Table 1.
Summary of the zoonotic diseases from publications in East Africa and theses from Kenyan Universities analysed in this study
| Disease | Publications | Theses | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | % | Frequency | % | ||
| 1 | Trypanosomiasis | 166 | 21.5 | 14 | 8.3 |
| 2 | Brucellosis | 87 | 11.3 | 29 | 17.3 |
| 3 | Rift Valley Fever | 85 | 11 | 17 | 10.1 |
| 4 | Rabies | 62 | 8 | 4 | 2.4 |
| 5 | Echinococcosis | 56 | 7.3 | 21 | 12.5 |
| 6 | Cysticercosis | 48 | 6.2 | 11 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Cryptococcosis | 44 | 5.7 | 1 | 0.6 |
| 8 | Campylobacteriosis | 40 | 5.2 | 5 | 3 |
| 9 | Bovine tuberculosis | 38 | 4.9 | 9 | 5.4 |
| 10 | Dengue | 31 | 4 | 4 | 2.4 |
| 11 | Ebola | 29 | 3.8 | ||
| 12 | Leptospirosis | 25 | 3.2 | 4 | 2.4 |
| 13 | Q fever | 19 | 2.5 | ||
| 14 | Anthrax | 13 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.6 |
| 15 | Marburg | 9 | 1.2 | ||
| 16 | Schistosomiasis | 5 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.6 |
| 17 | Mers-Cov | 4 | 0.5 | ||
| 18 | Cyclosporiasis | 3 | 0.4 | ||
| 19 | Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever | 3 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 |
| 20 | Aspergillosis | 2 | 0.3 | 6 | 3.6 |
| 21 | West Nile | 1 | 0.1 | ||
| 22 | Leishmaniasis | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.6 |
| 23 | Salmonellosis | 17 | 10.1 | ||
| 24 | Influenza virus | 9 | 5.4 | ||
| 25 | Cryptosporidiosis | 9 | 5.4 | ||
| 26 | Toxoplasmosis | 3 | 1.8 | ||
| 27 | Rickettsia | 1 | 0.6 | ||