selected publications
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article
- Socio-ecological drivers of vertebrate biodiversity and human-animal interfaces across an urban landscape.. Global Change Biology. 27:781-792. 2021
- Salmonella identified in pigs in Kenya and Malawi reveals the potential for zoonotic transmission in emerging pork markets.. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 14. 2020
- Tick-borne pathogens, including Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus, at livestock markets and slaughterhouses in western Kenya.. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2020
- Africa's Nomadic Pastoralists and Their Animals Are an Invisible Frontier in Pandemic Surveillance.. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 103:1777-1779. 2020
- Spatial Distribution of Trypanosomes in Cattle From Western Kenya.. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 7:554. 2020
- Tick-borne pathogens, including Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus, at livestock markets and slaughterhouses in western Kenya 2020
- Volunteer based approach to dog vaccination campaigns to eliminate human rabies: Lessons from Laikipia County, Kenya. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 14. 2020
- Serological and molecular evidence of Brucella species in the rapidly growing pig sector in Kenya.. BMC Veterinary Research. 16:133. 2020
- Activity-specific mobility of adults in a rural region of western Kenya.. PeerJ. 8. 2020
- Investigation of the governance structure of the Nairobi dairy value chain and its influence on food safety.. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 179:105009. 2020
- Early intensification of backyard poultry systems in the tropics: a case study.. Animal. 14:2387-2396. 2020
- Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Seropositive Camel Handlers in Kenya.. VIRUSES-BASEL. 12:396. 2020
- Risk factors for acute human brucellosis in Ijara, north-eastern Kenya.. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 14. 2020
- The Genome of Caenorhabditis bovis. Current Biology. 30:1023-+. 2020
- A cross-sectional survey of practices and knowledge among antibiotic retailers in Nairobi, Kenya.. Journal of Global Health. 9:10412-10412. 2019
- Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of leptospirosis in slaughter pigs; a neglected public health risk, western Kenya. BMC Veterinary Research. 15:1-11. 2019
- Epidemiology of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli carriage in sympatric humans and livestock in a rapidly urbanizing city. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 54:531-537. 2019
- The genome of Caenorhabditis bovis. bioRxiv. 766857. 2019
- Evaluation of the implementation of one health in Kenya: a case study of the zoonotic disease unit 2019
- One Health in Action: Operational Aspects of an Integrated Surveillance System for Zoonoses in Western Kenya. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 6:252. 2019
- Control of Taenia solium; A Case for Public and Private Sector Investment.. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 6:176. 2019
- Deterministic processes structure bacterial genetic communities across an urban landscape. Nature Communications. 10:2643. 2019
- Clinically relevant antimicrobial resistance at the wildlife-livestock-human interface in Nairobi: an epidemiological study.. The Lancet Planetary Health. 3. 2019
- Exploring fine-scale human and livestock movement in western Kenya. One Health. 7:100081. 2019
- The sero-epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) across livestock species and herding contexts in Laikipia County, Kenya.. Zoonoses and Public Health. 66:316-324. 2019
- Prevalence and spatial distribution of trematode cercariae in vector snails within different agro-ecological zones in western Kenya, 2016. PAN AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL. 32:142-142. 2019
- Household socio-economic position and individual infectious disease risk in rural Kenya. Scientific Reports. 9:2972. 2019
- Detection of circulating antigens for Taenia spp. in pigs slaughtered for consumption in Nairobi and surroundings, Kenya.. Parasite Epidemiology and Control. 4. 2019
- Clinically relevant antimicrobial resistance at the wildlife-livestock-human interface in Nairobi: an epidemiological study. LANCET PLANETARY HEALTH. 3:E259-E269. 2019
- Participatory mapping and food‐centred justice in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya. GEO-GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENT. 6. 2019
- General contextual effects on neglected tropical disease risk in rural Kenya.. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 12. 2018
- Mapping Nairobi's dairy food system: An essential analysis for policy, industry and research.. Agricultural Systems. 167:47-60. 2018
- Value chain analysis and sanitary risks of the camel milk system supplying Nairobi city, Kenya. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 159:203-210. 2018
- The topology of between-herd cattle contacts in a mixed farming production system in western Kenya.. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 158:43-50. 2018
- Campylobacter, a zoonotic pathogen of global importance: Prevalence and risk factors in the fast-evolving chicken meat system of Nairobi, Kenya. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 12. 2018
- Genetic diversity, breed composition and admixture of Kenyan domestic pigs. PLOS ONE. 13. 2018
- Identification of production challenges and benefits using value chain mapping of egg food systems in Nairobi, Kenya.. Agricultural Systems. 159:1-8. 2018
- Urban Livestock Keeping in the City of Nairobi: Diversity of Production Systems, Supply Chains, and Their Disease Management and Risks.. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 4:171. 2017
- Serological and spatial analysis of alphavirus and flavivirus prevalence and risk factors in a rural community in western Kenya.. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 11. 2017
