ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2016
Serologic Evidence of the Geographic Distribution of Bacterial Zoonotic Agents in Kenya, 2007.
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- A systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based anthrax prevalence in Africa with a one health narrative synthesis of outbreak surveillance.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Systematic review of brucellosis in Kenya: disease frequency in humans and animals and risk factors for human infection.BMC public health · 2016Pooled it
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- High incidence of human brucellosis in a rural Pastoralist community in Kenya, 2015.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- Hospital-based evidence on cost-effectiveness of brucellosis diagnostic tests and treatment in Kenyan hospitals.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
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- Risk factors for human brucellosis among a pastoralist community in South-West Kenya, 2015.BMC research notes · 2018Article
- Recurrent Anthrax Outbreaks in Humans, Livestock, and Wildlife in the Same Locality, Kenya, 2014-2017.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2018Article
- The Detection of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia DNA in Tick Samples From Pastoral Communities in Kenya.Journal of medical entomology · 2017Article
- Human Brucellosis in Febrile Patients Seeking Treatment at Remote Hospitals, Northeastern Kenya, 2014-2015.Emerging infectious diseases · 2016Article
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Abstract
Diseases of zoonotic origin contribute to the burden of febrile illnesses in developing countries. We evaluated serologic evidence of exposure to Bacillus anthracis, Brucella spp., spotted fever group rickettsioses (SFGR), and typhus group rickettsioses (TGR) from samples of persons aged 15-64 years collected during a nationwide human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) serosurvey conducted in 2007 in Kenya. The seropositivity observed for pathogens was B. anthracis 11.3%, Brucella spp. 3.0%, SFGR 23.3%, and TGR 0.6%. On univariate analysis, seropositivity for each pathogen was significantly associated with the following risk factors: B. anthracis with province of residence; Brucella spp. with sex, education level, and wealth; SFGR with age, education level, wealth, and province of residence; and TGR with province of residence. On multivariate analysis, seropositivity remained significantly associated with wealth and province for B. anthracis; with sex and age for Brucella spp; and with sex, education level, and province of residence for SFGR whereas TGR had no significance. High IgG seropositivity to these zoonotic pathogens (especially, B. anthracis and SFGR) suggests substantial exposure. These pathogens should be considered in the differential diagnosis of febrile illness in Kenya.
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