Publications by authors named "Jack O Omolo"
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- * A study conducted in August 2021 surveyed 381 livestock farmers and professionals from various sectors in Kenya to assess their knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding antimicrobial use (AMU) and AMR.
- * Results showed that while knowledge of AMR and AMU was relatively high among animal health service providers and One Health practitioners, only about a third of farmers exhibited desirable practices, indicating a gap in effective management and understanding of AMR-related issues.
Introduction: anthrax is endemic in some parts of Kenya causing mortalities in livestock and morbidity in humans. On January 20, 2018, news media reported suspected anthrax in a remote southern Kenyan village after villagers became ill following consumption of meat from a dead cow that was confirmed, by microscopy, to have died of anthrax. We assessed community knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) to identify intervention gaps for anthrax prevention.
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