Effect of ecological and anthropogenic factors on grouping patterns in African lions across Kenya by Mumbi Chege, Laura D. Bertola, Geert R. De Snoo, Shadrack Ngene, Tobias Otieno, Irene Amoke, Maarten van't Zelfde, Stephanie Dolrenry, Femke Broekhuis, Will Tamis, Hans H. De Iongh, Nicholas B. Elliot

Get full text

A review on the potential effects of environmental and economic factors on sheep genetic diversity: Consequences of climate change by George Wanjala, Putri Kusuma Astuti, Zoltán Bagi, Nelly Kichamu, Péter Strausz, Szilvia Kusza

Get full text

Selection Signature Analyses Revealed Genes Associated With Adaptation, Production, and Reproduction in Selected Goat Breeds in Kenya by Ruth W. Waineina, Ruth W. Waineina, Tobias O. Okeno, Evans D. Ilatsia, Kiplangat Ngeno

Get full text

Editorial: Disease Ecology: Novel Concepts and Methods to Track and Forecast Disease Emergence, Transmission, Spread, and Endemization by Michel de Garine-Wichatitsky, Michel de Garine-Wichatitsky, Michel de Garine-Wichatitsky, Olivia Wesula Lwande, Nicholas M. Fountain-Jones, Kim VanderWaal, Vincent Obanda

Get full text

An extended singular spectrum transformation (SST) for the investigation of Kenyan precipitation data by N. Itoh, N. Marwan

“…With regards to the application, we find change points in the precipitation data of Kenyan towns (Nakuru, Naivasha, Narok, and Kisumu) which coincide with the variability of the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) suggesting its impact of extreme climate in East Africa.…”
Get full text

Geospatial characterization of climate-smart agroforestry in two contrasting physiographic zones of Rwanda by Donatien Ntawuruhunga, Edwin Estomii Ngowi, Halima Omari Mangi, Raymond John Salanga, Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku

Get full text

Viral Population Diversity during Co-Infection of Foot-And-Mouth Disease Virus Serotypes SAT1 and SAT2 in African Buffalo in Kenya by Rachel M. Palinski, Barbara Brito, Frederick R. Jaya, Abraham Sangula, Francis Gakuya, Miranda R. Bertram, Steven J. Pauszek, Ethan J. Hartwig, George R. Smoliga, Vincent Obanda, George P. Omondi, Kimberly VanderWaal, Jonathan Arzt

Get full text

A creative approach to participatory mapping on climate change impacts among very young adolescents in Kenya by Carmen H Logie, Sarah Van Borek, Anoushka Lad, Lesley Gittings, Julia Kagunda, Humphres Evelia, Clara Gachoki, Kevin Oyugi, Mercy Wanjiru Chege, Beldine Omondi, Maryline Okuto, Lina Taing

“…The aim of this paper is to describe the design of a multi-media participatory mapping tool to identify and address the interconnections between social, health, and environmental well-being with very young adolescents (aged 10-14 years) in six geographically-diverse, climate-affected regions of Kenya (Nairobi, Kisumu, Kilifi, Naivasha, Isiolo, and Kalobeyei Refugee Settlement). …”
Get full text

Population monitoring of a Critically Endangered antelope, the mountain bongo, using camera traps and a novel identification scheme by Tommy Sandri, Mike Prettejohn, Fred Omengo, Bradley Cain, Martin Jones, W. Edwin Harris

Get full text

The quantification of the extent of flooding on selected major Afrotropical lakes to guide management implications by Christopher Mulanda Aura, Chrisphine Nyamweya, Safina Musa, Zachary Ogari, Winnie Owoko, Melckzedeck Osore, Linda May, James M. Njiru

“…Lakes with the smallest surface areas such as Baringo and Naivasha showed the greatest increase in flooding of 52.63% and 42.62%, respectively. …”
Get full text

