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livestock health and diseases

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The future of agriculture in Guinea: 2030 – 2063

ABSTRACT Guinea has considerable assets to protect its population from food and nutritional insecurity and to […]

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Trypanosome infections and survival in tsetse

The effect of trypanosome infection on vector survival was observed in a line of Glossina morsitans […]

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Trypanocidal drug resistance in eastern province of Zambia

A survey to investigate resistance to drugs used in the treatment of bovine trypanosomosis was conducted […]

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Theileria annulata sporozoite surface antigen (SPAG-1) contains neutralizing determinants in the C terminus

SPAG-1 is a surface antigen on Theileria annulata sporozoites that is a candidate both for inclusion […]

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The use of participatory appraisal by veterinarians in Africa

The term ‘participatory appraisal’ refers to a range of methods for data collection, learning and facilitation, […]

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The origins of a new Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense sleeping sickness outbreak in eastern Uganda

Background Sleeping sickness, caused by two trypanosome subspecies, Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, is […]

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The pathogenesis of dermatophilosis

Pathogen, host and environmental factors must be considered in order to understand the pathogenesis of dermatophilosis. […]

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The isolation and characterization of genomic and cDNA clones coding for a cdc2-related kinase (ThCRK2) from the bovine protozoan parasite Theileria

The tick-transmitted protozoan parasites Theileria annulata and Theileria parva are important intracellular pathogens of domestic cattle […]

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The Gender and Social Dimensions to Livestock Keeping in South Asia:Implications for Animal Health Interventions

This report examines the importance of livestock to women, and ways of ensuring that new animal […]

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The effect of tick control on the prevalence of dermatophilosis on indigenous cattle in Ghana

The effectiveness of three tick control regimes on the occurrence of Amblyomma variegatum and dermatophilosis on […]

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The effect of energy malnutrition in ruminants on experimental infection with Dermatophilus Congo Republiclensis

The ability of malnourished and optimally fed animals to resist infection with D. Congo Republiclensis was […]

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The effect of experimental infection of boran cattle in early and mid-pregnancy with Trypanosoma vivax

Six susceptible Galana and five trypanotolerant Orma Boran (Bos indicus) cattle were infected experimentally with Trypanosoma […]

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The association between Amblyomma variegatum and dermatophilosis: Epidemiology and immunology

A close association was found between infestation with Amblyomma variegatum and the occurrence of dermatophilosis on […]

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Studies on helminthosis at the centre for tropical veterinary medicine (CTVM)

The research work relating to helminths, which has been conducted within the Helminthology Section of the […]

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Sleeping sickness: a tale of two diseases

Sleeping sickness presents clinically as two distinct diseases, reflecting the fact that two very different trypanosomes […]

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Seroepidemiological survey of Taenia saginata cysticercosis in Kenya

A sero-epidemiological study of Taenia saginata cysticercosis was carried out to determine the prevalence and distribution […]

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Seroepidemiological study of Taenia saginata cysticercosis in Swaziland

A cross-sectional study of Taenia saginata cysticercosis in Swaziland using a serodiagnostic ELISA for parasite antigen […]

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Sequence and immunogenicity of Taenia saginata ferritin

The zoonotic cestode, Taenia saginata is cosmopolitan in its distribution but the prevalence is greater in […]

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Seasonal prevalence of ticks and their association with dermatophilosis in cattle on the Accra plains of Ghana

The seasonal abundance of adult ticks on cattle and their association with dermatophilosis were investigated in […]

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Seasonal prevalence of ticks and their association with dermatophilosis in cattle on the Accra plains of Ghana

The seasonal abundance of adult ticks on cattle and their association with dermatophilosis were investigated in […]

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Recombinant Rinderpest Vaccines Expressing Membrane-Anchored Proteins as Genetic Markers: Evidence of Exclusion of Marker Protein from the Virus Envelope

Rinderpest virus (RPV) causes a severe disease of cattle resulting in serious economic losses in parts […]

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Recent advances in livestock keeper-based tsetse control: the way forward

The workshop brought together researchers from various African countries who are working on one of three […]

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DfID Project R7361, Final Technical Report, Jembrana disease virus and fatal infection of Bali cattle

Jembrana disease virus (JDV) causes a potentially fatal infection of Bali cattle that is endemic on […]

