Camels are the most valuable livestock species in the Horn of Africa and play a pivotal role in the nutritional sustainability for millions of people. Their health status is therefore of utmost importance for the people living in this region. Streptococcus agalactiae, a Group B Streptococcus (GBS...
Fischer, A.
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Liljander, Anne M.
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Kaspar, H.
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Muriuki, C.
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Fuxelius, H.H.
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Bongcam-Rudloff, E.
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Villiers, Etienne P. de
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Huber, C.A.
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Frey, J.
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Daubenberger, C.A.
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Bishop, Richard P.
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Younan, M.
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Jores, Joerg
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[Camel Streptococcus agalactiae populations are associated with specific disease complexes and acquired the tetracycline resistance gene tetM via a Tn916-like element]
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Camel Streptococcus agalactiae populations are associated with specific disease complexes and acquired the tetracycline resistance gene tetM via a Tn916-like element
Masembe, C.
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Michuki, G.
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Onyango, M.
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Rumberia, C.
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Norling M.
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Bishop, Richard P.
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Djikeng, Appolinaire
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Kemp, Stephen J.
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Orth, Alan
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Skilton, Robert A.
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Stahl, K.
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Fischer, A.
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[Viral metagenomics demonstrates that domestic pigs are a potential reservoir for Ndumu virus]
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Viral metagenomics demonstrates that domestic pigs are a potential reservoir for Ndumu virus
The tick population of Africa includes several important genera belonging to the family Ixodidae. Many of these ticks are vectors of protozoan and rickettsial pathogens including Theileria parva that causes East Coast fever, a debilitating cattle disease endemic to eastern, central and southern A...
Rothen, J.
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Githaka, Naftaly W.
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Kanduma, E.G.
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Olds, Cassandra L.
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Pflueger, V.
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Mwaura, S.
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Bishop, Richard P.
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Daubenberger, C.A.
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[Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry for comprehensive indexing of East African Ixodid tick species]
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Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry for comprehensive indexing of East African Ixodid tick species
Protective immunity induced by the infective sporozoite stage of Theileria parva indicates a potential role for antibodies directed against conserved serologically reactive regions of the major sporozoite surface antigen p67 in vaccination to control the parasite. We have examined the allelic var...
Obara, I.
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Ulrike, S.
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Musoke, A.J.
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Spooner, P.R.
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Jabbar, A.
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Odongo, D.
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Kemp, Stephen J.
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Silva, J.C.
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Bishop, Richard P.
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[Molecular evolution of a central region containing B cell epitopes in the gene encoding the p67 sporozoite antigen within a field population of Theileria parva]
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Molecular evolution of a central region containing B cell epitopes in the gene encoding the p67 sporozoite antigen within a field population of Theileria parva
We describe a horizontal survey of African swine fever virus (ASFV) prevalence and risk factors associated with virus infection in domestic pigs in two contrasting production systems in Kenya. A free range/tethering, low input production system in Ndhiwa District of South-western Kenya is compare...
Okoth, Edward A.
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Gallardo, C.
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Macharia, J.M.
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Omore, Amos O.
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Pelayo, V.
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Bulimo, D.W.
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Arias, Marisa
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Kitala, P.
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Baboon, K.
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Lekolol, I.
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Mijele, D.
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Bishop, Richard P.
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[Comparison of African swine fever virus prevalence and risk in two contrasting pig-farming systems in South-west and Central Kenya]
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Comparison of African swine fever virus prevalence and risk in two contrasting pig-farming systems in South-west and Central Kenya
Biological differences, including vector competence for the protozoan parasite Theileria parva have been reported among populations of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (Acari: Ixodidae) from different geographic regions. However, the genetic diversity and population structure of this important tick v...
Kanduma, E.G.
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Mwacharo, Joram M.
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Sunter, J.D.
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Nzuk, I.
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Mwaura, S.
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Kinyanjui, P.W.
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Kibe, M.
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Heyne, H.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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Skilton, Robert A.
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Bishop, Richard P.
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[Micro- and minisatellite-expressed sequence tag (EST) markers discriminate between populations of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus]
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Micro- and minisatellite-expressed sequence tag (EST) markers discriminate between populations of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus
Commercial vaccines based on the tick gut protein Bm86 have been successful in controlling the one-host tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus and provide heterologous protection against certain other non-target ixodid tick species. This cross protection, however, does not extend to the three-h...
Olds, Cassandra L.
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Mwaura, S.
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Crowder, D.
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Odongo, D.
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Oers, M.M. van
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Owen, J.
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Bishop, Richard P.
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Daubenberger, C.A.
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[Immunization of cattle with Ra86 impedes Rhipicephalus appendiculatus nymphal-to-adult molting]
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Immunization of cattle with Ra86 impedes Rhipicephalus appendiculatus nymphal-to-adult molting
A highly sensitive and specific real-time PCR method was developed for the reliable and rapid detection of African swine fever virus (ASFV). The method uses a commercial Universal Probe Library (UPL) probe combined with a specifically designed primer set to amplify an ASFV DNA fragment within the...
Fernández Pinero, J.
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Gallardo, C.
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Elizalde, M.
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Robles, A.
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Gómez, C.
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Bishop, Richard P.
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Heath, L.
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Couacy-Hyman, E.
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Fasina, F.O.
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Pelayo, V.
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Soler Garzón, Alvaro
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Arias, Marisa
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[Molecular Diagnosis of African Swine Fever by a New Real-Time PCR Using Universal Probe Library]
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Molecular Diagnosis of African Swine Fever by a New Real-Time PCR Using Universal Probe Library
A cross-sectional survey was carried out to assess risk factors associated with occurrence of African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in smallholder pig farms in four districts along Kenya-Uganda border. Information was collected by administering questionnaires to 642 randomly selected pig households...
Nantima, Noelina
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Ocaido, M.
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Davies, J.
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Dione, Michel M.
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Okoth, Edward A.
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Mugisha, A.
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Bishop, Richard P.
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[Risk factors associated with occurrence of African swine fever outbreaks in smallholder pig farms in four districts along the Uganda-Kenya border]
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Risk factors associated with occurrence of African swine fever outbreaks in smallholder pig farms in four districts along the Uganda-Kenya border