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Collateral benefits of restricted insecticide application for control of African trypanosomiasis on Theileria parva in cattle: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2014
Tick and tsetse-borne diseases (TTBDs) constrain livestock production in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Of this community of endemic diseases, East coast fever (T.parva) is the most important tick-borne disease (TBD) accounting for 70% of
Picozzi, Kim, Waiswa, Charles, Kabasa, John David, Jan Hatendorf, Dennis Muhanguzi, Susan Welburn, Charles Waiswa, John Kabasa, Thrusfield, Michael, Welburn, Susan Christina, Muhanguzi, Dennis, Michael Thrusfield, Hatendorf, Jan, Kim Picozzi   +13 more
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Retrospective study on cattle and poultry diseases in Uganda

International Journal of Veterinary Science and Medicine, 2017
Cattle and poultry enterprises are among the major contributors to food security and socioeconomic empowerment of households in Uganda. However, various diseases constrain their productivity.
Joseph Byaruhanga, Dickson S. Tayebwa, Wilfred Eneku, Mathias Afayoa, Francis Mutebi, Susan Ndyanabo, Steven Kakooza, James Okwee-Acai, Robert Tweyongyere, Eddie M. Wampande, Patrick Vudriko   +10 more
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Differences in the epidemiology of theileriosis on smallholder dairy farms in contrasting agro-ecological and grazing strata of highland Kenya [PDF]

, 2000
A prospective cohort study was conducted in five purposively-sampled agro-ecological zone (AEZ)-grazing system strata in Murang’a District, Kenya, between March 1995 and June 1996.
O'Callaghan, C. J., McDermott, J. J., Perry, B. D., Brown, R. N., Gitau, G. K., Katende, J. M.   +5 more
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Climate change influences on the geographic distributional potential of the spotted fever vectors Amblyomma maculatum and Dermacentor andersoni [PDF]

PeerJ, 2022
Amblyomma maculatum (Gulf Coast tick), and Dermacentor andersoni (Rocky Mountain wood tick) are two North American ticks that transmit spotted fevers associated Rickettsia.
Abdelghafar Alkishe, A. Townsend Peterson   +1 more
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Livestock Keepers’ Perception on East Coast Fever-Immunization (ECFiM) in Kajiado Central, Kenya [PDF]

, 2018
The study was carried out in Kajiado County to gain information on livestock keepers' perception of East coast Fever disease and its vaccine utilization.
Ndung’u, Sammy G., Kidali, John A., Omwenga, Samuel G., Njanja, James C.   +3 more
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Proceedings: Onderstepoort Centenary Pan-African Veterinary Conference : foreword

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2009
In 1908 a Pan-African Veterinary Conference formed part of the inauguration ceremony of the Onderstepoort Veterinary Laboratory. Attended by 18 delegates from 12 countries in southern Africa, including the four colonies and three protectorates forming
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Are there gender differences in access to and demand for East Coast fever vaccine? Empirical evidence from rural smallholder dairy farmers in Kenya

Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, 2020
Women lag in the adoption of agricultural innovations compared to men, mainly due to gender inequalities in access to complementary inputs, capital, and knowledge/information.
Humphrey Jumba, Henry Kiara, George Owuor, Nils Teufel   +3 more
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