The 2006-2007 Rift Valley fever outbreak in Kenya: Sources of early warning messages and response measures implemented by the Department of Veterinary Services

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KE
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierJohn Gachohi: 0000-0001-9854-7490en
cg.creator.identifierBernard Bett: 0000-0001-9376-2941en
cg.identifier.urlhttp://web.oie.int/boutique/index.php?page=ficprod&id_prec=1075&id_produit=1242en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issue3en
cg.journalScientific and Technical Reviewen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriAGRI-HEALTHen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL DISEASESen
cg.subject.ilriDISEASE CONTROLen
cg.subject.ilriEMERGING DISEASESen
cg.subject.ilriEPIDEMIOLOGYen
cg.subject.ilriRVFen
cg.volume31en
dc.contributor.authorGachohi, John M.en
dc.contributor.authorBett, Bernard K.en
dc.contributor.authorNjogu, G.en
dc.contributor.authorMariner, Jeffrey C.en
dc.contributor.authorJost, Christineen
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-16T16:33:29Zen
dc.date.available2013-03-16T16:33:29Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/27745
dc.titleThe 2006-2007 Rift Valley fever outbreak in Kenya: Sources of early warning messages and response measures implemented by the Department of Veterinary Servicesen
dcterms.abstractThe authors characterised sources of early warning messages about occurrences of Rift Valley fever (RVF) and examined the response measures that were used by the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) to manage the 2006–2007 RVF outbreaks in Kenya. The study was conducted between November 2009 and March 2010 and it included national, provincial and district veterinary officers who were involved in the management of the outbreak. Structured questionnaires were used to collect the data. Although the majority of the respondents reported having limited capacity to implement response measures, they perceived that the measures implemented were effective. Vaccination, movement control and market closures were the main response measures implemented, particularly in districts that had cases in both livestock and humans. Vaccination, however, was implemented too late and the coverage achieved was too low to be effective. The authors suggest ways to improve the capacity of the DVS to respond to similar outbreaks in the future.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationGachohi, J.M., Bett, B., Njogu, G., Mariner, J.C. and Jost, C.C. 2012. The 2006-2007 Rift Valley fever outbreak in Kenya: Sources of early warning messages and response measures implemented by the Department of Veterinary Services. Scientific and Technical Review 31(3): 877-887.en
dcterms.extentp. 877-887en
dcterms.issued2012-12-15en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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