Suspected Rabies in Humans and Animals, Laikipia County, Kenya by Mark Obonyo, James M. Akoko, Austine B. Orinde, Eric Osoro, Waqo Gufu Boru, Ian Njeru, Eric M. Fèvre

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Ethnography of the slaughterhouse: A case of Nanyuki slaughterhouse in Laikipia County, Rift Valley, Kenya by Edwin Ambani Ameso, Salome Atieno Bukachi, Charles Owuor Olungah, Tobias Haller

“…Abstract This paper focuses on establishing actors and their roles in the slaughterhouse processes in the Nanyuki slaughterhouse of Laikipia County. This is understood through the lens of the food system approach, based on the study findings of an anthropological study of pastoralism in Laikipia County, Kenya. …”
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The intersection of land use and human behavior as risk factors for zoonotic pathogen exposure in Laikipia County, Kenya. by Joseph Kamau, Elizabeth Ashby, Lindsey Shields, Jennifer Yu, Suzan Murray, Megan Vodzak, Allan Ole Kwallah, Peris Ambala, Dawn Zimmerman

“…We conducted a survey-based human behavioral study in Laikipia County, Kenya, which is characterized by a dynamic human-wildlife-livestock interface. …”
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Teachers’ appraisal of classroom physical environment on students’ academic performance in Kenya certificate of secondary education in Laikipia county by Margaret Macharia, Ursulla Okoth, Mercy Mugambi

“…To determine the extent to which appraisal of teachers on classroom physical environment influences students’ performance in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education in Laikipia County. The study targeted 94 public secondary schools which comprises of 94 principals and 1100 teachers in Laikipia County. …”
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Beef Production in the Rangelands: A Comparative Assessment between Pastoralism and Large-Scale Ranching in Laikipia County, Kenya by Veronica Mwangi, Samuel Owuor, Boniface Kiteme, Markus Giger

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Volunteer based approach to dog vaccination campaigns to eliminate human rabies: Lessons from Laikipia County, Kenya. by Adam W Ferguson, Dishon Muloi, Dedan K Ngatia, Wangechi Kiongo, Duncan M Kimuyu, Paul W Webala, Moses O Olum, Mathew Muturi, Samuel M Thumbi, Rosie Woodroffe, Lucy Murugi, Eric M Fèvre, Suzan Murray, Dino J Martins

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Correction: Serological Evidence of MERS-CoV Antibodies in Dromedary Camels (Camelus dromedaries) in Laikipia County, Kenya. by PLOS ONE Staff

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A preliminary assessment of the presence and distribution of invasive and potentially invasive alien plant species in Laikipia County, Kenya, a biodiversity hotspot by Arne B.R. Witt, Winnie Nunda, Tim Beale, Darren J. Kriticos

“…This is the first assessment of naturalised, invasive and potentially invasive alien plant species present in Laikipia County, Kenya, which hosts the highest populations of endangered large mammals in the country. …”
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Differing physiological and behavioral responses to anthropogenic factors between resident and non-resident African elephants at Mpala Ranch, Laikipia County, Kenya by Sandy Oduor, Janine Brown, Geoffrey M. Macharia, Nicole Boisseau, Suzan Murray, Paul Obade

“…Background Heterogeneous landscapes like those of Laikipia County, Kenya consist of a mosaic of land-use types, which may exert differential physiological effects on elephants that occupy and traverse them. …”
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Molecular evidence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in olive baboons and vervet monkeys in Kenya by Sophie Jerusa Masika, Gerald Mwangi Muchemi, Tequiero Abuom Okumu, Samson Mutura, Dawn Zimmerman, Joseph Kamau

“…The aim of this study was to determine whether Anaplasma phagocytophilum was circulating in olive baboons and vervet monkeys in Laikipia County, Kenya. Results Some 146 blood samples collected from olive baboons and 18 from vervet monkeys from Mpala Research Center and Ol jogi Conservancy in Laikipia County were screened for the presence of Anaplasma species using conventional Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), and then A. phagocytophilum was confirmed by sequencing using conventional PCR targeting 16S rRNA. …”
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Resolving a conservation dilemma: Vulnerable lions eating endangered zebras. by Timothy G O'Brien, Margaret F Kinnaird, Steven Ekwanga, Christopher Wilmers, Terrie Williams, Alayne Oriol-Cotterill, Daniel Rubenstein, Laurence G Frank

