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  1. Development of a theory-informed multicomponent food safety intervention to enhance food safety knowledge and behaviours of meat handlers and reduce microbial contamination in butcher shops in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Article • July 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Dennis Makau

  2. Translating viral genetic data to PRRSV-2 cross-neutralization using machine learning

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, July 2026, Frontiers

    Dr Dennis Makau

  3. Socio-ecological factors associated with becoming street-connected among working and homeless children and youth in Namibia

    Article • Global Public Health, July 2026, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Dennis Makau

  4. Pastoralists’ utilization and preferences for stakeholders and methods in livestock disease reporting and response in Northern Kenya: a participatory study

    Article • BMC Veterinary Research, February 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Dennis Makau

  5. Assessment of roles and challenges of community health workers in pandemic preparedness using lessons from the COVID-19 outbreak in rural Uganda

    Article • Discover Public Health, February 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Dennis Makau

  6. Optimizing risk-based disease control strategies through network analysis: Case insights from FMD in Sri Lanka

    Article • Preventive Veterinary Medicine, January 2026, Elsevier

    Dr Dennis Makau

  7. Barriers and Breakthroughs in U.S. Swine Biosecurity: A Key Informant Exploration of the Role of Human Behavior in Enhanced Biosecurity Compliance

    Article • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, January 2026, Wiley

    Dr Dennis Makau

  8. Integrated Surveillance for Human and Animal Brucellosis in Kenya: A Predictive Analysis

    Article • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, December 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Dennis Makau

  9. Assessing community health workers contributions to pandemic preparedness using lessons from COVID19 outbreak in rural Uganda

    Article • November 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Dennis Makau

  10. Education and Economic Factors Shape Clusters of Biosecurity Beliefs and Practices: Insights from an Exploratory Survey of Midwest U.S. Swine Producers

    Article • Pathogens, October 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Dennis Makau

  11. Opportunities for machine learning to predict cross-neutralization in FMDV serotype O

    Article • PLoS Computational Biology, September 2025, PLOS

    Dr Dennis Makau

  12. Beliefs, Behaviors, and Practices of Farm Biosecurity in the Midwestern U.S. Swine Operations

    Article • Animals, August 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Dennis Makau

  13. Beliefs, Behaviors and Practices of Farm Biosecurity in the US Swine Industry

    Article • July 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Dennis Makau

  14. A scoping review of knowledge, attitudes, and practices in swine farm biosecurity in North America

    Article • Frontiers in Veterinary Science, March 2025, Frontiers

    Dr Dennis Makau

  15. PRRSV-2 variant classification: a dynamic nomenclature for enhanced monitoring and surveillance

    Article • mSphere, February 2025, ASM Journals

    Dr Dennis Makau

  16. Patterns of Early Risk Factors for Juvenile Justice Outcomes in Youth with High-Incidence Disabilities

    Article • Crime & Delinquency, January 2025, SAGE Publications

    Dr Dennis Makau

  17. Experimental evidence of vaccine-driven evolution of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus type 2

    Article • Virus Evolution, January 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Dennis Makau

  18. Tracing the spread and phylogeography of foot-and-mouth disease virus across East and the Horn of Africa

    Article • Virus Evolution, January 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Dennis Makau

  19. Use of biosecurity practices to prevent chronic wasting disease in Minnesota cervid herds

    Article • Preventive Veterinary Medicine, January 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Dennis Makau

  20. Correction to: Experimental evidence of vaccine-driven evolution of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus type 2

    Article • Virus Evolution, January 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Dennis Makau

  21. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus variant emergence: Example and considerations for prospective monitoring

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, November 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Dennis Makau

  22. Weathering the storm: Extreme weather events and their association with PED and PRRS occurrence

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, November 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Dennis Makau

  23. Stakeholder analysis and their roles in livestock disease reporting and response in Northern Kenya

    Article • Pastoralism Research Policy and Practice, September 2024, Frontiers

    Dr Dennis Makau

  24. PRRSV-2 variant classification: a dynamic nomenclature for enhanced monitoring and surveillance

    Article • August 2024, openRxiv

    Dr Dennis Makau

  25. Phylogenetic-based methods for fine-scale classification of PRRSV-2 ORF5 sequences: a comparison of their robustness and reproducibility

