Mapping brucellosis risk in Kenya and its implications for control strategies in sub-Saharan Africa.

ABSTRACT: In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), effective brucellosis control is limited, in part, by the lack of long-term commitments by governments to control the disease and the absence of reliable national human and livestock population-based data to inform policies. Therefore, we conducted a study to establish the national prevalence and develop a risk map for Brucella spp. in cattle to contribute to plans to eliminate the disease in Kenya by the year 2040. We randomly generated 268 geolocations and distributed them across Kenya, proportionate to the area of each of the five agroecological zones and the associated cattle population. Cattle herds closest to each selected geolocation were identified for sampling. Up to 25 cattle were sampled per geolocation and a semi-structured questionnaire was adminis

SUBMITTER: Akoko JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10657468 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature