Publications by authors named "H Kiara"
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a highly contagious and fatal disease of mostly domestic goats and sheep. First reported in Uganda in 2007, the extent of peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) exposure, geographical distribution and risk factors of its transmission and spread are not clearly understood. In this study, we used cluster random sampling methodology to select study villages from three districts representing three different production systems along Uganda's "cattle corridor".
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPeste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) is a transboundary, highly contagious, and fatal disease of small ruminants. PPR causes global annual economic losses of between USD 1.5 and 2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEast Coast Fever is a critical cattle disease in East and Southern Africa which is currently mainly controlled through frequent chemical removal of ticks, the disease vector. However, a vaccine conveying life-long immunity has existed for some time, known as the infection and treatment method (ITM), although it has so far not been widely adopted because of its cost, demanding distribution system and regulatory reservations. Also, despite having proved effective on the animal level, the promoters of the vaccine have not been able to show much evidence of its benefits on the herd, farm and household levels.
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- Brucellosis is a significant zoonotic disease in Kenya, and identifying its presence in milk can help assess the risk of human exposure.
- A study involved 175 households in pastoral areas of Kenya, collecting milk samples from both households and lactating animals, using methods like qPCR and ELISA to identify Brucella bacteria and antibodies.
- Findings revealed a prevalence of 2.4% in individual animal samples and 3.0% in pooled samples, predominantly in goats, highlighting a public health risk and the need for intervention strategies in affected areas.
The Infectious Diseases of East African Livestock (IDEAL) project was a longitudinal cohort study of calf health which was conducted in Western Kenya between 2007-2010. A total of 548 East African shorthorn zebu calves were recruited at birth and followed at least every 5 weeks during the first year of life. Comprehensive clinical and epidemiological data, blood and tissue samples were collected at every visit.
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