Pig movements play a significant role in the spread of economically important infectious diseases such as the African swine fever. Characterization of movement networks between pig farms and through other types of farm and household enterprises that are involved in pig value chains can provide us...
We have recently shown that the BoLA-A18 variant haplotype (BoLA-6*01302) is more prevalent than the BoLA-A18 haplotype (BoLA-6*01301) in a sample of Holstein/Friesian cattle in Kenya. These MHC class I allelic variants differ by a single amino acid polymorphism (Glu97 to Leu97) in the peptide-bi...
Svitek, Nicholas
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Awino, Elias
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Nene, Vishvanath
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Steinaa, Lucilla
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[BoLA-6*01301 and BoLA-6*01302, two allelic variants of the A18 haplotype, present the same epitope from the Tp1 antigen of Theileria parva]
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BoLA-6*01301 and BoLA-6*01302, two allelic variants of the A18 haplotype, present the same epitope from the Tp1 antigen of Theileria parva
Background
The zoonotic tapeworm Taenia saginata, although causing only minor discomfort in humans, is responsible for considerable economic losses in the livestock sector due to condemnation or downgrading of infected beef carcasses. An overview of current knowledge on the distribution and preva...
Hendrickx, E.
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Thomas, Lian F.
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Dorny, P.
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Bobić, B.
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Braae, U.C.
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Devleesschauwer, B.
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Eichenberger, R.M.
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Gabriël, S.
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Saratsis, A.
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Torgerson, P.R.
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Robertson, L.J.
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Dermauw, V.
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[Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: A systematic review of the distribution in West and Central Africa]
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Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: A systematic review of the distribution in West and Central Africa
A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of Brucella spp. and Leptospira spp. and risk factors of exposure in cattle in three zones with varying land use types and wildlife–livestock interactions. Five villages were selected purposively; two in areas with intensive li...
Nthiwa, D.
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Alonso, Silvia
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Odongo, D.
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Kenya, E.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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[Zoonotic pathogen seroprevalence in cattle in a wildlife–livestock interface, Kenya]
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Zoonotic pathogen seroprevalence in cattle in a wildlife–livestock interface, Kenya
Heartwater, a tick-borne disease of domestic and wild ruminants, is caused by the intracellular rickettsia Ehrlichia ruminantium (previously known as Cowdria ruminantium). It is a major constraint to livestock production throughout subSaharan Africa, and it threatens to invade the Americas, yet t...
Collins, N.E.
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Liebenberg, J.
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Villiers, Etienne P. de
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Brayton, K.A.
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Louw, E.
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Pretorius, E.
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Faber, F.E.
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Heerden, H. van
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Josemans, A.
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Kleef, M. van
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Steyn, H.C.
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Strijp, M.F. van
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Zweygarth, E.
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Jongejan, F.
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Maillard, J.C.
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Berthier, D.
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Botha, M.
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Joubert, F.
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Corton, C.H.
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Thomson, N.R.
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Allsopp, M.T.
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Allsopp, B.A.
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[The genome of the heartwater agent Ehrlichia ruminantium contains multiple tandem repeats of actively variable copy number]
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The genome of the heartwater agent Ehrlichia ruminantium contains multiple tandem repeats of actively variable copy number
Data were collected and analysed from seven field sites in Australia, Brazil and Colombia on weather conditions and the severity of anthracnose disease of the tropical pasture legume Stylosanthes scabra caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. Disease severity and weather data were analysed usin...
Chakraborty, S.
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Ghosh, R.
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Ghosh, M.
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Fernandes, C.D.
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Charchar, Maria José
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Kelemu, Segenet
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[Weather-based prediction of anthracnose severity using artificial neural network models]
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Weather-based prediction of anthracnose severity using artificial neural network models
Transcriptome analysis can provide useful data for refining genome sequence annotation. Application of massively parallel signature sequencing (MPSS) revealed reproducible transcription, in multiple MPSS cycles, from 73% of computationally predicted genes in the Theileria parva schizont lifecycle...
Shah, Tushaar
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Villiers, Etienne P. de
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Nene, Vishvanath
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Hass, B.
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Taracha, E.A.
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Gardner, J.M.
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Sansom, C.
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Pelle, Roger
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Bishop, Richard P.
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[Using the transcriptome to annotate the genome revisited: application of massively parallel signature sequencing (MPSS)]
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Using the transcriptome to annotate the genome revisited: application of massively parallel signature sequencing (MPSS)
We describe the generation of an auto-annotated index of genes that are expressed in the salivary glands of four-day fed female adult Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks. A total of 9162 EST sequences were derived from an uninfected tick cDNA library and 9844 ESTs were from a cDNA library from tic...
Nene, Vishvanath
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Lee, D.
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Kang'a, S.
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Skilton, Robert A.
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Shah, Tushaar
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Villiers, Etienne P. de
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Mwaura, S.
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Taylor, D.
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Quackenbush, J.
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Bishop, Richard P.
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[Genes transcribed in the salivary glands of female Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks infected with Theileria parva]
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Genes transcribed in the salivary glands of female Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks infected with Theileria parva
East Coast fever, caused by the tick-borne intracellular apicomplexan parasite Theileria parva, is a highly fatal lymphoproliferative disease of cattle. The pathogenic schizont-induced lymphocyte transformation is a unique cancer-like condition that is reversible with parasite removal. Schizont-i...
Graham, S.P.
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Pelle, Roger
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Honda, Y.
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Mwangi, D.M.
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Tonukari, N.J.
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Yamage, M.
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Glew, E.J.
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Villiers, Etienne P. de
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[Theileria parva candidate vaccine antigens recognized by immune bovine cytotoxic T lymphocytes]
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Theileria parva candidate vaccine antigens recognized by immune bovine cytotoxic T lymphocytes
Mycoplasmas are the smallest free-living organisms and cause a number of economically important diseases affecting humans, animals, insects, and plants. Here, we demonstrate that highly virulent Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies capri (Mmc) can be fully attenuated via targeted deletion of non-essent...
Jores, Joerg
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Ma, L.
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Ssajjakambwe, Paul
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Schieck, Elise G.
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Liljander, Anne M.
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Chandran, S.
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Stoffel, M.H.
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Cippa, V.
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Arfi, Y.
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Assad-Garcia, N.
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Falquet, L.
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Sirand-Pugnet, P.
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Blanchard, Alain
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Lartigue, C.
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Posthaus, H.
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Labroussaa, F.
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Vashee, S.
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[Removal of a subset of non-essential genes fully attenuates a highly virulent Mycoplasma strain]
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Removal of a subset of non-essential genes fully attenuates a highly virulent Mycoplasma strain