Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Subject "Nairobi"

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    • Bacterial contamination of kale (brassica oleracea acephala) along the supply chain in Nairobi and its environs 

      Kutto, E; Ngigi, M.W.; Karanja, N.; Kang'ethe, E.; Bebora, C.; Lagerkvist, C.J. (Department of Agricultural Economics, 2011)
      Objective: To assess the microbiological safety of kale (Brassica oleracea Acephala) produced from farms and those sold at the markets with special focus on coliforms, E.coli and Salmonella. Design: A cross sectional ...

    • Cases of Pig Poisoning Encountered Naturally in Smallholder Farms in Nairobi and Its Environs 

      Karanja, D N; Ngatia, T A; Wabacha, J K; Bebora, L C (Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Nairobi, 2011)
      Systematic necropsies were conducted on 84 pig carcasses presented to Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology between June 2004 and June 2007. Affected farms were visited in order to gather epidemiological data. ...

    • Causes of calf mortality in peri-urban area of Nairobi, Kenya 

      Gitau, George K; Aleri, Joshua W; Mbuthia, Paul G; Mulei, Charles M (Department of clinical studiesDepartment of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, 2010)
      Abstract The study reported data from 507 post-mortem records in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya. The records were from carcasses ...

    • Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli serotype O111:HNT isolated from preterm neonates in Nairobi, Kenya 

      Senerwa, D; Olsvik, O; Mutanda, L N; Lindqvist, K J; Gathuma, J M; Fossum, K; Wachsmuth, K (Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 1989-06)
      This investigation was initiated as a consequence of several cases of diarrhea in a nursery ward for preterm babies in Nairobi, Kenya. Ten lactose-positive colonies were isolated from the stools of each of 30 neonates, ...

    • Isolation of Enterotoxigenic E. coli from Food-Handlers in Selected Tourist - Class Hotels in Nairobi 

      Bebora, L C; Oundo, J O; Munene, M N (Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2005)
      A total of 3866 stool samples from food-handlers from tourist hotels in Nairobi were screened for the presence of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC). This was done using the “salting out” (hydrophobicity) technique. ...

    • The occurrence of aflatoxin in poultry tissues collected in Nairobi, Kenya. 

      Gathumbi, J K; Bebora, L C (Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2000)
      106 (80 from poultry slaughterhouse and 26 from sick birds) chicken liver samples collected during October 1997 were analysed to determine the extent of aflatoxin B1 in poultry tissues. Analysis of aflatoxin B1 was done ...

    • Participatory and integrative approaches to food safety in developing country cities 

      Grace, Delia; Kang’ethe, Erastus; Waltner-Toews, David (SpringerInternational Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi,Veterinarians Without Borders, Victoria, Canada, 2012)

    • Participatory probabilistic assessment of the risk to human health associated with cryptosporidiosis from urban dairying in Dagoretti, Nairobi, Kenya 

      Delia, Grace; Joseph, Monda; Nancy, Karanja; Thomas, F. Randolph; Erastus, K. Kang’ethe (International Livestock Research InstituteDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,Department of Soil Science, University of Nairobi, 2009)
      We carried out a participatory risk assessment to estimate the risk (negative consequences and their likelihood) from zoonotic Cryptosporidium originating in dairy farms in urban Dagoretti, Nairobi to dairy farm households ...

    • Prevalence of cryptosporidiosis in dairy cattle, cattle-keeping families, their non-cattle-keeping neighbours and HIV-positive 

      Kange’the, Erastus; McDermott, Brigid; Grace, Delia; Mbae, Cecilia; Mulinge, Erastus; Monda, Joseph; Nyongesa, Concepta; Ambia, Julie; Njehu, Alice (tment of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi,Biometry Unit, Department of Crop Science, University of Nairobi,International Livestock Research Institute,Centre for Microbiological Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute,, 2012)
      This paper reports a study estimating the prevalence of cryptosporidiosis, an emerging zoonosis, in people and cattle in Dagoretti, Nairobi. A repeated cross-sectional survey was carried out among randomly selected cattle ...

    • A Retrospective Study of Reproductive Conditions in Bitches in Nairobi 

      Aleri, J W; Mutembei, H M; Mulei, Charles M; Gakombe, J W; Mbugua, S M (Department of clinical studies, 2010)
      A twenty year retrospective study was carried out in the Small Animal Clinic, University of Nairobi, Kenya and in a private Small Animal Clinic in Nairobi between the years 1988 to 2008. A total of 6548 bitches had been ...

    • Social and gender determinants of risk of cryptosporidiosis, an emerging zoonosis, in Dagoretti, Nairobi, Kenya 

      Kimani, Violet N; Mitoko, Grace; McDermott, Brigid; Grace, Delia; Ambia, Julie; Kiragu, Monica W; Njehu, Alice N; Sinja, Judith; Monda, Joseph G; Kang’ethe, Erastus K (Department of Community Health, University of Nairobi,Biometry Unit, Department of Crop Science, University of Nairobi,International Livestock Research Institute,Department of Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,, 2012)
      The aim of the study was to investigate the social and gender determinants of the risk of exposure to Cryptosporidium fromurban dairying in Dagoretti, Nairobi. Focus group discussions were held in six locations to obtain ...