Sero-prevalence of Brucellosis in Humans and their Animals: A Linked Cross-sectional Study in Two Selected Counties in Kenya
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2014), Poster Presentations
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2014)

Sero-prevalence of Brucellosis in Humans and their Animals: A Linked Cross-sectional Study in Two Selected Counties in Kenya

Poster Presentations
https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5166
Published 2014-03-09
Eric Ogola
Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kisumu, Kenya.
Samuel Thumbi
Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
Eric Osoro
Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
Eric Osoro
Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
Peninah Munyua
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nairobi, Kenya.
Sylvia Omulo
Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kisumu, Kenya.
Peter Mbatha
Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kisumu, Kenya.
Linus Ochieng
Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kisumu, Kenya.
Doris Marwanga
Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kisumu, Kenya.
Ian Njeru
Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
Muriithi Mbaabu
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Development, Nairobi, Kenya.
Salome Wanyoike
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Development, Nairobi, Kenya.
Kariuki Njenga
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Ogola, E., Thumbi, S., Osoro, E., Osoro, E., Munyua, P., Omulo, S., Mbatha, P., Ochieng, L., Marwanga, D., Njeru, I., Mbaabu, M., Wanyoike, S., & Njenga, K. (2014). Sero-prevalence of Brucellosis in Humans and their Animals: A Linked Cross-sectional Study in Two Selected Counties in Kenya. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5166
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Abstract

Brucellosis is one of the world's most widespread zoonosis. We determined the sero-prevalence and risk factors for brucellosis in humans and their animals in Kajiado and Kiambu Counties of Kenya through simultaneous cross sectional surveys. The current study simultaneously investigated the linkage in sero-prevalence between humans and their animals within the same household at the same time. A human prevalence range of 2.2%-14.1% is reported while the prevalence in animals was 1.2%-3.4%. Having animal contact as well as handling hides and skins (OR =6.6, 95% CI: 4.5-9.7) predisposed humans to exposure to brucellosis.
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