Digital Biosurveillance for Zoonotic Disease Detection in Kenya

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

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

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

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

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

Carriage of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in a high-density informal settlement in Kenya is associated with environmental risk-factors

by Sylvia Omulo, Eric T. Lofgren, Svetlana Lockwood, Samuel M. Thumbi, Godfrey Bigogo, Alice Ouma, Jennifer R. Verani, Bonventure Juma, M. Kariuki Njenga, Samuel Kariuki, Terry F. McElwain, Guy H. Palmer, Douglas R. Call
Published 2021-01-01

Volunteer based approach to dog vaccination campaigns to eliminate human rabies: Lessons from Laikipia County, Kenya.

by Adam W Ferguson, Dishon Muloi, Dedan K Ngatia, Wangechi Kiongo, Duncan M Kimuyu, Paul W Webala, Moses O Olum, Mathew Muturi, Samuel M Thumbi, Rosie Woodroffe, Lucy Murugi, Eric M Fèvre, Suzan Murray, Dino J Martins
Published 2020-07-01

Parasite co-infections and their impact on survival of indigenous cattle.

by Samuel M Thumbi, Barend Mark de Clare Bronsvoort, Elizabeth Jane Poole, Henry Kiara, Philip G Toye, Mary Ndila Mbole-Kariuki, Ilana Conradie, Amy Jennings, Ian Graham Handel, Jacobus Andries Wynand Coetzer, Johan C A Steyl, Olivier Hanotte, Mark E J Woolhouse
Published 2014-01-01

Endemic chikungunya fever in Kenyan children: a prospective cohort study

by Doris K. Nyamwaya, Mark Otiende, Donwilliams O. Omuoyo, George Githinji, Henry K. Karanja, John N. Gitonga, Zaydah R. de Laurent, James R. Otieno, Rosemary Sang, Everlyn Kamau, Stanley Cheruiyot, Edward Otieno, Charles N. Agoti, Philip Bejon, Samuel M. Thumbi, George M. Warimwe
Published 2021-02-01

Microbiome sharing between children, livestock and household surfaces in western Kenya.

by Emily Mosites, Matt Sammons, Elkanah Otiang, Alexander Eng, Cecilia Noecker, Ohad Manor, Sarah Hilton, Samuel M Thumbi, Clayton Onyango, Gemina Garland-Lewis, Douglas R Call, M Kariuki Njenga, Judith N Wasserheit, Jennifer A Zambriski, Judd L Walson, Guy H Palmer, Joel Montgomery, Elhanan Borenstein, Richard Omore, Peter M Rabinowitz
Published 2017-01-01

Portable Rabies Virus Sequencing in Canine Rabies Endemic Countries Using the Oxford Nanopore MinION

by Crystal M. Gigante, Gowri Yale, Rene Edgar Condori, Niceta Cunha Costa, Nguyen Van Long, Phan Quang Minh, Vo Dinh Chuong, Nguyen Dang Tho, Nguyen Tat Thanh, Nguyen Xuan Thin, Nguyen Thi Hong Hanh, Gati Wambura, Frederick Ade, Oscar Mito, Veronicah Chuchu, Mathew Muturi, Athman Mwatondo, Katie Hampson, Samuel M. Thumbi, Byron G. Thomae, Victor Hugo de Paz, Sergio Meneses, Peninah Munyua, David Moran, Loren Cadena, Andrew Gibson, Ryan M. Wallace, Emily G. Pieracci, Yu Li
Published 2020-11-01