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Bernard Bett
Affiliation : International Livestock Research Institute · Kenya Agricultural Research Institute
- 108Publications (affiliation in Kenya)
Research profile
Bernard Bett has 108 indexed publications (2015–2026). Their work appears mainly in “PLoS neglected tropical diseases”, “Scientific Reports” and “PLoS ONE”. Their most cited article, “A systematic review of Rift Valley Fever epidemiology 1931–2014” (2015), has been cited 219 times. 23 of these publications date from the last three years of activity. Their work is co-authored with at least 12 researchers, including institutions in Germany, United States, Sweden, United Kingdom.
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- Spatiotemporal patterns of Rift Valley fever virus in Africa: a retrospective genomic epidemiology and phylodynamic modelling study
- Spatial analysis and risk mapping of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Rift Valley fever epidemiology: shifting the paradigm and rethinking research priorities
- Understanding zoonotic pathogens and risk factors from wildlife in Southeast Asia: a systematic literature review
- Insights and future directions: Applying the One Health approach in international agricultural research for development to address food systems challenges
- National serosurvey and risk mapping reveal widespread distribution of Coxiella burnetii in Kenya
- One health surveillance: linking human and animal rabies surveillance data in Kenya
- “Without a man’s decision, nothing works”: Building resilience to Rift Valley fever in pastoralist communities in Isiolo Kenya
- Challenges and recommendations for embracing digital tools for one health surveillance in LMICs: Viewpoints from a special session of 17th ISVEE
- Sero-epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii in livestock and humans in Isiolo county Kenya
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward zoonotic disease transmission among wildlife farmers in Vietnam
- Meeting report: CEPI workshop on Rift Valley fever epidemiology and modeling to inform human vaccine development, Nairobi, 4–5 June 2024
- Gender roles in ruminant disease management in Uganda: Implications for the control of peste des petits ruminants and Rift Valley fever
- Factors associated with knowledge, attitudes, and practices of mixed crop-livestock farmers on Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and other zoonoses in Burkina Faso
- Seroprevalence and risk factors of hantavirus and hepatitis E virus exposure among wildlife farmers in Vietnam
- The evolution of Kenya’s animal health surveillance system and its potential for efficient detection of zoonoses
- Genomic Epidemiology of Rift Valley Fever Virus Involved in the 2018 and 2022 Outbreaks in Livestock in Rwanda
- Exposure patterns and the risk factors of Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever virus amongst humans, livestock and selected wild animals at the human/livestock/wildlife interface in Isiolo County, upper eastern Kenya
- Navigating One Health in research-for-development: Reflections on the design and implementation of the CGIAR Initiative on One Health
- A qualitative study on the effects of intra-household decision-making patterns on utilization of preventive and curative veterinary practices in communities affected by Rift Valley fever in Kenya and Uganda
- Molecular and serological diagnosis of multiple bacterial zoonoses in febrile outpatients in Garissa County, north-eastern Kenya
- Genome characterization of Rift Valley fever virus isolated from cattle, goats and sheep during interepidemic periods in Kenya
- Multiple pathogens co-exposure and associated risk factors among cattle reared in a wildlife-livestock interface area in Kenya
- A global analysis of One Health Networks and the proliferation of One Health collaborations
- Mapping the risk of Rift Valley fever in Uganda using national seroprevalence data from cattle, sheep and goats
- A scoping review of zoonotic parasites and pathogens associated with abattoirs in Eastern Africa and recommendations for abattoirs as disease surveillance sites
- Ecological and subject-level drivers of interepidemic Rift Valley fever virus exposure in humans and livestock in Northern Kenya
- Local and wide-scale livestock movement networks inform disease control strategies in East Africa
- Mapping brucellosis risk in Kenya and its implications for control strategies in sub-Saharan Africa
- Seroprevalence of Brucella spp. and Rift Valley fever virus among slaughterhouse workers in Isiolo County, northern Kenya
- Seroprevalence and related risk factors of Brucella spp. in livestock and humans in Garbatula subcounty, Isiolo county, Kenya
- Using Multiplex Amplicon PCR Technology to Efficiently and Timely Generate Rift Valley Fever Virus Sequence Data for Genomic Surveillance
- Participatory survey of risk factors and pathways for Rift Valley fever in pastoral and agropastoral communities of Uganda
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of the aetiological agents of non-malarial febrile illnesses in Africa
