Browsing by Author "Njenga, M. Kariuki"
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Coxiella burnetii in humans, domestic ruminants, and ticks in rural Western Kenya
Knobel, Darryn L.; Maina, Alice N.; Cutler, Sally J.; Ogola, Eric; Feikin, Daniel R.; Junghae, Muthoni; Halliday, Jo E. B.; Richards, Allen L.; Breiman, Robert F.; Cleaveland, Sarah; Njenga, M. Kariuki (The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2013)We conducted serological surveys for Coxiella burnetii in archived sera from patients that visited a rural clinic in western Kenya from 2007 to 2008 and in cattle, sheep, and goats from the same area in 2009. We also ... -
High prevalence of Rickettsia africae variants in Amblyomma variegatum ticks from domestic mammals in rural Western Kenya: Implications for human health
Maina, Alice N.; Omulo, Sylvia A.; Jiang, Ju; Cutler, Sally J.; Ade, Fredrick; Ogola, Eric; Feikin, Daniel R.; Njenga, M. Kariuki; Cleaveland, Sarah; Mpoke, Solomon; Ng'ang'a, Zipporah; Breiman, Robert F.; Knobel, Darryn L.; Richards, Allen L. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc, 2015-10)Tick-borne spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsioses are emerging human diseases caused by obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Rickettsia. Despite being important causes of systemic febrile illnesses ... -
Linking human health and livestock health: A “one-health” platform for integrated analysis of human health, livestock health, and economic welfare in livestock dependent communities
Thumbi, S. M.; Njenga, M. Kariuki; Marsh, Thomas L.; Noh, Susan; Otiang, Elkanah; Munyua, Peninah; Ochieng, Linus; Ogola, Eric (PLOS ONE, 2015-03-23)Background For most rural households in sub-Saharan Africa, healthy livestock play a key role in averting the burden associated with zoonotic diseases, and in meeting household nutritional and socio-economic needs. However, ...