Kenya steps up war on Rift Valley Fever and Brucellosis

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Kenya has long lived in the shadow of two zoonotic diseases that strike both livestock and people: Rift Valley Fever (RVF) and human brucellosis.

These illnesses deepen poverty, disrupt ranching and farming communities, and impose a heavy toll on the country’s economy.