- Sero-epidemiological survey of Coxiella burnetii in livestock and humans in Tana River and Garissa counties in Kenya
- Genomic surveillance of Rift Valley fever virus: from sequencing to lineage assignment
- Identification and distribution of pathogens coinfecting with Brucella spp., Coxiella burnetii and Rift Valley fever virus in humans, livestock and wildlife
- One Health gains momentum in Africa but room exists for improvement
- Evidence of co-exposure with Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, and Rift Valley fever virus among various species of wildlife in Kenya
- From policy to practice: An assessment of biosecurity practices in cattle, sheep and goats production, marketing and slaughter in Baringo County, Kenya
- Seroprevalence Estimates of Q Fever and the Predictors for the Infection in Cattle, Sheep, and Goats in Nandi County, Kenya
- Longitudinal Study of Selected Bacterial Zoonoses in Small Ruminants in Tana River County, Kenya
- Anthrax hotspot mapping in Kenya support establishing a sustainable two-phase elimination program targeting less than 6% of the country landmass
- The one health landscape in Sub-Saharan African countries
- The future of zoonotic risk prediction
- Milk quality and hygiene: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of smallholder dairy farmers in central Kenya
- Molecular epidemiology of Brucella species in mixed livestock-human ecosystems in Kenya
- Serological evidence of single and mixed infections of Rift Valley fever virus, Brucella spp. and Coxiella burnetii in dromedary camels in Kenya
- Modeling the spatial distribution of anthrax in southern Kenya
- Spatial clustering of livestock Anthrax events associated with agro-ecological zones in Kenya, 1957–2017
- Modeling the Potential Future Distribution of Anthrax Outbreaks under Multiple Climate Change Scenarios for Kenya
- Incidence of Brucella infection in various livestock species raised under the pastoral production system in Isiolo County, Kenya
- Milk quality along dairy farming systems and associated value chains in Kenya: An analysis of composition, contamination and adulteration
- Epidemiological Investigation of a Rift Valley Fever Outbreak in Humans and Livestock in Kenya, 2018
- Naturally Acquired Rift Valley Fever Virus Neutralizing Antibodies Predominantly Target the Gn Glycoprotein
- Antimicrobial Usage and Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus , Including Methicillin-Resistant Strains in Raw Milk of Livestock from Northern Kenya
- Comparison of knowledge, attitude, and practices of animal and human brucellosis between nomadic pastoralists and non-pastoralists in Kenya
- Africa’s Nomadic Pastoralists and Their Animals Are an Invisible Frontier in Pandemic Surveillance
- Detection of Brucella spp. in raw milk from various livestock species raised under pastoral production systems in Isiolo and Marsabit Counties, northern Kenya
- Seroprevalence of foot-and-mouth disease virus in cattle herds raised in Maasai Mara ecosystem in Kenya
- A Qualitative Study on Gendered Barriers to Livestock Vaccine Uptake in Kenya and Uganda and Their Implications on Rift Valley Fever Control
- A countrywide molecular survey leads to a seminal identification of the invasive cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus in Cameroon, a decade after it was reported in Cote d’Ivoire
- Zoonotic Pathogen Seroprevalence in Cattle in a Wildlife–Livestock Interface, Kenya
- Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin genes detected in milk from various livestock species in northern pastoral region of Kenya
- Positive association between Brucella spp. seroprevalences in livestock and humans from a cross-sectional study in Garissa and Tana River Counties, Kenya
- A participatory epidemiological study of major cattle diseases amongst Maasai pastoralists living in wildlife-livestock interfaces in Maasai Mara, Kenya
- Spatiotemporal analysis of historical records (2001–2012) on dengue fever in Vietnam and development of a statistical model for forecasting risk
- Antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli isolates detected in raw milk of livestock in pastoral areas of northern Kenya
- Temporal and spatial distribution of anthrax outbreaks among Kenyan wildlife, 1999–2017
- Enhanced surveillance for Rift Valley Fever in livestock during El Niño rains and threat of RVF outbreak, Kenya, 2015-2016
- Recurrent Anthrax Outbreaks in Humans, Livestock, and Wildlife in the Same Locality, Kenya, 2014–2017
- Rift Valley Fever Virus—How and Where Virus Is Maintained During Inter-epidemic Periods
- Environmental limits of Rift Valley fever revealed using ecoepidemiological mechanistic models
- Association between Rift Valley fever virus seroprevalences in livestock and humans and their respective intra-cluster correlation coefficients, Tana River County, Kenya
- Climate Change and Infectious Livestock Diseases: The Case of Rift Valley Fever and Tick-Borne Diseases
- Poor livestock keepers: ecosystem–poverty–health interactions
- Spatial, seasonal and climatic predictive models of Rift Valley fever disease across Africa
- Engaging research with policy and action: what are the challenges of responding to zoonotic disease in Africa?
