Leptospira bacteria detected in rodents in Tana River and Garissa counties of Kenya

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Edinburghen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Museums of Kenyaen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUppsala Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationSwedish University of Agricultural Sciencesen_US
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Healthen_US
cg.contributor.donorDepartment for International Development, United Kingdomen_US
cg.contributor.donorEconomic and Social Research Council, United Kingdomen_US
cg.contributor.donorNatural Environment Research Council, United Kingdomen_US
cg.contributor.donorSwedish Research Councilen_US
cg.coverage.countryKenyaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KEen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierMartin Wainaina: 0000-0002-4938-2543en_US
cg.creator.identifierBernard Bett: 0000-0001-9376-2941en_US
cg.creator.identifierJohanna Lindahl: 0000-0002-1175-0398en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/20008686.2018.1547093en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn2000-8686en_US
cg.issue1en_US
cg.journalInfection Ecology and Epidemiologyen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL DISEASESen_US
cg.subject.ilriIRRIGATIONen_US
cg.subject.ilriPESTSen_US
cg.subject.ilriZOONOTIC DISEASESen_US
cg.volume8en_US
dc.contributor.authorWainaina, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBett, Bernard K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOntiri, E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPicozzi, K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAgwanda, B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorStrand, T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGrace, Deliaen_US
dc.contributor.authorLundkvist, Å.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLindahl, Johanna F.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-20T08:45:50Zen_US
dc.date.available2018-12-20T08:45:50Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/98848en_US
dc.titleLeptospira bacteria detected in rodents in Tana River and Garissa counties of Kenyaen_US
dcterms.abstractIntroduction: Leptospirosis is a bacterial zoonotic disease with wide geographical spread. Its presence in Kenya and some of the neighbouring countries has been documented before and it is thought to contribute significantly to the number of febrile cases in human populations and abortions in livestock. This study investigated Leptospira spp. presence in rodents collected in both a pastoral and irrigated region of Kenya. Materials and methods: Blood and kidney samples were screened for leptospiral DNA by PCR, and ELISA was used to detect antibodies in tissue fluid. Results and discussion: Almost 42% (28/67) of the rodents were found to be PCR positive and 25% (14/56) by the ELISA test. Focus group discussions revealed that the local population perceived an increase in the rodent population and febrile illnesses not responsive to malarial treatment, a possible attestation of importance of non-malarial acute febrile illnesses such as leptospirosis in the communities. Conclusion: While the study was small, it indicated that rodents could play an important role as reservoir hosts for the bacteria in these areas.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2018-12-17en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationWainaina, M., Bett, B., Ontiri, E., Picozzi, K., Agwanda, B., Strand, T., Grace, D., Lundkvist, Å. and Lindahl, J. 2018. Leptospira bacteria detected in rodents in Tana River and Garissa counties of Kenya. Infection Ecology & Epidemiology 8(1): 1547093.en_US
dcterms.issued2018-01en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherInforma UK Limiteden_US
dcterms.subjectanimal diseasesen_US
dcterms.subjectzoonosesen_US
dcterms.subjectbacteriaen_US
dcterms.subjectriversen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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