Paving the way for human vaccination against Rift Valley fever virus: A systematic literature review of RVFV epidemiology from 1999 to 2021

KN Gerken, AD LaBeaud, H Mandi… - PLoS neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a lethal threat to humans and livestock in many
parts of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Indian Ocean. This systematic review's …

Systematic review of brucellosis in Kenya: disease frequency in humans and animals and risk factors for human infection

J Njeru, G Wareth, F Melzer, K Henning, MW Pletz… - BMC public health, 2016 - Springer
Background Brucellosis is a debilitating zoonotic disease affecting humans and animals. A
comprehensive, evidence-based assessment of literature and officially available data on …

Rift Valley fever in West Africa: A zoonotic disease with multiple socio-economic consequences

B Tinto, J Quellec, C Cêtre-Sossah, A Dicko, S Salinas… - One Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is an arbovirus that causes Rift Valley fever (RVF), a zoonotic
disease that mainly affects domestic and wildlife ruminants and humans. The first epidemic …

[HTML][HTML] A qualitative study on gendered barriers to livestock vaccine uptake in Kenya and Uganda and their implications on rift valley fever control

E Mutua, N de Haan, D Tumusiime, C Jost, B Bett - Vaccines, 2019 - mdpi.com
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonotic disease of great public health and economic importance
transmitted by mosquitoes. The main method of preventing the disease is vaccination of …

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 …

Exploring potential risk pathways with high risk groups for urban Rift Valley fever virus introduction, transmission, and persistence in two urban centers of Kenya

KN Gerken, J Maluni, FM Mutuku… - PLOS Neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a zoonotic arbovirus that has profound impact on domestic
ruminants and can also be transmitted to humans via infected animal secretions. Urban …

Agro-defense: Biosensors for food from healthy crops and animals

S Neethirajan, KV Ragavan, X Weng - Trends in Food Science & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Infectious diseases are a leading cause of death in humans, animals, and
plants globally. Pathogen infections can reduce food production and endanger biodiversity …

The socioeconomic impacts of Rift Valley fever: A rapid review

L O'Neill, S Gubbins, C Reynolds… - PLOS Neglected …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a neglected vector-borne disease which is endemic in many
countries across Africa and has seen recent geographical expansions into the Arabian …

[HTML][HTML] Leveraging livestock movements to urban slaughterhouses for wide-spread Rift Valley fever virus surveillance in Western Kenya

KN Gerken, BA Ndenga, KO Owuor, CA Winter… - One Health, 2022 - Elsevier
Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is an economically devastating, zoonotic arbovirus endemic
across Africa with potential to cause severe disease in livestock and humans. Viral spread is …

[HTML][HTML] An XGBoost approach to predictive modelling of Rift Valley fever outbreaks in Kenya using climatic factors

D Mulwa, B Kazuzuru, G Misinzo, B Bett - Big Data and Cognitive …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Reports of Rift Valley fever (RVF), a highly climate-sensitive zoonotic disease, have been
rather frequent in Kenya. Although multiple empirical analyses have shown that machine …