East Coast fever and multiple El Niño Southern oscillation ranks
East Coast fever (ECF), a tick-borne disease of cattle, is a major constraint to livestock development in Africa in general and southern Zambia in particular.
Mulumba, M. +13 more
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Assessment of the Impact of Early Diagnosis and Early Treatment in the Integrated Control of East Coast Fever (ECF) Involving Acquired Immunity Induced by Natural Infection in Ankole Cattle. [PDF]
Nanteza A +7 more
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Battling an African cattle killer: Second-generation vaccine against East Coast fever
In this film, Vish Nene director of the Vaccines Biosciences program at ILRI, talks about new research that is seeking to create a second-generation vaccine against East Coast ...
Nene, Vishvanath M.
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A locus conferring tolerance to Theileria infection in African cattle
East Coast fever, a tick-borne cattle disease caused by the Theileria parva parasite, is among the biggest natural killers of cattle in East Africa, leading to over 1 million deaths annually.
David Wragg +24 more
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Molecular characterization and population genetics of Theileria parva in Burundi's unvaccinated cattle: Towards the introduction of East Coast fever vaccine. [PDF]
Atuhaire DK +8 more
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Some observations concerning the transmission of East Coast fever by ticks [PDF]
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Theiler, Arnold, Sir, 1867-1936
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The spreading of East Coast Fever into Great Bahr- El Ghazal Region, North West of South Sudan
Theileriosis is a fatal tick-borne disease caused by Theileria parva (T.parva) and affecting cattle mainly in East and Central Africa. A cross-sectional survey was conducted during June to November 2015 in 12 localities of Great Bahr- El Ghazal Region ...
Saaid, A.A. +3 more
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Tony Musoke: Improved Vaccines for the Control of East Coast Fever Inception Workshop
An interview with Tony Musoke, chair of the External Advisory Committee for the Improved Vaccines of the Control of East Coast Fever in Cattle in Africa Project at an inception workshop held 27-29 Jan in Nairobi ...
Musoke, A.J.
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Impact of East Coast fever on Grande Comore: Assessment taking a participatory epidemiology approach
East Coast fever (ECF), one of the most serious tick-borne diseases in sub-Saharan and eastern Africa, was introduced to the island of Grande Comore in 2002 through zebu import from Tanzania, resulting in at least a 10% loss of livestock. A participatory
Charafouddine, Onzade +5 more
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Ivan Morrison: Improved Vaccines for the Control of East Coast Fever Inception Workshop
An interview with Ivan Morrison of the Roslin Institute on the sidelines of an inception workshop for the Improved Vaccines of the Control of East Coast Fever in Cattle in Africa Project, held 27-29 Jan in Nairobi ...
Morrison, W. Ivan
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