Declines in an augur buzzard Buteo augur population in a region of increasing human development by Eichenwald, AJ, Amar, A, Tyrrell, PD, Buechley, ER, Virani, MZ

“…In this study, we explore trends in Augur Buzzard (Buteo augur) territory occupancy over nearly two decades around Lake Naivasha, Kenya, in relation to land-use changes, particularly expansion in human housing and flower farms. …”

Invasive Alien Plants in Africa and the Potential Emergence of Mosquito-Borne Arboviral Diseases—A Review and Research Outlook by Sheila B. Agha, Miguel Alvarez, Mathias Becker, Eric M. Fèvre, Sandra Junglen, Christian Borgemeister

Get full text

Assessment of hepatitis B vaccination status and hepatitis B surface antibody titres among health care workers in selected public health hospitals in Kenya. by Irene Ann Mwangi, Jesca O Wesongah, Victor Moses Musyoki, Gloria S Omosa-Manyonyi, Bashir Farah, Laura Gwahalla Edalia, Margaret Mbuchi

“…This was a cross-sectional study carried out among HCWs at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), Naivasha and Mbagathi County hospitals. Data on participants' demographics and hepatitis B vaccination status was collected using an interviewer-guided questionnaire. …”
Get full text

Prevalence of bovine mastitis and antimicrobial sensitivities of the bacterial causes in smallholder farms of Kisumu County, Kenya by Peter Njuguna Ndirangu, Alexander Kipruto Kipronoh, Erick Ouma Mungube, Irene Nafula Ogali, Sam Gichaba Omwenga, David Njoroge Ndung'u, Monicah Waihenya Maichomo

Get full text

Modest capacity of no-till farming to offset emissions over 21st century by Michael W Graham, R Quinn Thomas, Danica L Lombardozzi, Megan E O’Rourke

Get full text

Long-term trends in elephant mortality and their causes in Kenya by Joseph M. Mukeka, Joseph M. Mukeka, Joseph O. Ogutu, Erustus Kanga, Hans-Peter Piepho, Eivin Røskaft

Get full text

Molecular Studies of Gastrointestinal Strongyle Nematodes in Migratory, Resident, and Sedentary Plains Zebras (Equus quagga) in Kenya by Linda G.M. Maina, Ndichu Maingi, Chege J. Ng'ang'a, Robert M. Waruiru, Francis Gakuya, Esther G. Kanduma

Get full text

Simulation of Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN) Damage Using the CERES-Maize Model by William D. Batchelor, L. M. Suresh, Xiaoxing Zhen, Yoseph Beyene, Mwaura Wilson, Gideon Kruseman, Boddupalli Prasanna

“…A field experiment consisting of 17 maize hybrids with different levels of MLN tolerance was planted under MLN virus-inoculated and non-inoculated conditions in 2016 and 2018 at the MLN Screening Facility in Naivasha, Kenya. Time series disease progress scores were recorded and translated into daily damage, including leaf necrosis and death, as inputs in the crop model. …”
Get full text

The role of environmental, structural and anthropogenic variables on underpass use by African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) in the Tsavo Conservation Area by Michael Koskei, Joseph Kolowski, George Wittemyer, Fredrick Lala, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Benson Okita-Ouma

Get full text

A cluster-randomised controlled equivalence trial of the Surprise Soap handwashing intervention among older children living in a refugee settlement in Sudan by Julie Watson, Oliver Cumming, Amy MacDougall, Ibtihal Mohammed-Elhassan Osman, Maud Amon-Tanoh, Claudio Deola

“…Here, we evaluate this intervention against a standard intervention in a complex emergency setting.Methods A cluster-randomised controlled equivalence trial was conducted in Naivasha refugee settlement, Sudan. Blinding was not possible. 203 randomly selected households, with at least one child aged 5–12, were randomised to receive the Surprise Soap intervention (n=101) or a standard intervention comprising a short household session with health messaging and plain soap distribution (n=102). …”
Get full text