“…Recently, concern about the impact of recovering predator populations on wildlife in Laikipia County, Kenya, has led to questions of whether lions (Panthera leo, IUCN Red List Vulnerable) exert top-down pressure on Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi, IUCN Red List Endangered). …”
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Endemicity of Yaws and Seroprevalence of Treponema pallidum Antibodies in Nonhuman Primates, Kenya by Dawn M. Zimmerman, Emily H. Hardgrove, Michael E. von Fricken, Joseph Kamau, Daniel Chai, Samson Mutura, Velma Kivali, Fatima Hussein, Peris Ambala, Andrea Surmat, Joseph G. Maina, Sascha Knauf

“…We report seroprevalence for Treponema pallidum antibodies in olive baboons (Papio anubis) and vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) in Laikipia County, Kenya. Our results suggest endemicity of the yaws bacterium in monkeys, posing a possible zoonotic threat to humans.…”
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Observation of a black‐cheeked waxbill (Brunhilda charmosyna) cleaning a Kirk’s dik‐dik (Madoqua kirkii) by Brendah Nyaguthii, Peter Njoroge, Damien R. Farine

“…In this note, we document the novel observation of a black‐cheeked waxbill (Brunhilda charmosyna) appearing to clean a Kirk's dik‐dik (Madoqua kirkii), at the Mpala Research Centre in Laikipia County, Kenya. The purported cleaning took place for over one minute and is notable firstly for the dik‐dik remaining still for the duration of cleaning and secondly for involving two species that are much smaller than those traditionally involved in bird–mammal cleaning interactions. …”
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Draft genome sequences of three emerging beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in the camel production system in Northern Kenya [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Brian Ogoti, Dino Martins, Joseph Kamau, Irene Karegi, Victor Musyoki, Rachael Gachogo, Frank Onyambu

“…We report the draft genome sequences and annotation of three beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (E.coli) strains isolated from fecal samples of healthy camels in Laikipia county, Kenya. This data adds to the online genome resources to support the ongoing antimicrobial resistance surveillance in the livestock-wildlife interface.…”
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Herders and herdsmen: The remaking of pastoral livelihoods in Laikipia, Kenya by Kayla Yurco

“…These efforts are especially prevalent in East African rangelands where pastoralists, livestock, and wildlife commonly overlap outside of formal protected areas. Laikipia County, Kenya, is one region renowned for abundant and diverse wildlife species sustained outside protected areas through a collective of conservation activities among private landowners and pastoral group ranches. …”
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Reasserting the commons: Pastoral contestations of private and state lands in East Africa by John G. Galaty

“…Examining three scenes of tenure transitions involving Kenyan pastoralists (Laikipia County, the Rift Valley, Narok County and Kajiado County), this paper examines cases in which transaction and exclusion dynamics – which are metaphors for the institutional effects of social and territorial relations- lead to changing land-use practices and tenure transitions. …”
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Modelling the influence of naturally acquired immunity from subclinical infection on outbreak dynamics and persistence of rabies in domestic dogs. by Susannah Gold, Christl A Donnelly, Rosie Woodroffe, Pierre Nouvellet

“…We developed a stochastic model for canine rabies, parameterised for Laikipia County, Kenya, to explore the implications of different scenarios for naturally acquired immunity to rabies in domestic dogs. …”
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Social categories and agency within a Conservation Agriculture framework in Laikipia, Kenya by Joana Sousa, Paulo Rodrigues, Gottlieb Basch

“…For this purpose, we have conducted archive research, recorded the social memory of agricultural policies and farming techniques, and examined contemporary conceptual frameworks and institutional networks around CA in Ethi and Umande in Laikipia County, Central Kenya. We identified evidence of historical continuity in the strategies and methods of agricultural promotional practices. …”
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Modelling the influence of naturally acquired immunity from subclinical infection on outbreak dynamics and persistence of rabies in domestic dogs by Gold, S, Donnelly, CA, Woodroffe, R, Nouvellet, P

“…We developed a stochastic model for canine rabies, parameterised for Laikipia County, Kenya, to explore the implications of different scenarios for naturally acquired immunity to rabies in domestic dogs. …”

Investigation of extramammary sources of Group B Streptococcus reveals its unusual ecology and epidemiology in camels. by Dinah Seligsohn, Chiara Crestani, Nduhiu Gitahi, Emelie Lejon Flodin, Erika Chenais, Ruth N Zadoks

“…Among 88 adult camels and 93 calves from six herds in Laikipia County, Kenya, GBS was detected in 20% of 50 milk samples, 25% of 152 nasal swabs, 8% of 90 oral swabs and 3% of 90 rectal swabs, but not in vaginal swabs. …”
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