- Serological evidence of Francisella tularensis in febrile patients seeking treatment at remote hospitals, Northeastern Kenya, 2014-2015. new microbes and new infections. 19:62-66. 2017
- The broiler meat system in Nairobi, Kenya: Using a value chain framework to understand animal and product flows, governance and sanitary risks.. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 147:90-99. 2017
- The global burden of disease study 2013: What does it mean for the NTDs?. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 11. 2017
- The sero-epidemiology of Rift Valley Fever in people in the Lake Victoria Basin of western Kenya. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 11. 2017
- An integrated study of human and animal infectious disease in the Lake Victoria crescent small-holder crop-livestock production system, Kenya. BMC Infectious Diseases. 17:457-457. 2017
- Risk factors for leptospirosis seropositivity in slaughterhouse workers in western Kenya.. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 74:357-365. 2017
- Poor performance of the rapid test for human brucellosis in health facilities in Kenya.. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 11. 2017
- Mapping of beef, sheep and goat food systems in Nairobi — A framework for policy making and the identification of structural vulnerabilities and deficiencies. Agricultural Systems. 152:1-17. 2017
- Modelling the risk of Taenia solium exposure from pork produced in western Kenya. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 11. 2017
- Antibiotic resistance: mitigation opportunities in livestock sector development.. Animal. 11:1-3. 2017
- Working conditions and public health risks in slaughterhouses in western Kenya. BMC Public Health. 17:14-14. 2017
- Environmental predictors of bovine Eimeria infection in western Kenya. Tropical Animal Health and Production. 49:409-416. 2017
- An integrated surveillance system for zoonotic diseases in western Kenya 2017
- DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS FOR HUMAN AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS ELIMINATION AND CLINICAL TRIALS: THE DITECT-HAT PROJECT 2017
- Serologic Evidence for Influenza C and D Virus among Ruminants and Camelids, Africa, 1991-2015. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 23:1556-1559. 2017
- Serosurvey of Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) in Dromedary Camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Laikipia County, Kenya. Zoonoses and Public Health. 64:543-549. 2017
- Cross-sectional study of drivers of animal-source food consumption in low-income urban areas of Nairobi, Kenya. BMC Nutrition. 2:70. 2016
- The Sero-epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii in Humans and Cattle, Western Kenya: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study.. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 10. 2016
- Lingual palpation for porcine cysticercosis: a rapid epidemiological tool for estimating prevalence and community risk in Africa.. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 21:1319-1323. 2016
- Evidence for the presence of African swine fever virus in an endemic region of Western Kenya in the absence of any reported outbreak.. BMC Veterinary Research. 12:192-192. 2016
- Nutritional characterisation of low-income households of Nairobi: socioeconomic, livestock and gender considerations and predictors of malnutrition from a cross-sectional survey. BMC Nutrition. 2:47. 2016
- A mathematical model that simulates control options for African swine fever virus (ASFV). PLOS ONE. 11. 2016
- Ecological Monitoring and Health Research in Luambe National Park, Zambia: Generation of Baseline Data Layers. Ecohealth. 13:511-524. 2016
- Febrile patients admitted to remote hospitals in Northeastern Kenya: seroprevalence, risk factors and a clinical prediction tool for Q-Fever.. BMC Infectious Diseases. 16:244-244. 2016
- Epilepsy Prevalence, Treatment Gap, and Stigma in Western Kenya (I14.008). Neurology. 86. 2016
- Serological survey of porcine cysticercosis and associated risk factors in pigs slaughtered at Ndumbuini abattoir in Nairobi, Kenya. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 45:464-464. 2016
- Human Brucellosis in Febrile Patients Seeking Treatment at Remote Hospitals, Northeastern Kenya, 2014-2015. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 22:2160-2164. 2016
- Prevalence of Taenia solium cysticercosis in pigs entering the food chain in western Kenya. Tropical Animal Health and Production. 48:233-238. 2016
- Suspected Rabies in Humans and Animals, Laikipia County, Kenya. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 22:551-553. 2016
- Seroepidemiological Study of Interepidemic Rift Valley Fever Virus Infection Among Persons with Intense Ruminant Exposure in Madagascar and Kenya. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 93:1364-1370. 2015
- The Influence of Socio-economic, Behavioural and Environmental Factors on Taenia spp. Transmission in Western Kenya: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Humans and Pigs.. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 9. 2015
- Methodological Framework for World Health Organization Estimates of the Global Burden of Foodborne Disease.. PLOS ONE. 10. 2015
- World Health Organization Estimates of the Global and Regional Disease Burden of 11 Foodborne Parasitic Diseases, 2010: A Data Synthesis. PLOS Medicine. 12. 2015
- Shrinking a large dataset to identify variables associated with increased risk of Plasmodium falciparum infection in Western Kenya.. Epidemiology and Infection. 143:3538-3545. 2015
- Serological Evidence of MERS-CoV Antibodies in Dromedary Camels (Camelus dromedaries) in Laikipia County, Kenya. PLOS ONE. 10. 2015
- A putative, novel coli surface antigen 8B (CS8B) of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.. Pathogens and Disease. 73. 2015
- Assessing and understanding food safety risk practices in Nairobi pork food system: A value chain approach 2015
