African animal trypanosomosis (AAT) is considered the most important cattle disease in sub-Saharan Africa but its diagnosis in the field is difficult, resulting in inappropriate treatments, excessive delay in treatments and under-treatment. A field study in West Africa investigated the usefulness...
Since 1986, the numbers of pigs in Uganda have at least quadrupled and today’s more than two million pigs are in the hands of 1.1 million households. Up to 70% of all pork is estimated to be consumed in urban and peri-urban areas, mainly through informal road-side butcheries and ‘pork joints’. In...
Roesel, Kristina
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Holmes, K.
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Kungu, J.
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Grace, Delia
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Pezo, Danilo A.
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Baumann, M.P.O.
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Fries, R.
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Ejobi, F.
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Clausen, P.H.
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[Fit for human consumption? A qualitative survey at a Ugandan pig abattoir]
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Fit for human consumption? A qualitative survey at a Ugandan pig abattoir
Trypanocidal treatments remain the most widespread method used for the control of African animal trypanosomosis (AAT). However increasing resistance affects the sustainability of this strategy. In general, resistance can be directly attributed to biological factors but it is recognized that insti...
Ouédraogo, D.
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Kamuanga, M.
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Savadogo, K.
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McDermott, John J.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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Diarra, B.
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Woitag, T.
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Clausen, P.H.
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[Facteurs institutionnels et developpement de la resistance aux trypanocides dans la zone cotonniere en Afrique de l'Ouest: Evidence empirique dans la province du kenedougou au Burkina faso]
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Facteurs institutionnels et developpement de la resistance aux trypanocides dans la zone cotonniere en Afrique de l'Ouest: Evidence empirique dans la province du kenedougou au Burkina faso
Since the 1980s, pork has become very popular in eastern Africa, with Uganda currently
leading per capita consumption. Most of the pork is produced locally by smallholder pig
farmers who ventured into piggery as a profitable income–generating activity. Yet, knowledge
of good husbandry practices i...
Roesel, Kristina
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Dione, Michel M.
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Nöckler, K.
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Fries, R.
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Baumann, M.P.O.
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Clausen, P.H.
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Grace, Delia
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[Exposure of pigs to Trichinella spp. in three districts in Central and Eastern Uganda]
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Exposure of pigs to Trichinella spp. in three districts in Central and Eastern Uganda
This study assessed the degree of isometamidium resistance of trypanosomes infecting cattle in the upper Didessa valley of western Ethiopia. An initial prevalence study was conducted to identify sites with a high risk of trypanosmosis in cattle. The trypanosome prevalence varied widely, with t...
Tewelde, N.
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Abebe, G.
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Eisler, M.C.
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McDermott, John J.
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Greiner, M.
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Afework, Y.
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Kyule, M.
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Munstermann, S.
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Zessin, K.H.
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Clausen, P.H.
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[Application of field methods to assess isometamidium resistance of trypanosomes in cattle in western Ethiopia]
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Application of field methods to assess isometamidium resistance of trypanosomes in cattle in western Ethiopia
Cross sectional surveys (2002-2004) achieved in 89 villages, carried on 5474 cattle and 1908 tse tse flies (G. palpalis: 53%; G. tachinoides: 45% and G. morsitans: 2%) have been captured. Following these investigations, several suspected villages have been chosen for longitudinal surveys in order...
Talaki, E.
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Sidibe, I.
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Diall, O.
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Grace, Delia
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Barry, A.M.
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Djiteye, A.
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Bocoum, Z.
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Clausen, P.H.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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Affognon, Hippolyte D.
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Hendrickx, G.
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Pangui, L.J.
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Belem, A.M.G.
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[Répartition spatiale des trypanosomoses animales en relation avec la chimiorésistance dans la zone cotonnière de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (Mali et Guinée)]
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Répartition spatiale des trypanosomoses animales en relation avec la chimiorésistance dans la zone cotonnière de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (Mali et Guinée)
In a cross-sectional study carried out in June 1994, 486 cattle from 50 randomly selected dairy farms in the vicinity of Kampala, Uganda, were examined for trypanosome infections. The trypanosome prevalence (either positive with the haematocrit centrifugation technique [HCT] and/or the mini-anion...
Clausen, P.H.
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Schares, G.
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Patzelt, R.J.
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Poetzsch, C.J.
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Scheer, A.
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Kakaire, D.
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Olila, D.
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Peregrine, A.S.
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McDermott, John J.
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Mehlitz, D.
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[PCR and DNA-probe hybridization to assess the efficacy of therapeutic and prophylactic isometamidium treatment in Trypanosoma spp. - infected dairy cattle in peri-urban Kampala, Uganda]
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PCR and DNA-probe hybridization to assess the efficacy of therapeutic and prophylactic isometamidium treatment in Trypanosoma spp. - infected dairy cattle in peri-urban Kampala, Uganda
Roesel, Kristina
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Grace, Delia
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Dione, Michel M.
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Pezo, Danilo A.
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Kungu, J.
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Ejobi, F.
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Clausen, P.H.
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[Assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practices on pork safety among smallholder pig farmers in Uganda]
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Assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practices on pork safety among smallholder pig farmers in Uganda
Resistance to the drugs used to control African animal trypanosomosis is increasingly recognised as a constraint to livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa. The most commonly used tests for detection of trypanocidal drug resistance are tests using mice or ruminants, but these suffer from lack ...
Eisler, M.C.
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Brandt, J.
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Bauer, B.
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Clausen, P.H.
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Delespaux, V.
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Holmes, P.H.
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Ilemobade, A.
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Machila, N.
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Mbwambo, H.
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McDermott, John J.
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Mehlitz, D.
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Murilla, G.
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Ndung'u, J.M.
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Peregrine, A.S.
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Sidibe, I.
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Sinyangwe, L.
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Geerts, S.
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[Standardised tests in mice and cattle for the detection of drug resistance in tsetse-transmitted trypanosomes of African domestic cattle]
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Standardised tests in mice and cattle for the detection of drug resistance in tsetse-transmitted trypanosomes of African domestic cattle
Using a novel multilocus DNA marker analysis method, we studied the population genetic structure of Trypansoma brucei stocks and derived clones isolated from animal and rhodesiense sleeping sickness patients during a national sleeping sickness control program in Mukono district, Uganda. We then ...