Four Trypanosoma (T.) congolense reference clones with known isometamidium sensitivity and 16 T. congolense stocks from cattle in Kenedougou in south-western Burkina Faso, an area with known history of drug resistance, were characterised with the standard mouse test (SMT) and the drug incubatio...
Knoppe, T.N.
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Bauer, B.
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McDermott, John J.
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Peregrine, A.S.
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Mehlitz, D.
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Clausen, P.H.
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[Isometamidium sensitivity of Trypanosoma congolense stocks from cattle in West Africa tested in mice and the drug incubation infectivity test]
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Isometamidium sensitivity of Trypanosoma congolense stocks from cattle in West Africa tested in mice and the drug incubation infectivity test
Sleeping sickness is a parasitic, vector-borne disease, carried by the tsetse fly and prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa. The disease continues to pose a public health burden in Uganda, which experienced a widespread outbreak in 1900-1920, and a more recent outbreak in 1976-1989. The disease continu...
Berrang Ford, L.
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Odiit, M.
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Maiso, F.
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Waltner-Toews, D.
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McDermott, John J.
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[Sleeping sickness in Uganda: Revisiting current and historical distributions]
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Sleeping sickness in Uganda: Revisiting current and historical distributions
The association between serum antibody titres to Theileria parva in calves and potential explanatory factors were examined in a longitudinal observational study that was conducted in 5 cohorts of female calves with a total of 225 calves on 188 smallholder dairy farms. The farms were distributed i...
Gitau, G.K.
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McDermott, John J.
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Perry, Brian D.
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[Factors associated with Theileria parva infections in small-holder dairy farms in Murang'a District, Kenya]
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Factors associated with Theileria parva infections in small-holder dairy farms in Murang'a District, Kenya
Trypanosomiasis diseases are caused by single-cell organisms and affect both humans and cattle. This indicative study modelled the effect of climate change and population growth on the future range of tsetse flies, their main vector, in sub- Saharan Africa. Projected climate change to 2030 has a ...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Robinson, Timothy P.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Jones, Peter G.
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McDermott, John J.
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Reid, Robin S.
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[Cattle trypanosomiasis in Africa to 2030]
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Cattle trypanosomiasis in Africa to 2030
Grace, Delia
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McDermott, John J.
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[International agricultural research and agricultural associated diseases]
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International agricultural research and agricultural associated diseases
Omore, Amos O.
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McDermott, John J.
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Kilungo, J.
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Gitau, T.
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Staal, Steven J.
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[A comparison of the relative returns to different enterprises on mixed smallholder crop-dairy systems in central Kenya]
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A comparison of the relative returns to different enterprises on mixed smallholder crop-dairy systems in central Kenya
Wissocq, N.M.
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D'Ieteren, G.D.M.
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McDermott, John J.
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Masake, R.
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[Trypanosome infection status and trypanotolerance]
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Trypanosome infection status and trypanotolerance
A study using a structured questionnaire was conducted in Busia District, Western Kenya and Kwale District, Coastal Kenya to obtain qualitative and quantitative information from 256 cattle owners about their production systems, their perceptions of the diseases encountered in their cattle, the ...
Machila, N.
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Wanyangu, S.W.
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McDermott, John J.
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Welburn, S.C.
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Maudlin, I.
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Eisler, M.C.
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[Cattle owners' perceptions of African bovine trypanosomiasis and its control in Busia and Kwale Districts of Kenya]
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Cattle owners' perceptions of African bovine trypanosomiasis and its control in Busia and Kwale Districts of Kenya
For the November 2011 'liveSTOCK Exchange' event at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), John McDermott, reflects on the evolution of ILRI's research over the past eight years and the future of livestock for development.