2021
Molecular evidence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in olive baboons and vervet monkeys in Kenya
Masika SJ, Muchemi GM, Okumu TA, Mutura S, Zimmerman D, Kamau J. Molecular evidence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in olive baboons and vervet monkeys in Kenya. BMC Veterinary Research 2021, 17: 385. PMID: 34906141, PMCID: PMC8669034, DOI: 10.1186/s12917-021-03095-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolymerase chain reactionAnaplasma phagocytophilumConventional polymerase chain reactionA. phagocytophilumTick-borne infectionsVervet monkeysPublic health implicationsZoonotic A. phagocytophilumOlive baboonsOverall prevalenceBlood samplesConclusionThis studyTropical diseasesGranulocytic anaplasmosisAnaplasma speciesChain reactionHealth implicationsIntracellular bacteriaBaboonsPhagocytophilumMonkeysPrevalenceObligate intracellular bacteriaIxodid ticksInfectionPoint of Care Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analysis in Anesthetized Olive Baboons (Papio anubis) in a Field Setting
Kamau M, Hassell J, Milnes E, Hayek L, Mutinda M, Harel R, Matsumoto-Oda A, Yu J, Zimmerman D, Crofoot M, Murray S. Point of Care Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analysis in Anesthetized Olive Baboons (Papio anubis) in a Field Setting. International Journal Of Primatology 2021, 42: 667-681. DOI: 10.1007/s10764-021-00241-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlood gasCare blood gasElectrolyte analysisVenous blood gasBasic Anesthetic MonitoringOlive baboonsMetabolic disturbancesMetabolic alkalosisRisk of hyperthermiaAnesthetic protocolRespiratory functionElectrolyte valuesRespiratory compensationBasic anesthesiaAnesthetic monitoringBaited cage trapsElectrolyte parametersSex differencesBaboonsComplex procedures
2019
Endemicity of Yaws and Seroprevalence of Treponema pallidum Antibodies in Nonhuman Primates, Kenya - Volume 25, Number 11—November 2019 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Zimmerman DM, Hardgrove EH, von Fricken ME, Kamau J, Chai D, Mutura S, Kivali V, Hussein F, Ambala P, Surmat A, Maina JG, Knauf S. Endemicity of Yaws and Seroprevalence of Treponema pallidum Antibodies in Nonhuman Primates, Kenya - Volume 25, Number 11—November 2019 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2019, 25: 2147-2149. PMID: 31625860, PMCID: PMC6810213, DOI: 10.3201/eid2511.190716.Peer-Reviewed Original Research