Digital Biosurveillance for Zoonotic Disease Detection in Kenya

by Ravikiran Keshavamurthy, Samuel M. Thumbi, Lauren E. Charles
Published 2021-06-01

"As long as the patient tells you it was a dog that bit him, why do you need to know more?" A qualitative study of how healthcare workers apply clinical guidelines to treat dog bit...

by Stevens Kisaka, Fredrick E Makumbi, Samuel Majalija, Alexander Kagaha, S M Thumbi
Published 2021-01-01

Epidemiology and preclinical management of dog bites among humans in Wakiso and Kampala districts, Uganda: Implications for prevention of dog bites and rabies.

by Stevens Kisaka, Fredrick E Makumbi, Samuel Majalija, Alexander Bangirana, S M Thumbi
Published 2020-01-01

Zoonotic disease research in East Africa

by Naomi Kemunto, Eddy Mogoa, Eric Osoro, Austin Bitek, M. Kariuki Njenga, S. M. Thumbi
Published 2018-11-01

Newcastle disease vaccine adoption by smallholder households in Tanzania: Identifying determinants and barriers.

by Zoë A Campbell, Thomas L Marsh, Emmanuel A Mpolya, Samuel M Thumbi, Guy H Palmer
Published 2018-01-01

Tool for Eliminating Dog-Mediated Human Rabies through Mass Dog Vaccination Campaigns

by Eduardo A. Undurraga, Jesse D. Blanton, S.M. Thumbi, Athman Mwatondo, Mathew Muturi, Ryan M. Wallace
Published 2017-12-01

Mortality as the primary constraint to enhancing nutritional and financial gains from poultry: A multi-year longitudinal study of smallholder farmers in western Kenya.

by Elkanah Otiang, Zoë A Campbell, Samuel M Thumbi, Lucy W Njagi, Philip N Nyaga, Guy H Palmer
Published 2020-01-01

Impact of routine Newcastle disease vaccination on chicken flock size in smallholder farms in western Kenya.

by Elkanah Otiang, Samuel M Thumbi, Zoë A Campbell, Lucy W Njagi, Philip N Nyaga, Guy H Palmer
Published 2021-01-01

Evidence of superficial knowledge regarding antibiotics and their use: Results of two cross-sectional surveys in an urban informal settlement in Kenya.

by Sylvia Omulo, Samuel M Thumbi, Svetlana Lockwood, Jennifer R Verani, Godfrey Bigogo, Geoffrey Masyongo, Douglas R Call
Published 2017-01-01

Why isn't everyone using the thermotolerant vaccine? Preferences for Newcastle disease vaccines by chicken-owning households in Tanzania.

by Zoë A Campbell, Samuel M Thumbi, Thomas L Marsh, Marsha B Quinlan, Gabriel M Shirima, Guy H Palmer
Published 2019-01-01

Effect of Inter-Observer Variation on the Association between Contamination Hazards and the Microbiological Quality of Water Sources: A Longitudinal Study

by Joseph Okotto-Okotto, Diogo Trajano Gomes da Silva, Emmah Kwoba, Samuel.M Thumbi, Peggy Wanza, Weiyu Yu, Jim A. Wright
Published 2020-12-01

Risk factors for human brucellosis among a pastoralist community in South-West Kenya, 2015

by Mathew Muturi, Austine Bitek, Athman Mwatondo, Eric Osoro, Doris Marwanga, Zeinab Gura, Phillip Ngere, Zipporah Nganga, S. M. Thumbi, Kariuki Njenga
Published 2018-12-01

Assessing the practicalities of joint snakebite and dog rabies control programs: Commonalities and potential pitfallsBox 1

by Terence P. Scott, Sanjib K. Sharma, Ryan M. Wallace, Louis H. Nel, Samir K. Adhikari, Bernadette Abela-Ridder, S.M. Thumbi
Published 2021-11-01

A mixed methods study to evaluate participatory mapping for rural water safety planning in western Kenya.

by Joseph Okotto-Okotto, Weiyu Yu, Emmah Kwoba, Samuel M Thumbi, Lorna Grace Okotto, Peggy Wanza, Diogo Trajano Gomes da Silva, Jim Wright
Published 2021-01-01

Prioritization of Zoonotic Diseases in Kenya, 2015.

by Peninah Munyua, Austine Bitek, Eric Osoro, Emily G Pieracci, Josephat Muema, Athman Mwatondo, Mathew Kungu, Mark Nanyingi, Radhika Gharpure, Kariuki Njenga, Samuel M Thumbi
Published 2016-01-01

A systematic review of Rift Valley Fever epidemiology 1931–2014

by Mark O. Nanyingi, Peninah Munyua, Stephen G. Kiama, Gerald M. Muchemi, Samuel M. Thumbi, Austine O. Bitek, Bernard Bett, Reese M. Muriithi, M. Kariuki Njenga
Published 2015-07-01

The Relationship between Livestock Ownership and Child Stunting in Three Countries in Eastern Africa Using National Survey Data.

by Emily M Mosites, Peter M Rabinowitz, Samuel M Thumbi, Joel M Montgomery, Guy H Palmer, Susanne May, Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, Marian L Neuhouser, Judd L Walson
Published 2015-01-01

Predictive Factors and Risk Mapping for Rift Valley Fever Epidemics in Kenya.

by Peninah M Munyua, R Mbabu Murithi, Peter Ithondeka, Allen Hightower, Samuel M Thumbi, Samuel A Anyangu, Jusper Kiplimo, Bernard Bett, Anton Vrieling, Robert F Breiman, M Kariuki Njenga
Published 2016-01-01

Serological evidence of single and mixed infections of Rift Valley fever virus, Brucella spp. and Coxiella burnetii in dromedary camels in Kenya.

by Mathew Muturi, James Akoko, Daniel Nthiwa, Bernard Chege, Richard Nyamota, Mathew Mutiiria, Josphat Maina, S M Thumbi, Mutono Nyamai, Samuel Kahariri, Rinah Sitawa, Joshua Kimutai, Wilson Kuria, Athman Mwatondo, Bernard Bett
Published 2021-03-01

Enhanced surveillance for Rift Valley Fever in livestock during El Niño rains and threat of RVF outbreak, Kenya, 2015-2016.

by Harry Oyas, Lindsey Holmstrom, Naomi P Kemunto, Matthew Muturi, Athman Mwatondo, Eric Osoro, Austine Bitek, Bernard Bett, Jane W Githinji, Samuel M Thumbi, Marc-Alain Widdowson, Peninah M Munyua, M Kariuki Njenga
Published 2018-04-01