    Article • Frontiers in Virology, August 2024, Frontiers

    Dr Dennis Makau

  26. An update on the phylogeography and dynamics of pool 4 FMDV spread in East and Horn of Africa

    Article • July 2024, Wiley

    Dr Dennis Makau

  27. Machine learning approaches for estimating cross-neutralization potential among FMD serotype O viruses

    Article • May 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Dennis Makau

  28. Phylogenetic-based methods for fine-scale classification of PRRSV-2 ORF5 sequences: a comparison of their robustness and reproducibility

    Article • May 2024, openRxiv

    Dr Dennis Makau

  29. Postepidemic Epidemiology of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus in the United States

    Article • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, January 2024, Wiley

    Dr Dennis Makau

  30. Unveiling invisible farm‐to‐farmPRRSV‐2 transmission links and routes through transmission tree and network analysis

    Article • Evolutionary Applications, September 2023, Wiley

    Dr Dennis Makau

  31. Mapping the Dynamics of Contemporary PRRSV-2 Evolution and Its Emergence and Spreading Hotspots in the U.S. Using Phylogeography

    Article • Pathogens, May 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Dennis Makau

  32. Interplay between cross sectional analysis of risk factors associated with Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnant women and their domestic cats

    Article • Frontiers in Veterinary Science, March 2023, Frontiers

    Dr Dennis Makau

  33. Predicting Antigenic Distance from Genetic Data for PRRSV-Type 1: Applications of Machine Learning

    Article • Microbiology Spectrum, February 2023, ASM Journals

    Dr Dennis Makau

  34. Potential Novel N-Glycosylation Patterns Associated with the Emergence of New Genetic Variants of PRRSV-2 in the U.S

    Article • Vaccines, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Dennis Makau

  35. Factors influencing usage of antimicrobial drugs among pastoralists in Kenya

    Article • Tropical Animal Health and Production, September 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Dennis Makau

  36. Ecological and evolutionary dynamics of multi-strain RNA viruses

    Article • Nature Ecology & Evolution, September 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Meggan E Craft, Dr Dennis Makau

  37. Measuring How Recombination Re-shapes the Evolutionary History of PRRSV-2: A Genome-Based Phylodynamic Analysis of the Emergence of a Novel PRRSV-2 Variant

    Article • Frontiers in Veterinary Science, March 2022, Frontiers

    Dr Dennis Makau

  38. A Molecular and Epidemiological Description of a Severe Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Outbreak in a Commercial Swine Production System in Russia

    Article • Viruses, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Dennis Makau

  39. ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, AND VERTEBRAL HEART SCORE IN HEALTHY LOCAL EGYPTIAN MALE DOGS: BIAS CORRECTED BOOTSTRAP REFERENCE INTERVALS

    Article • Slovenian Veterinary Research, December 2021, University of Ljubljana

    Dr Dennis Makau

  40. Seroprevalence and risk factors of Neospora caninum and Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus in smallholder dairy cattle in Kenya

    Article • East African Journal of Science Technology and Innovation, December 2021, East African Science and Technology Commission

    Dr Dennis Makau

  41. Randomised controlled trial on estrus and conception impacts of reproductive and nutrition interventions on Kenyan smallholder dairy farms.

    Article • East African Journal of Science Technology and Innovation, September 2021, East African Science and Technology Commission

    Dr Dennis Makau

  42. Phylogenetically Distinct Near-Complete Genome Sequences of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Type 2 Variants from Four Distinct Disease Outbreaks at U.S. Swine Farms over the Past 6 Years

    Article • Microbiology Resource Announcements, August 2021, ASM Journals

    Dr Dennis Makau

  43. Chronic Wasting Disease Transmission Risk Assessment for Farmed Cervids in Minnesota and Wisconsin

    Article • Viruses, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Dennis Makau

  44. Integrating animal movements with phylogeography to model the spread of PRRSV in the USA

    Article • Virus Evolution, July 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Dennis Makau

