This paper studies East Coast fever (Theileria parva infection) risk in four district smallholder-farming areas of Kenya representing a range of epidemiological states of the disease. The areas include Kakamega, where indigenous cattle are intensively grazed with minimal tick control under modera...
Kiara, Henry K.
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O'Callaghan, C.J.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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McDermott, John J.
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Perry, Brian D.
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[Targeting East Coast fever control strategies based on the assessment of biological risk]
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Targeting East Coast fever control strategies based on the assessment of biological risk
Ticks and tickborne diseases (TTBD) are serious animal health constraints in Uganda and acaricides are the current method of choice for their control. Although widely used, the external-input, single-technology paradigm of chemical control is unsustainable and may inhibit endemic stability. TTB...
Sakwa, P.D.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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Opuda-Asibo, J.
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Otim, C.P.
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[Designing strategies for integrated control of ticks and tick-borne diseases at the farm level in a mixed crop-livestock system in Uganda]
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Designing strategies for integrated control of ticks and tick-borne diseases at the farm level in a mixed crop-livestock system in Uganda
East Coast Fever (ECF) is a major risk and constraint to the smallholder dairy sector in Kenya. The effects of ECF can be largely controlled by the use of acaricides, animal husbandry measures, and potentially through immunisation. In Kenya, some smallholder dairy farmers apply one or more of the...
Leneman, J.M.
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McDermott, John J.
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Okuthe, O.S.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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[Farmers' perceptions of East Coast fever risk and adoption of control strategies in Kenya]
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Farmers' perceptions of East Coast fever risk and adoption of control strategies in Kenya