Abstract: Ijara district in Kenya was one of the hotspots of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) during the 2006/2007 outbreak which led to human and animal deaths causing huge economic losses. The main constraint in the control and prevention of RVF is inadequate knowledge on its occurrence during the interepidemic period. This study was aimed at understanding the occurrence of RVF and perceived risk factors by pastoralists in cattle in Ijara to enable the development of improved community-based diseas...
Abstract: Tsetse and trypanosomosis have been extensively studied and an array of vector and disease control measures have been developed and applied with varying degrees of success. Current trypanosomosis control strategies rely on use of trypanocidal drugs, breeding of trypanotolerant cattle and tsetse control or eradication. Since none of these control options has proved to be a fully viable solution to the control of trypanosomosis, search for more tsetse fly and trypanosomosis control m...