The purpose of the study was to characterize the differences in epidemiology (risks of infection. morbidity. mortality) and potential control of East Coast fever (ECF) between the selected strata. Evidence of Theileria parva infection was assessed by increased antibody levels as measured in an in...
Gitau, G.K.
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McDermott, John J.
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Katende, J.M.
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Perry, Brian D.
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[The epidemiology of Theileria parva infections on smallholder dairy farms in Kenya]
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The epidemiology of Theileria parva infections on smallholder dairy farms in Kenya
Díaz, C.M.
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Massawe, Stella C.
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Clemence, A.
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Gitau, G.K.
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Kiara, Henry K.
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Muraguri, G.R.
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O'Callaghan, C.J.
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Perry, Brian D.
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[Risk mapping of East Coast fever in coastal and highland regions of Kenya based on predicted mortality and morbidity incidences]
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Risk mapping of East Coast fever in coastal and highland regions of Kenya based on predicted mortality and morbidity incidences
As part of a series of studies associated with the development of improved vaccines for heartwater (a tick-borne disease of ruminant livestock caused by Cowdria ruminantium), field surveys were carried out to assess losses associated with the disease and the costs associated with controlling it i...
Chamboko, Tafireyi
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Mukhebi, A.W.
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Callaghan, C.J.O.
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Peter, T.F.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Medley, G.F.
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Mahan, S.M.
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Perry, Brian D.
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[The control of heartwater on large-scale commercial and smallholder farms in Zimbabwe]
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The control of heartwater on large-scale commercial and smallholder farms in Zimbabwe
A prospective observational study was conducted among smallholder dairy farmers in Murang'a District, Kenya, to estimate the incidence of Theileria parva infections, as well as calf morbidity and mortality caused by the infection. The study was conducted between March 1995 and August 1996, in fiv...
Gitau, G.K.
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Perry, Brian D.
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McDermott, John J.
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[The incidence, calf morbidity and mortality due to Theileria parva infections in smallholder dairy farms in Murang'a District, Kenya]
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The incidence, calf morbidity and mortality due to Theileria parva infections in smallholder dairy farms in Murang'a District, Kenya
A longitudinal study was carried out in the coastal lowlands coconut¯cassava agro-ecological zone of Kaloleni Division, Coast Province, Kenya between June 1990 and December 1991 to estimate disease incidence and cause-specific case-fatality risk in an average of 120 cattle in 26 small-holder dai...
Maloo, S.H.
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Rowlands, G.J.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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Gettinby, G.
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Perry, Brian D.
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[A longitudinal study of disease incidence and case fatality risks on smallholder dairy farms in coastal Kenya]
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A longitudinal study of disease incidence and case fatality risks on smallholder dairy farms in coastal Kenya
A cross-sectional study was carried out from July to September 1989 in Kaloleni Division, Coast Province, Kenya to estimate the prevalence of vector-transmitted diseases in small-holder dairy cattle and to identify the risk factors associated with different management systems. One hundred and thi...
Maloo, S.H.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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Kiio, G.
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Ngumi, P.
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Rowlands, G.J.
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Perry, Brian D.
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[Seroprevalences of vector-transmitted infections of small-holder dairy cattle in coastal Kenya]
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Seroprevalences of vector-transmitted infections of small-holder dairy cattle in coastal Kenya
Adult Amblyomma hebraeum ticks, the principle vector of heartwater (cowdriosis) of domestic ruminants in southern Africa, were collected in pheromone traps placed in Kruger National Park, an exclusively wildlife sanctuary in South Africa. These ticks transmitted Cowdria ruminantium, the rickettsi...
Peter, T.F.
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Bryson, N.R.
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Perry, Brian D.
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O'Callaghan, C.J.
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Medley, G.F.
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Smith, G.E.
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Mlambo, G.
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Horak, I.G.
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Burridge, M.J.
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Mahan, S.M.
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[Cowdria ruminantium infection in ticks in the Kruger National Park]
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Cowdria ruminantium infection in ticks in the Kruger National Park
Analysis of the transmission dynamics of Cowdria ruminantium, the tick-borne rickettsial agent of heartwater in ruminants, requires accurate measures of infection in vector populations. To obtain these, Amblyomma hebraeum ticks were collected at two heartwater-endemic locations in the lowveld and...
Peter, T.F.
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Perry, Brian D.
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O'Callaghan, C.J.
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Medley, G.F.
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Mlambo, G.
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Barbet, A.F.
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Mahan, S.M.
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[Prevalence of Cowdria ruminantium infection in Amblyomma
hebraeum ticks from heartwater-endemic areas of Zimbabwe]
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Prevalence of Cowdria ruminantium infection in Amblyomma
hebraeum ticks from heartwater-endemic areas of Zimbabwe
This paper studies East Coast fever (Theileria parva infection) risk in four district smallholder-farming areas of Kenya representing a range of epidemiological states of the disease. The areas include Kakamega, where indigenous cattle are intensively grazed with minimal tick control under modera...
Kiara, Henry K.
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O'Callaghan, C.J.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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McDermott, John J.
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Perry, Brian D.
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[Targeting East Coast fever control strategies based on the assessment of biological risk]
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Targeting East Coast fever control strategies based on the assessment of biological risk