  45. Phylogenetic Structure and Sequential Dominance of Sub-Lineages of PRRSV Type-2 Lineage 1 in the United States

    Article • Vaccines, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Dennis Makau

  46. Temporal stability of swine movement networks in the U.S.

    Article • Preventive Veterinary Medicine, June 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Dennis Makau

  47. Dynamic network connectivity influences the spread of a sub‐lineage of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus

    Article • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, February 2021, Wiley

    Dr Dennis Makau

  48. Implications of farmed-cervid movements on the transmission of chronic wasting disease

    Article • Preventive Veterinary Medicine, September 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Dennis Makau

  49. Effect of Bismuth Subnitrate Teat Canal Sealant with Ampicillin-Cloxacillin Combination in Control of Bovine Mastitis in Selected Farms in Kenya

    Article • International Journal of Veterinary Science, June 2020, Unique Scientific Publishers

    Dr Dennis Makau

  50. Contrasting animal movement and spatial connectivity networks in shaping transmission pathways of a genetically diverse virus

    Article • Preventive Veterinary Medicine, May 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Dennis Makau

  51. Treatment of cows that fail to respond to pre-synchronization treatments with a CIDR-Ovsynch regimen improves the overall pregnancy percentage after a double Ovsynch treatment regimen

    Article • Animal Reproduction Science, April 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Shebl E Salem, Dr Dennis Makau

  52. Effects of Calliandra and Sesbania on Daily Milk Production in Dairy Cows on Commercial Smallholder Farms in Kenya

    Article • Veterinary Medicine International, February 2020, Wiley

    Dr Dennis Makau

  53. Sero-prevalence and risk factors of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus (type 1) in Meru County, Kenya

    Article • Preventive Veterinary Medicine, February 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Dennis Makau

  54. Effects of Calliandra and Sesbania supplementation on weight gain in dairy calves on smallholder farms in Kenya

    Article • Preventive Veterinary Medicine, November 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Dennis Makau

  55. Livelihood impacts of Calliandra calothyrsus and Sesbania sesban: Supplementary feed in smallholder dairy farms in Kenya

    Article • Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics, October 2019, Academic Journals

    Dr Dennis Makau

  56. Factors associated with leg cleanliness of smallholder dairy cows in Kenya

    Article • East African Journal of Science Technology and Innovation, October 2019, East African Science and Technology Commission

    Dr Dennis Makau

  57. Animal and management factors associated with weight gain in dairy calves and heifers on smallholder dairy farms in Kenya

    Article • Preventive Veterinary Medicine, December 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Dennis Makau

  58. Environmental predictors of bovine Eimeria infection in western Kenya

    Article • Tropical Animal Health and Production, January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Dennis Makau

  59. Assessment of fecal parasitism for decision making in continued deworming of slum stray dogs in Nairobi areas of Kenya

    Article • Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, November 2015, Academic Journals

    Dr Dennis Makau

  60. 2014 Lush Training Prize Winner: ANAW (Africa Network for Animal Welfare), Kenya

    Article • Alternatives to Laboratory Animals, November 2015, SAGE Publications

    Dr Dennis Makau

  61. A mixed method study of beliefs, behaviors and practices of farm biosecurity in the US swine industry

    Article • American Association of Swine Veterinarians

    Dr Dennis Makau

  62. Experimental evidence of vaccine-driven evolution of PRRSV-2 in pigs-to-pig infection chains

    Article • American Association of Swine Veterinarians

    Dr Dennis Makau

  63. PRRSV-2 variant classification: A dynamic nomenclature for enhanced monitoring and surveillance

    Article • American Association of Swine Veterinarians

    Dr Dennis Makau

  64. Understanding the emergence of a new PRRSV variant (L1C 1-4-4) through the implementation of epidemiological tools

    Article • American Association of Swine Veterinarians

    Dr Dennis Makau

  65. Weathering the storm: Extreme weather events and their association with PED and PRRS occurrence

    Article • American Association of Swine Veterinarians

    Dr Dennis Makau