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

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Edinburghen
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Museums of Kenyaen
cg.contributor.affiliationUppsala Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationSwedish University of Agricultural Sciencesen
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.donorDepartment for International Development, United Kingdomen
cg.contributor.donorEconomic and Social Research Council, United Kingdomen
cg.contributor.donorNatural Environment Research Council, United Kingdomen
cg.contributor.donorSwedish Research Councilen
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KE
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierMartin Wainaina: 0000-0002-4938-2543en
cg.creator.identifierBernard Bett: 0000-0001-9376-2941en
cg.creator.identifierJohanna Lindahl: 0000-0002-1175-0398en
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/20008686.2018.1547093en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2000-8686en
cg.issue1en
cg.journalInfection Ecology and Epidemiologyen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL DISEASESen
cg.subject.ilriIRRIGATIONen
cg.subject.ilriPESTSen
cg.subject.ilriZOONOTIC DISEASESen
cg.volume8en
dc.contributor.authorWainaina, M.en
dc.contributor.authorBett, Bernard K.en
dc.contributor.authorOntiri, E.en
dc.contributor.authorPicozzi, K.en
dc.contributor.authorAgwanda, B.en
dc.contributor.authorStrand, T.en
dc.contributor.authorGrace, Deliaen
dc.contributor.authorLundkvist, Å.en
dc.contributor.authorLindahl, Johanna F.en
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-20T08:45:50Zen
dc.date.available2018-12-20T08:45:50Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/98848
dc.titleLeptospira bacteria detected in rodents in Tana River and Garissa counties of Kenyaen
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
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2018-12-17en
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
dcterms.issued2018-01en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherInforma UK Limiteden
dcterms.subjectanimal diseasesen
dcterms.subjectzoonosesen
dcterms.subjectbacteriaen
dcterms.subjectriversen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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