Tags: animal diseases

ILRI News on animal diseases

05 Nov 2019

New study identifies factors affecting spread of brucellosis in humans and livestock in northeastern Kenya

Brucellosis is an important zoonotic disease that affects wildlife and livestock. People may get exposed to the disease through direct contact with an infected animal or consumption of raw or undercooked animal products. In humans, the disease is characterized by prolonged fever, body aches, joint...

ILRI News

03 Nov 2019

Ekta Patel

#OneHealthDay is this Sunday: Join ILRI in collaborative work for healthier people, animals and lands

A Fulani boy in Niger herds his family’s animals (photo credit:ILRI/Stevie Mann) Written by Ekta Patel & Susan MacMillan One Health is the collaborative efforts of multiple disciplines working locally, nationally and globally, to attain optimal health for people, animals and our environment. —...

ILRI News

23 Oct 2019

David Aronson

Workshop inaugurates surveillance project on human and animal diseases in Kenya

A variety of zoonotic diseases afflict Kenyan livestock and the people who raise them. Using a modified prioritization tool developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, experts in human and animal health in 2015 identified five priority zoonotic diseases in Kenya: anthrax,...

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Publications on animal diseases

Presentation

Published2019

Human and veterinary approaches to vaccination monitoring: What can foot-and-mouth disease learn from measles?

Journal Article

Published2019

A comprehensive survey of the prevalence and spatial distribution of ticks infesting cattle in different agro-ecological zones of Cameroon

Journal Article

Published2019

Temporal patterns and space‐time cluster analysis of foot‐and‐mouth disease (FMD) cases from 2007 to 2017 in Vietnam

Journal Article

Published2019

Detection of Toxoplasma gondii infection in semen of rams used for natural mating in commercial sheep farms in Tunisia

Journal Article

Published2019

Spatiotemporal analysis of historical records (2001–2012) on dengue fever in Vietnam and development of a statistical model for forecasting risk

Presentation

Published2019

Health and agri-food systems: Ensuring safe and fair foods for everyone

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ILRI Projects on animal diseases

Jun 2017May 2020

Identifying anthrax hotspots and associated ecological factors in Kenya

In Kenya and sub-Saharan Africa, outbreaks of anthrax occur in certain ecological regions, primarily triggered by weather extremes. Outbreaks of this neglected disease result in significant morbidity and mortality in humans, livestock and wildlife. The overall goal of this project is to identify...

Sep 2019Aug 2022

Co-infection with Rift Valley fever virus, Brucella spp. and Coxiella burnetii in humans and animals in Kenya: Disease burden and ecological factors

Rift Valley fever, brucellosis and Q fever cause serious illnesses in humans and are associated with extensive socio-economic losses in livestock. These diseases are prevalent in pastoral areas of Kenya and are among the country’s top 10 priority zoonoses. In people, the diseases cause intermittent...

Jun 2019May 2022

Epidemiology and control of peste des petits ruminants in East and West Africa

The global strategy for the control and eradication of peste des petits ruminants has been endorsed by more than 200 countries with the vision of a world free of the disease by 2030. This project supports ongoing global control and eradication efforts led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of...

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