Tags: zoonotic diseases

ILRI News on zoonotic diseases

12 May 2022

Investigating pathogens in wildlife in Kenya to tackle neglected zoonoses

Wild animals harbour many pathogens that can infect livestock and people. Because of this, epidemiological studies on these pathogens should include wildlife sampling to generate data on their distribution patterns in natural ecologies. This has been the overriding interest under the Co-infection...

James AkokoField Officer
Bernard RonohWildlife veterinarian(Kenya Wildlife Service)
Nelly BargoiyetField assistant

ILRI News

10 May 2022

Co-infection project updates partners on progress

The three-year International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)- led ‘Co-infection with Rift Valley fever virus, Brucella spp. and Coxiella burnetii in humans and animals in Kenya: Disease burden and ecological factors’ project recently reviewed its activities at a two-day partners and...

Geoffrey NjengaCommunications Specialist

ILRI News

12 Apr 2022

Q fever common in Tana River and Garissa counties: New study reveals

Coxiella burnetii , the bacterium that causes query fever (Q fever) in humans and livestock, is widely spread in Kenya’s Tana River and Garissa counties and it could pose serious economic and human health risks in the region. This is one of the findings of a study by the International Livestock...

Geoffrey NjengaCommunications Specialist
Daniel Nthiwa(ILRI)

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Publications on zoonotic diseases

Brief

Published2022

Drivers of human-wildlife interactions: A case study of wildlife value chains in Vietnam

Journal Article

Published2022

Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of trichinellosis and T. solium cysticercosis in indigenous pigs in Hoa Binh Province, Vietnam

Journal Article

Published2022

Campylobacter positivity and public health risks in live bird markets, Busia, Kenya: A value chain analysis

Blog Post

Published2022

Understanding the urban soup: Investigating microbiology at the scale of a whole city in the tropics

Journal Article

Published2022

Sero-prevalence of West Nile virus in urban and peri-urban poultry farms of Guwahati, India

Presentation

Published2021

One Health and zoonoses projects at the International Livestock Research Institute

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ILRI Projects on zoonotic diseases

May 2022Apr 2025

Reducing losses and zoonotic risks along the Burkina Faso poultry value chain through a One Health approach

Poultry disease in Burkina Faso is a major constraint to productivity and can negatively affect human health. Training of poultry producers and sellers on better farm and market practices, and effective business models that enhance value chain linkages can improve the safety and productivity of the...

Jan 2022Dec 2025

Improving human health through sustainable value chains in human-animal-environmental interactions using ICT in Vietnam (ICT4Health)

Emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases such as Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, Ebola, rabies and avian influenza pose a major threat to humans and animal health globally. These diseases may have a wildlife reservoir or involve domestic animals. In Southeast Asia, continued losses...

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...