Currently, several PCR based diagnostic assays have been developed to improve the detection of pathogenic trypanosomes. These tests include use of species specific primers, single and nested PCRs' based on primers amplifying the Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) regions of ribosomal DNA. This stu...
Thumbi, S.M.
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McOdimba, F.A.
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Mosi, R.O.
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Jung'a, J.O.
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[Comparative evaluation of three PCR base diagnostic assays for the detection of pathogenic trypanosomes in cattle blood]
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Comparative evaluation of three PCR base diagnostic assays for the detection of pathogenic trypanosomes in cattle blood
Studies on the epidemiology of African Animal Trypanosomiasis (AAT) rarely consider the spatial dimension of disease prevalence. This problem is confounded by use of parasitological diagnostic methods of low sensitivity in field surveys. Here we report a study combining highly sensitive and speci...
Thumbi, S.M.
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Jung'a, J.O.
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Mosi, R.O.
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McOdimba, F.A.
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[Spatial distribution of African animal trypanosomiasis in Suba and Teso districts in Western Kenya]
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Spatial distribution of African animal trypanosomiasis in Suba and Teso districts in Western Kenya
Viral enteritis is a serious problem accounting for deaths in neonatal animals and humans worldwide. The absence of surveillance programs and diagnostic laboratory facilities have resulted in a lack of data on rotavirus associated diarrheas in pigs in East Africa. Here we describe the incidence o...
Amimo, Joshua O.
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Jung'a, J.O.
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Ogara, W.O.
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Vlasova, A.N.
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Njahira, Moses N.
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Maina, S.
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Okoth, Edward A.
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Bishop, Richard P.
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Saif, L.J.
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Djikeng, Appolinaire
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[Detection and genetic characterization of porcine group A rotaviruses in asymptomatic pigs in smallholder farms in East Africa: Predominance of P[8] genotype resembling human strains]
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Detection and genetic characterization of porcine group A rotaviruses in asymptomatic pigs in smallholder farms in East Africa: Predominance of P[8] genotype resembling human strains