Q fever risk across a dynamic, heterogeneous landscape in Laikipia County, Kenya
| Autor: | Jesse T. Njoka, Salome Wanyoike, Timothy G. O'Brien, Sharon L. Deem, Aimee L. Massey, Margaret F. Kinnaird, Joseph N. S. Eisenberg, Walker H Depuy, Valerie Benka, Bilal Butt, Rebecca Hardin, Johannes Foufopoulos |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Veterinary medicine Livestock Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Population Pastoralism Q fever Animals Wild Animal Diseases Species Specificity Seroepidemiologic Studies parasitic diseases medicine Seroprevalence Animals education Socioeconomics education.field_of_study Ecology biology business.industry Public health medicine.disease Coxiella burnetii biology.organism_classification Kenya Geography Animal ecology business Q Fever |
| Zdroj: | EcoHealth. 11(3) |
| ISSN: | 1612-9210 |
| Popis: | Two hundred fourteen serosamples were collected from four livestock species across five ranches in Laikipia County, Kenya. Serological analysis for Coxiella burnetii (the causative agent for Q fever) showed a distinct seroprevalence gradient: the lowest in cattle, higher in sheep and goats, and the highest in camels. Laikipia-wide aerial counts show a recent increase in the camel population. One hundred fifty-five stakeholder interviews revealed concern among veterinary, medical, ranching, and conservation professionals about Q fever. Local pastoralists and persons employed as livestock keepers, in contrast, revealed no knowledge of the disease. This work raises questions about emerging Q fever risk in Laikipia County and offers a framework for further integrative disease research in East African mixed-use systems. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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