Piroplasms frequently infect domestic and wild carnivores. At present, there is limited information on the occurrence and molecular identity of these tick-borne parasites in wild felids in Kenya. In 2009, a pair of captive lions (Panthare leo) was diagnosed with suspected babesiosis and mineral d...
Githaka, Naftaly W.
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Konnai, S.
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Kariuki, E.
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Kanduma, E.G.
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Murata, S.
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Ohashi, K.
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[Molecular detection and characterisation of potentially new Babesia and Theileria species/variants in wild felids from Kenya]
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Molecular detection and characterisation of potentially new Babesia and Theileria species/variants in wild felids from Kenya
Recently, mortalities among giraffes, attributed to infection with unique species of piroplasms were reported in South Africa. Although haemoparasites are known to occur in giraffes of Kenya, the prevalence, genetic diversity and pathogenicity of these parasites has not been investigated.
In thi...
Githaka, Naftaly W.
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Konnai, S.
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Skilton, Robert A.
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Kariuki, E.
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Kanduma, E.G.
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Murata, S.
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Ohashi, K.
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[Genotypic variations in field isolates of Theileria species infecting giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi and Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) in Kenya]
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Genotypic variations in field isolates of Theileria species infecting giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi and Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) in Kenya
Background
The ixodid tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus transmits the apicomplexan protozoan parasite Theileria parva,which causes East coast fever (ECF), the most economically important cattle disease in eastern and southern Africa. Recent analysis of micro- and minisatellite markers showed an a...
Kanduma, E.G.
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Mwacharo, Joram M.
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Githaka, Naftaly W.
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Kinyanjui, P.W.
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Njuguna, J.
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Kamau, L.M.
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Kariuki, E.
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Mwaura, S.
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Skilton, Robert A.
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Bishop, Richard P.
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[Analyses of mitochondrial genes reveal two sympatric but genetically divergent lineages of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus in Kenya]
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Analyses of mitochondrial genes reveal two sympatric but genetically divergent lineages of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus in Kenya
Bett, R.C.
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Bhuiyan, A.K.F.H.
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Khan, M.S.
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Silva, G.L.L.P.
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Le Thi Thuy
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Sarker, S.C.
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Abeykoon, M.N.D.
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Thi T H Nguyen
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Sadef, S.
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Kariuki, E.
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Baltenweck, Isabelle
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Poole, Elizabeth J.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Ibrahim, Mohamed N.M.
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[Indigenous chicken production in the South and South East Asia]
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Indigenous chicken production in the South and South East Asia
Githaka, Naftaly W.
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Konnai, S.
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Bishop, Richard P.
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Odongo, D.
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Lekolool, I.
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Kariuki, E.
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Gakuya, F.
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Kamau, L.
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Isezaki, M.
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Murata, S.
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Ohashi, K.
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[Identification and sequence characterization of novel Theileria genotypes from the waterbuck (Kobus defassa) in a Theileria parva-endemic area in Kenya]
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Identification and sequence characterization of novel Theileria genotypes from the waterbuck (Kobus defassa) in a Theileria parva-endemic area in Kenya