Indigenous knowledge of Rift Valley Fever among Somali nomadic pastoralists and its implications on public health delivery approaches in Ijara sub-County, North Eastern Kenya.
Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a zoonotic disease whose outbreak results in heavy economic and public health burdens. In East Africa, RVF is mainly experienced in arid and semi-arid areas predominantly inhabited by the pastoralists. These areas experience sudden, dramatic epidemics of the disease at int...
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Main Authors: | Geoffrey Otieno Muga (Author), Washington Onyango-Ouma (Author), Rosemary Sang (Author), Hippolyte Affognon (Author) |
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2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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