Dr. Elkanah Otiang

Biography

Otiang is a Veterinary Doctor currently undertaking a Ph.D. in Applied Microbiology (Virology Option) at the University of Nairobi, Kenya, with joint supervision from Washington State University, through whom he is funded. His research focuses on enhancing childhood nutrition and growth through targeted livestock interventions, a case of Newcastle disease vaccination on; survival and production of indigenous chicken, nutrition, and household socioeconomics in western Kenya. His research is in close collaboration with Prof Guy Palmer, Washington State University.

Research Interests

COVID 19| Human Rabies | Epidemiology | Data Science

Recent Publications

2024

Vasconcelos A, King JD, Nunes-Alves C, Anderson R, Argaw D, Basáñez MG, Bilal S, Blok DJ, Blumberg S, Borlase A, Brady OJ, Browning R, Chitnis N, Coffeng LE, Crowley EH, Cucunubá ZM, Cummings DAT, Davis CN, Davis EL, Dixon M, Dobson A, Dyson L, French M, Fronterre C, Giorgi E, Huang CI, Jain S, James A, Kim SH, Kura K, Lucianez A, Marks M, Mbabazi PS, Medley GF, Michael E, Montresor A, Mutono N, Mwangi TS, Rock KS, Saboyá-Díaz MI, Sasanami M, Schwehm M, Spencer SEF, Srivathsan A, Stawski RS, Stolk WA, Sutherland SA, Tchuenté LT, de Vlas SJ, Walker M, Brooker SJ, Hollingsworth TD, Solomon AW, Fall IS. Accelerating Progress Towards the 2030 Neglected Tropical Diseases Targets: How Can Quantitative Modeling Support Programmatic Decisions? Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Apr 25;78(Supplement_2):S83-S92. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciae082. PMID: 38662692; PMCID: PMC11045030.
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2022