Henry Kiara, a veterinary epidemiologist at ILRI talks about the risk posed by East Coast fever and how a vaccine against the disease helps protect cattle in the continent.
Reviews prospects of vaccination against African trypanosomiasis, mentioning constraints in developing a vaccine, and current knowledge on the molecular biology of the trypanosome and on antigenic variation with respect to possible future vaccines. Describes possible regimes for immunological int...
Murray, M.
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Barry, J.D.
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Morrison, W. Ivan
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Williams, R.O.
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Hirumi, H.
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Rovis, L.
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[A review of the prospects for vaccination in African trypanosomiasis. Parts I, II]
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A review of the prospects for vaccination in African trypanosomiasis. Parts I, II
In 1986, 5 commercial bean sites near Holyoke (Colorado, USA) were treated with 4 sprays of cupric hydroxide every 7 to 10 days beginning at least 2 wk. before flowering to (1) sample for the presence of Cu resistance in naturally-occurring epiphytic populations of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syring...
Garrett, K.A.
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Schwartz, Howard F.
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[Research on pseudomonas bacterial epiphytes in Colorado]
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Research on pseudomonas bacterial epiphytes in Colorado
Jarvis, Lovell S.
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Rich, Karl M.
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[Enabling technologies and decision support tools for endemic foot and mouth disease control: economic tools]
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Enabling technologies and decision support tools for endemic foot and mouth disease control: economic tools
The use of medicinal plants for the prevention and treatment of gastro-intestinal parasitism has its origin in ethnoveterinary medicine. Although until recently the majority of the evidence on the antiparasitic activity of medicinal plants was anecdotal and lacked scientific validity, there is cu...
Athanasiadou, S.
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Githiori, J.
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Kyriazakis, Ilias
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[Medicinal plants for helminth parasite control: facts and fiction]
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Medicinal plants for helminth parasite control: facts and fiction
Rab genes encode a subgroup of small GTP-binding proteins within the ras super-family that regulate targeting and fusion of transport vesicles within the secretory and endocytic pathways. These genes are of particular interest in the protozoan phylum Apicomplexa, since a family of Rab GTPases has...
Langsley, G.
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Noort, V. van
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Carret, C.
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Meissner, M.
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Villiers, Etienne P. de
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Bishop, Richard P.
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Pain, A.
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[Comparative genomics of the Rab protein family in Apicomplexan parasites]
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Comparative genomics of the Rab protein family in Apicomplexan parasites
Five chicken lines were experimentally infected with a HPAI H7N1 virus, to examine the variation in susceptibility to infection. Three lines showed high susceptibility to the virus, while two showed some resistance, with 7 out of 20, and 11 out of 15 birds, respectively, remaining healthy and sur...
Sironi, L.
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Williams, J.L.
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Moreno-Martin, A.M.
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Ramelli, P.
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Stella, A.
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Weigend, S.
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Lombardi, G.
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Cordioli, P.
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Mariani, P.
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Han Jianlin
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[Susceptibility of different chicken lines to H7N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus and the role of Mx gene polymorphism coding amino acid position 631]
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Susceptibility of different chicken lines to H7N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus and the role of Mx gene polymorphism coding amino acid position 631
Currently, several PCR based diagnostic assays have been developed to improve the detection of pathogenic trypanosomes. These tests include use of species specific primers, single and nested PCRs' based on primers amplifying the Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) regions of ribosomal DNA. This stu...
Thumbi, S.M.
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McOdimba, F.A.
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Mosi, R.O.
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Jung'a, J.O.
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[Comparative evaluation of three PCR base diagnostic assays for the detection of pathogenic trypanosomes in cattle blood]
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Comparative evaluation of three PCR base diagnostic assays for the detection of pathogenic trypanosomes in cattle blood
Natural resistance to African trypanosomiasis in certain Bos taurus cattle in West Africa, called trypanotolerance, may hold solutions for control of this economically crippling disease. Comparison of immune responses between trypanotolerant and trypanosusceptible cattle have shown some differenc...
Naessens, Jan
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Teale, A.J.
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Sileghem, M.R.
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[Identification of mechanisms of natural resistance to African trypanosomiasis in cattle]
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Identification of mechanisms of natural resistance to African trypanosomiasis in cattle
Solarte, Fernando
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Muñoz Perea, Carlos Germán
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Maharachchikumbura, Sajeewa S. N.
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Álvarez, Elizabeth
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[Diversity of Neopestalotiopsis and Pestalotiopsis spp., Causal Agents of Guava Scab in Colombia]
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Diversity of Neopestalotiopsis and Pestalotiopsis spp., Causal Agents of Guava Scab in Colombia