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_US
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Healthen_US
cg.coverage.countryKenyaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KEen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierJohn Gachohi: 0000-0001-9854-7490en_US
cg.creator.identifierBernard Bett: 0000-0001-9376-2941en_US
cg.identifier.urlhttp://web.oie.int/boutique/index.php?page=ficprod&id_prec=1075&id_produit=1242en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issue3en_US
cg.journalScientific and Technical Reviewen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.ilriAGRI-HEALTHen_US
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL DISEASESen_US
cg.subject.ilriDISEASE CONTROLen_US
cg.subject.ilriEMERGING DISEASESen_US
cg.subject.ilriEPIDEMIOLOGYen_US
cg.subject.ilriRVFen_US
cg.volume31en_US
dc.contributor.authorGachohi, John M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBett, Bernard K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNjogu, G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMariner, Jeffrey C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorJost, Christineen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-16T16:33:29Zen_US
dc.date.available2013-03-16T16:33:29Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/27745en_US
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_US
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_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
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_US
dcterms.extentp. 877-887en_US
dcterms.issued2012-12-15en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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