Josphat Muema

Dr
Josphat
Muema

Epidemiologist
University of Nairobi - Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases (UNITID)
Biography

Josphat Muema is a PhD fellow at the Institute of Tropical and Infectious Disease, University of Nairobi (UNITID) and serves as the Project Manager for the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Animal Health (AHIL) at Washington State University. He holds an MSc in Applied Epidemiology from Jomo-Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and a bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Nairobi. His current research work is focused on understanding the impact of livestock production and health on human nutrition and health.

Research interests

Burden and epidemiology of zoonoses

impact of livestock production on human nutrition and health

 

Projects you're working on

impact of livestock interventions on nutrition in women and children

impact of Eat Coast fever on household food security and wellbeing

 

Discipline
Economics Epidemiology
Host species
Camels Cattle Small ruminants Zoonoses
Pathogen
Bacteria BacteriaBrucella ParasitesTheileria parva
Stage of vaccine development
Pre-clinical trials