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DOI	10.1371/journal.pone.0297274
	Higher livestock abortion burden in arid and semi-arid lands, Kenya, 2019-2020
	Gachohi, John; Njoki, Peris; Mogoa, Eddy; Otieno, Fredrick; Muturi, Mathew; Mwatondo, Athman; Ngere, Isaac; Dawa, Jeanette; Nasimiyu, Carolyne; Osoro, Eric; Bett, Bernard; Njenga, Kariuki
通讯作者	Gachohi, J
来源期刊	PLOS ONE
ISSN	1932-6203
出版年	2024
卷号	19 期号:2
英文摘要	Tracking livestock abortion patterns over time and across factors such as species and agroecological zones (AEZs) could inform policies to mitigate disease emergence, zoonoses risk, and reproductive losses. We conducted a year-long population-based active surveillance of livestock abortion between 2019 and 2020, in administrative areas covering 52% of Kenya's landmass and home to 50% of Kenya's livestock. Surveillance sites were randomly selected to represent all AEZs in the country. Local animal health practitioners electronically transmitted weekly abortion reports from each ward, the smallest administrative unit, to a central server, using a simple short messaging service (SMS). Data were analyzed descriptively by administrative unit, species, and AEZ to reveal spatiotemporal patterns and relationships with rainfall and temperature. Of 23,766 abortions reported in all livestock species, sheep and goats contributed 77%, with goats alone contributing 53%. Seventy-seven per cent (n = 18,280) of these abortions occurred in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) that primarily practice pastoralism production systems. While spatiotemporal clustering of cases was observed in May-July 2019 in the ASALs, there was a substantial seasonal fluctuation across AEZs. Kenya experiences high livestock abortion rates, most of which go unreported. We recommend further research to document the national true burden of abortions. In ASALs, studies linking pathogen, climate, and environmental surveillance are needed to assign livestock abortions to infectious or non-infectious aetiologies and conducting human acute febrile illnesses surveillance to detect any links with the abortions.
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:001177191300013
WOS类目	Multidisciplinary Sciences
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/405181
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Gachohi, John,Njoki, Peris,Mogoa, Eddy,et al. Higher livestock abortion burden in arid and semi-arid lands, Kenya, 2019-2020[J],2024,19(2).
APA	Gachohi, John.,Njoki, Peris.,Mogoa, Eddy.,Otieno, Fredrick.,Muturi, Mathew.,...&Njenga, Kariuki.(2024).Higher livestock abortion burden in arid and semi-arid lands, Kenya, 2019-2020.PLOS ONE,19(2).
MLA	Gachohi, John,et al."Higher livestock abortion burden in arid and semi-arid lands, Kenya, 2019-2020".PLOS ONE 19.2(2024).