- Local disease–ecosystem–livelihood dynamics: reflections from comparative case studies in Africa
- Informal value chain actors’ knowledge and perceptions about zoonotic diseases and biosecurity in Kenya and the importance for food safety and public health
- “We do not bury dead livestock like human beings”: Community behaviors and risk of Rift Valley Fever virus infection in Baringo County, Kenya
- Effects of flood irrigation on the risk of selected zoonotic pathogens in an arid and semi-arid area in the eastern Kenya
- Inter-epidemic Rift Valley fever virus seroconversions in an irrigation scheme in Bura, south-east Kenya
- Brucella seroprevalence in cattle near a wildlife reserve in Kenya
- Piloting a livestock identification and traceability system in the northern Tanzania–Narok–Nairobi trade route
- Estimating the between-farm transmission rates for highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1 epidemics in Bangladesh between 2007 and 2013
- Effects of climate change on the occurrence and distribution of livestock diseases
- MERS-CoV Antibodies in Humans, Africa, 2013–2014
- Modelling Vaccination Strategies against Rift Valley Fever in Livestock in Kenya
- Predictive Factors and Risk Mapping for Rift Valley Fever Epidemics in Kenya
- Zoonotic diseases: who gets sick, and why? Explorations from Africa
- Moving interdisciplinary science forward: integrating participatory modelling with mathematical modelling of zoonotic disease in Africa
- Effects of Irrigation and Rainfall on the Population Dynamics of Rift Valley Fever and Other Arbovirus Mosquito Vectors in the Epidemic-Prone Tana River County, Kenya
- Seroepidemiological Survey of Rift Valley Fever Virus in Ruminants in Garissa, Kenya
- Detection of West Nile virus in wild birds in Tana River and Garissa Counties, Kenya
- A comparison of malaria prevalence, control and management strategies in irrigated and non-irrigated areas in eastern Kenya
- Lay knowledge and management of malaria in Baringo county, Kenya
- Public Health Benefits from Livestock Rift Valley Fever Control: A Simulation of Two Epidemics in Kenya
- A systematic review of Rift Valley Fever epidemiology 1931–2014
- Estimating the Basic Reproductive Number (R0) for African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) Transmission between Pig Herds in Uganda
Publication venues
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases × 14
- Scientific Reports × 8
- PLoS ONE × 8
- One Health × 6
- Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences × 5
- Food Control × 4
Publications per year
- 20261
- 202514
- 20248
- 202310
- 202210
- 20219
- 20208
- 20199
- 20186
- 201711
Collaborations
Partner institutions : University of Nairobi · Kenya Medical Research Institute · Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries · Ministry of Health · Washington State University
Co-authors’ countries : Germany · United States · Sweden · United Kingdom
Co-authors
- Johanna Frida Lindahl
- Daniel Nthiwa
- Delia Grace
- Mathew Muturi
- Athman Juma Mwatondo
- Salome Atieno Bukachi
- James Miser Akoko
- Richard Nyamota
- Martin Wainaina
- Kristina Roesel
- John Mwangi Gachohi
- Rosemary C. Sang
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