Publications by authors named "George Njogu"
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- Researchers conducted surveillance for avian influenza viruses in domestic and wild birds near Lake Victoria, Kenya, due to nearby outbreaks in other countries.
- They tested over 14,000 specimens and found that 3.9% of poultry samples and 0.2% of wild bird fecal samples were positive for the virus, with most poultry infections being H9N2.
- Despite not detecting highly pathogenic H5N8, the study emphasizes the risk of HPAI virus introduction and establishment in the region, particularly through live bird markets.
Background: The Kenyan government has successfully been implementing sector specific and multisectoral projects aligned to the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA). For operational readiness and to enhance the effective planning and implementation of Global Health Security Programs (GHSP) at national and subnational level, there is an urgent need for stakeholders' engagement process to seek input in identifying challenges, prioritise activities for field implementation, and identify applied research and development questions, that should be addressed in the next five years.
Methods: The modified Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) method was used to identify global health security related priorities for multisectoral implementation in Kenya.
To capture lessons from the 2007 Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreak, epidemiological studies were carried out in Kenya and Tanzania. Somali pastoralists proved to be adept at recognizing symptoms of RVF and risk factors such as heavy rainfall and mosquito swarms. Sandik, which means "bloody nose," was used by Somalis to denote disease consistent with RVF.
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