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Pathogens in Nairobi water and feces
Dog feces carried the most enteric pathogens among hosts sampled in a Nairobi informal area.
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Study setting?
Dagoretti South, Nairobi, Kenya, in 2019.
Source: Enteric Pathogens in Humans, Domesticated Animals, and Drinking Water in a Low-Income Urban Area of Nairobi, Kenya · DOI · quote verified
Which host had the most pathogens?
Dog feces, 15.5 targets on average.
Source: Enteric Pathogens in Humans, Domesticated Animals, and Drinking Water in a Low-Income Urban Area of Nairobi, Kenya · DOI · quote verified
HF183 performance?
70.0% sensitive and 78.0% specific.
Source: Enteric Pathogens in Humans, Domesticated Animals, and Drinking Water in a Low-Income Urban Area of Nairobi, Kenya · DOI · quote verified
Avian GFD performance?
82.5% sensitive and 90.0% specific.
Source: Enteric Pathogens in Humans, Domesticated Animals, and Drinking Water in a Low-Income Urban Area of Nairobi, Kenya · DOI · quote verified
Rum2Bac performance?
85.0% sensitive and 95.0% specific.
Source: Enteric Pathogens in Humans, Domesticated Animals, and Drinking Water in a Low-Income Urban Area of Nairobi, Kenya · DOI · quote verified
Detection platform?
Gastrointestinal TaqMan Array Cards.
Source: Enteric Pathogens in Humans, Domesticated Animals, and Drinking Water in a Low-Income Urban Area of Nairobi, Kenya · DOI · quote verified
Why is dog feces important here?
Identified as an important source of human pathogens.
Source: Enteric Pathogens in Humans, Domesticated Animals, and Drinking Water in a Low-Income Urban Area of Nairobi, Kenya · DOI · quote verified
Dog Campylobacter and EPEC detection?
C. jejuni in 79% and EPEC in 84% of dog samples.
Source: Enteric Pathogens in Humans, Domesticated Animals, and Drinking Water in a Low-Income Urban Area of Nairobi, Kenya · DOI · quote verified
Human feces sample count on TAC?
14 human feces samples.
Source: Enteric Pathogens in Humans, Domesticated Animals, and Drinking Water in a Low-Income Urban Area of Nairobi, Kenya · DOI · quote verified
Chicken feces sample count?
25 chicken feces samples.
Source: Enteric Pathogens in Humans, Domesticated Animals, and Drinking Water in a Low-Income Urban Area of Nairobi, Kenya · DOI · quote verified
WASH implication?
Dog feces should be treated as hazardous waste in WASH planning.
Source: Enteric Pathogens in Humans, Domesticated Animals, and Drinking Water in a Low-Income Urban Area of Nairobi, Kenya · DOI · quote verified