Geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing were used to identify villages at high risk for sleeping sickness, as defined by reported incidence. Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM) satellite data were classified to obtain a map of land cover, and the Normalised Difference Vegetatio...
Odiit, M.
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Bessell, P.R.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Robinson, Timothy P.
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Kinoti, J.
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Coleman, P.G.
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Welburn, S.C.
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McDermott, John J.
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Woolhouse, Mark E.J.
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[Using remote sensing and geographic information systems to identify villages at high risk for rhodesiense sleeping sickness in Uganda]
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Using remote sensing and geographic information systems to identify villages at high risk for rhodesiense sleeping sickness in Uganda
The Kenyan East African zebu cattle are valuable and widely used genetic resources. Previous studies using microsatellite loci revealed the complex history of these populations with the presence of taurine and zebu genetic backgrounds. Here, we estimate at genome-wide level the genetic compositio...
Mbole-Kariuki, Mary N.
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Sonstegard, T.S.
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Orth, Alan
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Thumbi, S.M.
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Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.
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Kiara, Henry K.
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Toye, Philip G.
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Conradie, I.
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Jennings, A.
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Coetzer, K.
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Woolhouse, Mark E.J.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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Tapio, M.
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[Genome-wide analysis reveals the ancient and recent admixture history of East African Shorthorn Zebu from Western Kenya]
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Genome-wide analysis reveals the ancient and recent admixture history of East African Shorthorn Zebu from Western Kenya
Endemic stability is an epidemiological state of a population, in which clinical disease is scarce despite high level of infection. The notion was developed to describe patterns of tick-borne disease in cattle. However, we propose a general, nodes of endemic stability that is applicable to a broa...
Coleman, P.G.
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Perry, Brian D.
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Woolhouse, Mark E.J.
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[Endemic stability - a veterinary idea applied to human public health]
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Endemic stability - a veterinary idea applied to human public health
To formally quantify the level of under-detection of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense sleeping sickness (SS) during an epidemic in Uganda, a decision tree (under-detection) model was developed; concurrently, to quantify the subset of undetected cases that sought health care but were not diagnosed, ...
Odiit, M.
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Coleman, P.G.
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Liu, W.C.
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McDermott, John J.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Welburn, S.C.
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Woolhouse, Mark E.J.
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[Quantifying the level of under-detection of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense sleeping sickness cases]
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Quantifying the level of under-detection of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense sleeping sickness cases
Thumbi, S.M.
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Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.
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Poole, Elizabeth J.
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Kiara, Henry K.
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Toye, Philip G.
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Ndila, M.
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Conradie, I.
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Jennings, A.
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Handel, I.G.
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Coetzer, J.A.W.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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Woolhouse, Mark E.J.
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[Parasite co-infections show synergistic and antagonistic interactions on growth performance of East African zebu cattle under one year]
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Parasite co-infections show synergistic and antagonistic interactions on growth performance of East African zebu cattle under one year
In natural populations, individuals may be infected with multiple distinct pathogens at a time. These pathogens may act independently or interact with each other and the host through various mechanisms, with resultant varying outcomes on host health and survival. To study effects of pathogens and...
Thumbi, S.M.
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Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.
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Poole, Elizabeth J.
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Kiara, Henry K.
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Toye, Philip G.
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Mbole-Kariuki, Mary N.
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Conradie, I.
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Jennings, A.
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Handel, I.G.
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Coetzer, J.A.W.
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Steyl, J.C.A.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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Woolhouse, Mark E.J.
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[Parasite co-infections and their impact on survival of indigenous cattle]
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Parasite co-infections and their impact on survival of indigenous cattle
The presence of bluetongue virus (BTV) and Epizootic Haemorrhagic Disease virus (EHDV) in indigenous calves in western Kenya was investigated. Serum was analysed for BTV and EHDV antibodies. The population seroprevalences for BTV and EHDV for calves at 51 weeks of age were estimated to be 0.942 (...
Toye, Philip G.
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Batten, C.A.
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Kiara, Henry K.
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Henstock, M.R.
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Edwards, L.
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Thumbi, S.M.
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Poole, Elizabeth J.
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Handel, I.G.
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Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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Coetzer, J.A.W.
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Woolhouse, Mark E.J.
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Oura, C.A.L.
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[Bluetongue and epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus in local breeds of cattle in Kenya]
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Bluetongue and epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus in local breeds of cattle in Kenya
The passive transfer of antibodies from dams to offspring via colostrum is believed to play an important role in protecting neonatal mammals from infectious disease. The study presented here investigates the uptake of colostrum by 548 calves in western Kenya maintained under smallholder farming, ...
Toye, Philip G.
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Handel, I.
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Gray, J.
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Kiara, Henry K.
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Thumbi, S.M.
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Jennings, A.
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Wyk, I.C. van
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Ndila, M.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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Coetzer, K.
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Woolhouse, Mark E.J.
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Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.
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[Maternal antibody uptake, duration and influence on survival and growth rate in a cohort of indigenous calves in a smallholder farming system in western Kenya]
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Maternal antibody uptake, duration and influence on survival and growth rate in a cohort of indigenous calves in a smallholder farming system in western Kenya
Thumbi, S.M.
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Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.
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Kiara, Henry K.
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Toye, Philip G.
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Poole, Elizabeth J.
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Ndila, M.
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Conradie, I.
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Jennings, A.
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Handel, I.G.
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Coetzer, J.A.W.
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Steyl, J.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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Woolhouse, Mark E.J.
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[Mortality in East African shorthorn zebu cattle under one year: Predictors of infectious-disease mortality]
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Mortality in East African shorthorn zebu cattle under one year: Predictors of infectious-disease mortality
Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.
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Thumbi, S.M.
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Poole, Elizabeth J.
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Kiara, Henry K.
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Tosas Auguet, O.
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Handel, I.G.
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Jennings, A.
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Conradie, I.
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Mbole-Kariuki, Mary N.
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Toye, Philip G.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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Coetzer, J.A.W.
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Woolhouse, Mark E.J.
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[Design and descriptive epidemiology of the Infectious Diseases of East African Livestock (IDEAL) project, a longitudinal calf cohort study in western Kenya]
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Design and descriptive epidemiology of the Infectious Diseases of East African Livestock (IDEAL) project, a longitudinal calf cohort study in western Kenya