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Programmed cell death in trypanosomatids

It has generally been assumed that apoptosis and other forms of programmed cell death evolved to […]

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Production of interferons by bovine and ovine cell lines infected with Theileria annulata or Theileria parva

Three bovine cell lines and four ovine cell lines infected with Theileria parva or Theileria annulata […]

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Preliminary characterisation of extracellular serine proteases of Dermatophilus Congo Republiclensis isolates from cattle, sheep and horses

Dermatophilus Congo Republiclensis is a filamentous branching actinomycete that causes dermatophilosis, an exudative dermatitis in ruminants. […]

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Portable haemoglobinometers and their potential for penside detection of anaemia in bovine disease diagnosis: a comparative evaluation

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Participatory survey on zoonotic diseases affecting livestock-keeping communities in Tanzania

The study was carried out to assess community awareness, perceptions, knowledge and attitude to zoonoses in […]

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Nitric Oxide is Produced by Cowdria ruminantium-Infected Bovine Pulmonary Endothelial Cells In Vitro and Is Stimulated by Gamma Interferon

Nitric oxide (NO) is a labile inorganic free radical produced by NO synthase from the substrate […]

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Nitric oxide inhibits establishment of macroschizont-infected cell lines and is produced by macrophages of calves undergoing bovine tropical theileriosis or East Coast fever

Nitric oxide (NO) was produced when bovine peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) or purified, adherent PBMC […]

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Incrimination of vectors of Trypanosoma vivax in the new outbreak zone of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Final Technical Report, Project R7356.

The purpose of this project was to incriminate the vectors and improve our understanding of bovine […]

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In vitro cultivation of an African strain of Babesia bigemina and its characterisation and infectivity in cattle

An African (Kenyan) strain of Babesia bigemina, Muguga (B2-1), was inoculated into a calf from a […]

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Immune Responses to Dermatophilus Congo Republiclensis Infections

Complex mechanisms underly the establishment of dermatophilosis, an exudative and proliferative skin disease of ruminants. This […]

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Identifying antigens of Theileria parva that may be used in a vaccine for East Coast Fever

This progress report gives the background to the project, and Highlights from Year 1. It is […]

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Identification of human infective trypanosomes in animal reservoir of sleeping sickness in Uganda by means of serum-resistance-associated (SRA) gene

Background The expansion of sleeping sickness caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense beyond its traditional focus in […]

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HIV/AIDS and its implications for the control of animal tuberculosis

The HIV/AIDS pandemic is associated with a number of opportunist mycobacterial infections, principally tuberculosis and disease […]

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Heligmosomoides polygyrus and Trypanosoma Congo Republiclense infections in mice: a laboratory model for concurrent gastrointestinal nematode and trypanosome infections

A murine model using Heligmosomoides polygyrus and Trypanosoma Congo Republiclense has been developed for studying the […]

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Genetic resistance to parasitic disease: particularly of resistance in ruminants to gastrointestinal nematodes

There is substantial variation among individuals in susceptibility to a wide variety of parasitic diseases and […]

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GALVmed – protecting livestock, saving human life. Video.

This is a YouTube video on protecting livestock, saving human life.

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Final Technical Report. The Delivery of Veterinary Services to the Poor: a framework for analysis.

The original objective of the project was to analyse the uptake and impact of veterinary services […]

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Research on the incidence, economic importance and causal agent(s) of bovine cerebral theileriosis in semi-arid pastoral livestock systems in Ngorongoro, Monduli and Simanjiro District in Northern Tanzania

Bovine cerebral theileriosis (BCT) has been ranked as the highest disease priority by pastoralist communities in […]

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Field studies of drug-resistant cattle trypanosomes in Kénédougou Province, Burkina Faso

Field studies were conducted to assess the occurrence of resistance to isometamidium chloride and diminazene aceturate […]

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Evidence of Theileria buffeli infection in cattle in southern Italy

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Evidence for the presence of two bovine lentiviruses in the cattle population of Bali

Antibodies directed against two bovine lentiviruses, Jembrana disease virus (JDV) and bovine immunodeficiency virus (BIV), were […]

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Efficacy of cymelarsan in friesian holstein calves infected with Trypanosoma evansi

Two studies on the efficacy of mel Cy (Cymelarsan, Rhone Merieux, France) for the treatment of […]

