Drivers and potential distribution of anthrax occurrence and incidence at national and sub-county levels across Kenya from 2006 to 2020 using INLA

Abstract Anthrax is caused by, Bacillus anthracis, a soil-borne bacterium that infects grazing animals. Kenya reported a sharp increase in livestock anthrax cases from 2005, with only 12% of the sub-counties (decentralised administrative units used by Kenyan county governments to facilitate service...

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Main Authors: Valentina A. Ndolo, David William Redding, Isaac Lekolool, David Mumo Mwangangi, David Onyango Odhiambo, Mark A. Deka, Andrew J. K. Conlan, James L. N. Wood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24589-5