucella spp. in livestock and humans in Garbatula subcounty, Isiolo county, Kenya by Mwatondo, Athman, Muturi, Mathew, Akoko, James, Nyamota, Richard, Nthiwa, Daniel, Maina, Josphat, Omolo, Jack, Gichuhi, Stephen, Mureithi, Marianne W, Bett, Bernard

“…Background Brucellosis is a neglected zoonotic disease that affects both animals and humans, causing debilitating illness in humans and socio-economic losses…”
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