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Effect of suramin treatment in feedlot cattle in an area of Indonesia endemic for Trypanosoma evansi

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Early stages of infection with Trypanosoma Congo Republiclense: parasite kinetics and expression of metacyclic antigen types

Trypanosoma Congo Republiclense develops in the skin of sheep at the site of inoculation of metacyclic […]

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Dipstick for diagnosis of rinderpest in Tanzania

A simple chromatographic strip-test based on Clearview technology, is under development as a pen-side test for […]

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Different patterns of faecal egg output following infection of Scottish Blackface lambs with Ostertagia circumcincta

Faecal nematode egg counts were monitored in 184 Scottish Blackface lambs during natural exposure to a […]

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Design and Formative Evaluation of an Information Kiosk on Cattle Health for Landless Cattle Owners

This paper describes and analyses the experience of designing, installing and evaluating a farmer-usable touch screen […]

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Culture filtrate proteins of Dermatophilus Congo Republiclensis

In previous studies on the antigens of Dermatophilus Congo Republiclensis very little attention has been given […]

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Control of Amblyomma variegatum and dermatophilosis on local and exotic breeds of cattle in Ghana

The occurrence of dermatophilosis on cattle in the tropics is closely associated with infestation byAmblyomma variegatum ticks. […]

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Control of Trypanosome Brucei infections in tsetse

Numbers of immature Trypanosoma brucei brucei within a tsetse midgut remain remarkably constant after establishment throughout […]

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Comparison of production losses caused by chronic Fasciola gigantica infection in yearling Friesian and Boran cattle

Yearling Friesian and Boran cattle were given a standard dose of Fasciola gigantica metacercariae designed to […]

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Community participation and the delivery of veterinary services in Africa

Community participation is now widely promoted as an important feature of aid projects in less-developed countries. […]

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Cloning and sequencing of the gene encoding the principal 18-kDa secreted antigen of activated oncospheres of Taenia saginata

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Cellular responses in experimental chronic and acute dermatophilosis infections of sheep

The cellular infiltrate into the dermis in dermatophilosis lesions is composed of a range of cell […]

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Bovine Cells Infected in Vivo with Theileria Annulata Express CD11b, the C3bi Complement Receptor

Bovine cells from cattle infected with Theileria annulata were phenotyped with monoclonal antibodies recognizing bovine leukocyte […]

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Allograft responses can interfere with the development of immunity against Theileria annulata following vaccination with parasite infected cell lines

Theileria annulata macroschizont-infected cell lines are successfully used as vaccines in several countries. The inoculated animals […]

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A Simple Competitive Enzyme Immunoassay for the Detection of the Trypanocidal Drug Isometamidium

A new competitive enzyme immunoassay technique has been developed for the determination of concentrations of the […]

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A survey of agricultural production, livestock disease treatment and vaccination in rural farming communities in two provinces of Kenya

The overall objective of this study was to characterise the status of smallholder livestock production systems […]

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A comparative study on the clinical, parasitological and molecular diagnosis of bovine trypanosomosis in Uganda.

The clinical, parasitological and molecular diagnosis of bovine trypanosomosis were compared using samples from 250 zebu […]

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Lymphocyte proliferative responses and the occurrence of dermatophilosis in cattle naturally infested with Amblyomma variegatum

The proliferative response of lymphocytes from tick-infested Zebu type, N’Dama and Friesian cattle and acaricide-treated Zebu […]

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Lymphocyte proliferative responses and the occurrence of dermatophilosis in cattle naturally infested with Amblyomma variegatum

The proliferative response of lymphocytes from tick-infested Zebu type, N’Dama and Friesian cattle and acaricide-treated Zebu […]

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Livestock disease prioritisation: listening to the voices of the poor

In recent years, with the advent of the New Poverty Agenda and the wide acceptance of […]

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Isometamidium concentrations in the sera of cattle maintained under a chemoprophylactic regime in a tsetse-infested area of Zimbabwe

An experiment was carried out to determine the concentrations of the trypanocidal drug isometamidium chloride in […]

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Investigation of the immunogenic potential of heart water (Cowdria ruminantium) grown in tick cell lines

This project focused on optimising the in vitro culture system for Cowdria ruminantium, characterising Cowdria in […]

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