Table 2 East coast fever prevalence, incidence and case-fatality rates from studies conducted in intensive/semi-intensive smallholder dairy systems in Kenya

Central highlands

Kiambu

41%-55%

Age

[23]

Murang’a

18%^a, 72%^b (6–18 months)

54%^c 74%^d 86%^e, 110%^f

6%^c, 5%^d 9%^e, 16%^f

AEZ suitability for tick vector, age, breed, grazing system

[11, 12]

Coastal lowlands

Kaloleni/ Kilifi

57%^g, 79%^h (adult)

Age, AEZ, grazing system

[24]

Kaloleni/ Kilifi

18%^g 48%^h (<18 months)

6.0%^g - 50.4%^g, 10.8%^h - 87.6%^h

13%^g, 31%^h

Age, AEZ, grazing system

[25]

Kwale

23%*

11%*

Age, grazing system

[26]

Central Rift Valley

Nakuru

22%^j, 33%^k

Grazing system

[27]