- Estimating the basic reproductive number (R0) for African swine fever virus (ASFV) transmission between pig herds in Uganda. PLOS ONE. 10. 2015
- Antimicrobial resistance and the global livestock sector 2015
- Livestock and food security: An ILRI perspective 2015
- Studies of zoonoses in dynamic livestock systems in Kenya 2015
- Prevalence of porcine cysticercosis in the Lake Kyoga Basin, Uganda. BMC Veterinary Research. 10:239-239. 2014
- The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010: Interpretation and Implications for the Neglected Tropical Diseases. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 8. 2014
- Measuring underreporting and under-ascertainment in infectious disease datasets: a comparison of methods.. BMC Public Health. 14:147-147. 2014
- A METAGENOMIC APPROACH IDENTIFIES PLASMODIUM SPECIES IN BATS IN KENYA 2014
- The spatial ecology of free-ranging domestic pigs ( Sus scrofa ) in western Kenya. BMC Veterinary Research. 9:46-46. 2013
- The Dispersal Ecology of Rhodesian Sleeping Sickness Following Its Introduction to a New Area 2013
- Prevalence of porcine cysticercosis and associated risk factors in Homa Bay District, Kenya. BMC Veterinary Research. 8:234-234. 2012
- Co-infections: Biological patterns in multiple-infected hosts 2012
- Epidemiology of bacterial infections in livestock and their human keepers in Western Kenya 2012
- Slaughterhouse Zoonoses: Are workers reservoirs of zoonotic disease? 2012
- Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990?2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 2012
- Estimating and Mapping the Population at Risk of Sleeping Sickness 2012
- Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990?2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 2012
- Herd prevalence of bovine brucellosis and analysis of risk factors in cattle in urban and peri-urban areas of the Kampala economic zone, Uganda. BMC Veterinary Research. 7:60-60. 2011
- Factors Associated with Acquisition of Human Infective and Animal Infective Trypanosome Infections in Domestic Livestock in Western Kenya 2011
- Population-dynamics focussed rapid rural mapping and characterisation of the pen-urban interface of Kampala, Uganda. Land Use Policy. 27:888-897. 2010
- Quantifying the Burden of Rhodesiense Sleeping Sickness in Urambo District, Tanzania 2010
- Serological Patterns of Brucellosis, Leptospirosis and Q Fever in Bos indicus Cattle in Cameroon 2010
- Spatial Predictions of Rhodesian Human African Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping Sickness) Prevalence in Kaberamaido and Dokolo, Two Newly Affected Districts of Uganda 2009
- Estimating the burden of rhodesiense sleeping sickness during an outbreak in Serere, eastern Uganda 2008
- The Burden of Human African Trypanosomiasis 2008
- Using remote sensing and geographic information systems to identify villages at high risk for rhodesiense sleeping sickness in Uganda. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 100:354-362. 2006
- Quantifying the level of under‐detection of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense sleeping sickness cases. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 10:840-849. 2005
- Spatial and temporal risk factors for the early detection of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense sleeping sickness patients in Tororo and Busia districts, Uganda.. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 98:569-576. 2004
- Assessing the patterns of health-seeking behaviour and awareness among sleeping-sickness patients in eastern Uganda. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 98:339-348. 2004
- Estimating human rabies mortality in the United Republic of Tanzania from dog bite injuries. Bulletin of The World Health Organization. 80:304-310. 2002
- Sleeping sickness: a tale of two diseases 2001
- Sleeping Sickness Rediscovered. Parasitology Today. 15:303-305. 1999
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document
- A pilot study to investigate the potential for developing a syndromic surveillance system based on meat inspection records in western Kenya 2017
- Surveillance for cystic echinococcosis in western Kenya: Distribution and genetic diversity 2017
- Urban perspectives on zoonotic diseases in livestock 2017
- Prevalence of epilepsy, human and porcine cysticercosis in western Kenya 2015
- An exploratory GIS-based method to identify and characterise landscapes with an elevated epidemiological risk of Rhodesian human African trypanosomiasis 2012
- Participatory prevalence estimation: A pilot survey in Kenya 2012
- Characterisation of the Wildlife Reservoir Community for Human and Animal Trypanosomiasis in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia 2011
- Evidence-Based Identification of the Most Important Livestock Related Zoonotic Diseases in Kampala, Uganda 2011
- Analysis of risk factors for T. brucei rhodesiensesleeping sickness within villages in south-east Uganda 2008
- Inaugural Meeting of the Cysticercosis Working Group in Europe1 2008
- Animal movements and the spread of infectious diseases 2006
- Estimating the Public Health Impact of Rabies 2004
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editorial article
- Minyoo Matata – The Vicious Worm – A Taenia solium Computer-Based Health-Education Tool – in Swahili. Trends in Parasitology. 33:746-748. 2017
- Antibiotic resistance is the quintessential One Health issue. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 110:377-380. 2016
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review
- Are Food Animals Responsible for Transfer of Antimicrobial-Resistant Escherichia coli or Their Resistance Determinants to Human Populations? A Systematic Review. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 467-474. 2018
- Urbanization and Disease Emergence: Dynamics at the Wildlife–Livestock–Human Interface. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 55-67. 2017
- The global burden of foodborne parasitic diseases: an update. Trends in Parasitology. 20-26. 2014