Epidemiology of human and animal leptospirosis in Kenya: A systematic review and meta-analysis
cg.authorship.types | CGIAR and advanced research institute | en |
cg.contributor.affiliation | Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Germany | en |
cg.contributor.affiliation | International Livestock Research Institute | en |
cg.contributor.donor | CGIAR Trust Fund | en |
cg.contributor.initiative | One Health | |
cg.coverage.country | Kenya | |
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2 | KE | |
cg.coverage.region | Africa | |
cg.coverage.region | Eastern Africa | |
cg.creator.identifier | Martin Wainaina: 0000-0002-4938-2543 | en |
cg.creator.identifier | Joseph O. Wasonga: 0000-0003-4576-0233 | en |
cg.creator.identifier | Elizabeth Cook: 0000-0001-6081-8363 | en |
cg.howPublished | Grey Literature | en |
cg.place | Nairobi, Kenya | en |
cg.reviewStatus | Internal Review | en |
cg.subject.actionArea | Resilient Agrifood Systems | |
cg.subject.ilri | ANIMAL HEALTH | en |
cg.subject.ilri | HUMAN HEALTH | en |
cg.subject.ilri | ZOONOTIC DISEASES | en |
cg.subject.impactArea | Nutrition, health and food security | |
cg.subject.impactPlatform | Nutrition, Health and Food Security | |
cg.subject.sdg | SDG 3 - Good health and well-being | en |
dc.contributor.author | Wainaina, M. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Wasonga, Joseph | en |
dc.contributor.author | Cook, Elizabeth A.J. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2025-01-06T09:43:53Z | en |
dc.date.available | 2025-01-06T09:43:53Z | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168544 | |
dc.title | Epidemiology of human and animal leptospirosis in Kenya: A systematic review and meta-analysis | en |
dcterms.abstract | Key messages<br/> <ul> <li>Wide host range and considerable pooled seroprevalence in cattle and goats revealed the need for control in animal hosts.</li> <li>Raising awareness among farmers, health and veterinary professionals is needed for early recognition, diagnosis, and management. </li> <li>Rapid diagnostic tests and microscopic agglutination tests are needed for timely and accurate leptospirosis diagnosis. </li> <li>Molecular approaches needed to understand the circulating serovars and strain diversity for the effective control of leptospirosis. </li> </ul> | en |
dcterms.accessRights | Open Access | |
dcterms.audience | Academics | en |
dcterms.audience | Scientists | en |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Wainaina, M., Wasonga, J. and Cook, E.A.J. 2024. Epidemiology of human and animal leptospirosis in Kenya: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Poster presented at the 8th World One Health Congress, Cape Town, South Africa, 20–23 September 2024. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI. | en |
dcterms.issued | 2024-09-23 | en |
dcterms.language | en | |
dcterms.license | CC-BY-4.0 | |
dcterms.publisher | International Livestock Research Institute | en |
dcterms.subject | animal health | en |
dcterms.subject | health | en |
dcterms.subject | leptospirosis | en |
dcterms.subject | zoonoses | en |
dcterms.type | Poster |