The infection-and-treatment method (ITM) for immunization of cattle against East Coast fever has historically been used only on a limited scale because of logistical and policy constraints. Recent large-scale deployment among pastoralists in Tanzania has stimulated demand. Concurrently, a suite o...
Giulio, Giuseppe di
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Lynen, Godelieve
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Morzaria, S.P.
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Oura, C.
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Bishop, Richard P.
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[Live immunization against East Coast fever - current status]
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Live immunization against East Coast fever - current status
Two distinct genes encoding single domain, ATP-binding cassette transport protein homologues of Theileria parva were cloned and sequenced. Neither of the genes is tandemly duplicated. One gene, TpABCI, encodes a predicted protein of 593 amino acids with an N-terminal hydrophobic domain containing...
Kibe, M.K.
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Macklin, M.D.
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Gobright, E.I.
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Bishop, Richard P.
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Urakawa, T.
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Ole-MoiYoi, O.K.
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[Characterisation of single domain ATP-binding cassette protein homologues of Theileria parva]
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Characterisation of single domain ATP-binding cassette protein homologues of Theileria parva
Full-length recombinant versions of p67, the 709 amino acid major surface protein of Theileria parva sporozoites, induce immunity to East Coast fever (ECF) in cattle. We show that a soluble Escherichia coli recombinant version of p67 (p67635), in which a prokaryotic signal peptide replaces the e...
Bishop, Richard P.
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Nene, Vishvanath
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Staeyert, J.
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Rowlands, G.J.
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Nyanjui, J.
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Osaso, J.
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Morzaria, S.P.
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Musoke, A.J.
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[Immunity to East Coast fever in cattle induced by a polypeptide fragment of the major surface coat protein of Theileria parva sporozoites]
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Immunity to East Coast fever in cattle induced by a polypeptide fragment of the major surface coat protein of Theileria parva sporozoites
Two recombinant vaccines against Theileria parva, based on a near full-length version of the sporozoite surface antigen p67 (p67635), or an 80 amino acid C-terminal section (p67C), were evaluated by exposure of immunized cattle to natural tick challenge in two sites at the Kenya Coast and one i...
Musoke, A.J.
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Rowlands, G.J.
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Nene, Vishvanath
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Nyanjui, J.
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Katende, J.
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Spooner, P.R.
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Mwaura, S.
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Odongo, D.
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Nkonge, C.
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Mbogo, S.
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Bishop, Richard P.
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Morzaria, S.P.
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[Subunit vaccine based on the p67 major surface protein of Theileria parva sporozoites reduces severity of infection derived from field tick challenge]
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Subunit vaccine based on the p67 major surface protein of Theileria parva sporozoites reduces severity of infection derived from field tick challenge
Immunity to infection by the protozoan parasite Theileria parva in cattle is partially attributable to cytotoxic T cells, which kill lymphocytes infected with the schizont stage of the parasite. Here we evaluated five stocks of buffalo-derived T. parva lawrencei parasites and two stocks of cattle...
Kariuki, T.M.
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Grootenhuis, J.G.
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Dolan, T.T.
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Bishop, Richard P.
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Baldwin, C.L.
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[Immunization with Theileria parva parasites from buffaloes results in generation of cytotoxic T cells which recognize antigens common among cells infected with stocks of T. parva parva, T. parva bovis, and T. parva lawrencei]
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Immunization with Theileria parva parasites from buffaloes results in generation of cytotoxic T cells which recognize antigens common among cells infected with stocks of T. parva parva, T. parva bovis, and T. parva lawrencei
Heterologous priming-boosting vaccination regimens involving priming with plasmid DNA antigen constructs and inoculating (boosting) with the same recombinant antigen expressed in replication-attenuated poxviruses have recently been demonstrated to induce immunity, based on CD4(+)- and CD8(+)-T-c...
The "Muguga cocktail" live vaccine comprises three Theileria parva stocks (Muguga, Kiambu 5 and the buffalo-derived Serengeti-transformed) and has been used extensively in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa with an infection and treatment protocol to protect cattle against East Coast fever. We ...
Oura, C.A.L.
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Bishop, Richard P.
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Wampande, E.M.
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Lubega, G.W.
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Tait, A.
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[The persistence of component Theileria parva stocks in cattle immunized with the ‘Muguga cocktail’ live vaccine against East Coast fever in Uganda]
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The persistence of component Theileria parva stocks in cattle immunized with the ‘Muguga cocktail’ live vaccine against East Coast fever in Uganda
Bovine theileriosis caused by Theileria parva continues to be a major economic problem in many parts of Eastern, Southern, and Central Africa. Due to the unsustainable nature or the present control method-using toxic acaricides to kill ticks - alternative control methods are being sought. Live va...