Tags: disease control

ILRI News on disease control

24 Jun 2021

New study identifies contextual factors for the control of pork tapeworm in endemic areas

Access to services such as toilets and clean water, local knowledge, cultural norms and taboos; and the presence of regulatory frameworks such as meat inspection are among the key factors that determine the success or failure of Taenia solium control measures in endemic areas. These are the...

Nicholas NgwiliGraduate Fellow(ILRI)
Geoffrey NjengaCommunications Officer

ILRI News

04 May 2021

New study sheds light on the Brucella species circulating in Kenya

Research has revealed that B. abortus and B. melitensis are the dominant Brucella species circulating in several livestock hosts and humans in Kenya. Both B. abortus and B. melitensis were detected in cattle, sheep, goats, camels and humans. Brucellosis is a disease caused by a group of bacteria...

Geoffrey NjengaCommunications Officer

AgHealth blog

16 Mar 2021

Mapping the risk of livestock anthrax in Kenya helps identify disease hotspots to improve prevention and control

Developing risk maps for endemic livestock diseases is important for effective disease prevention and control, particularly in resource-limited countries. For endemic and easily diagnosed diseases such as anthrax, a useful approach involves analysis and mapping of historical data to identify...

Tezira LoreCommunication Specialist

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Publications on disease control

Report

Published2021

Community-based approach for the control of gastrointestinal parasites under smallholder sheep farming systems

Report

Published2021

Livestock disease priorities and health services in the highland crop-livestock and lowland pastoral systems in Ethiopia

Journal Article

Published2021

Tick treatment practices in the field: Access to, knowledge about, and on-farm use of acaricides in Laikipia, Kenya

Journal Article

Published2021

What could be the potential reasons for relatively low coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) fatality rates in Africa? The case for Ethiopia

Presentation

Published2021

Assessing community vulnerability to COVID-19 in Kenya: A spatial outlook

Report

Published2021

Rapport de l’atelier de formation des formateurs sur l’organisation inclusive des éleveurs dans la zone d’intervention du PRDAIGL

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ILRI Projects on disease control

Jan 2020Dec 2023

Livestock Production Systems in Zimbabwe (LIPS-Zim)

Livestock provides income and employment to farmers, agricultural service providers and others involved in the value chain. Zimbabwe’s livestock production system is characterized by small-scale subsistence farming. Despite the importance of livestock to rural livelihoods, productivity remains low...

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...

Aug 2011Jul 2014

Accelerating CBPP research towards a better vaccine through application of synthetic biology

Objectives: Our long-term perspective is to apply key synthetic biology technologies to gain knowledge for vaccine development against diverse mycoplasma infections; the current project will show proof of principle. Two approaches will be pursued. 1. We propose to transfer the synthetic biology...

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