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Tackling protozoan parasites of cattle in sub-Saharan Africa by MacGregor, Paula, Nene, Vishvanath, Nisbet, R. Ellen R

“…More distantly related human-infective kinetoplastids include Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes Chagas disease in South America and over 20 Leishmania species…”
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Genome sequence of Babesia bovis and comparative analysis of apicomplexan hemoprotozoa by Brayton, Kelly A, Lau, Audrey O T, Herndon, David R, Hannick, Linda, Kappmeyer, Lowell S, Berens, Shawn J, Bidwell, Shelby L, Brown, Wendy C, Crabtree, Jonathan, Fadrosh, Doug, Feldblum, Tamara, Forberger, Heather A, Haas, Brian J, Howell, Jeanne M, Khouri, Hoda, Koo, Hean, Mann, David J, Norimine, Junzo, Paulsen, Ian T, Radune, Diana, Ren, Qinghu, Smith, Jr, Roger K, Suarez, Carlos E, White, Owen, Wortman, Jennifer R, Knowles, Jr, Donald P, McElwain, Terry F, Nene, Vishvanath M

“…Babesia bovis is an apicomplexan tick-transmitted pathogen of cattle imposing a global risk and severe constraints to livestock health and economic…”
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The biology of Theileria parva and control of East Coast fever - Current status and future trends by Nene, Vishvanath, Kiara, Henry, Lacasta, Anna, Pelle, Roger, Svitek, Nicholas, Steinaa, Lucilla

“…Tremendous progress has been made over the last ten years on East Coast fever (ECF) research. Publication of a reference genome sequence of Theileria parva,…”
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Rickettsia Genome Overrun by Mobile Genetic Elements Provides Insight into the Acquisition of Genes Characteristic of an Obligate Intracellular Lifestyle by Gillespie, Joseph J, Joardar, Vinita, Williams, Kelly P, Driscoll, Timothy, Hostetler, Jessica B, Nordberg, Eric, Shukla, Maulik, Walenz, Brian, Hill, Catherine A, Nene, Vishvanath M, Azad, Abdu F, Sobral, Bruno W, Caler, Elisabet

“…We present the draft genome for the Rickettsia endosymbiont of Ixodes scapularis (REIS), a symbiont of the deer tick vector of Lyme disease in North America…”
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Comparative genomic analysis and phylogenetic position of Theileria equi by Kappmeyer, Lowell S, Thiagarajan, Mathangi, Herndon, David R, Ramsay, Joshua D, Caler, Elisabet, Djikeng, Appolinaire, Gillespie, Joseph J, Lau, Audrey Ot, Roalson, Eric H, Silva, Joana C, Silva, Marta G, Suarez, Carlos E, Ueti, Massaro W, Nene, Vishvanath M, Mealey, Robert H, Knowles, Donald P, Brayton, Kelly A

“…Transmission of arthropod-borne apicomplexan parasites that cause disease and result in death or persistent infection represents a major challenge to global…”
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Re-annotation of the Theileria parva genome refines 53% of the proteome and uncovers essential components of N-glycosylation, a conserved pathway in many organisms by Tretina, Kyle, Pelle, Roger, Orvis, Joshua, Gotia, Hanzel T, Ifeonu, Olukemi O, Kumari, Priti, Palmateer, Nicholas C, Iqbal, Shaikh B A, Fry, Lindsay M, Nene, Vishvanath M, Daubenberger, Claudia A, Bishop, Richard P, Silva, Joana C

“…The apicomplexan parasite Theileria parva causes a livestock disease called East coast fever (ECF), with millions of animals at risk in sub-Saharan East and…”
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Global comparative analysis of ESTs from the southern cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus by Wang, Minghua, Guerrero, Felix D, Pertea, Geo, Nene, Vishvanath M

“…Background: The southern cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, is an economically important parasite of cattle and can transmit several pathogenic…”
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Characterization of the Theileria parva sporozoite proteome by Nyagwange, James, Tijhaar, Edwin, Ternette, Nicola, Mobegi, Fredrick, Tretina, Kyle, Silva, Joana C., Pelle, Roger, Nene, Vishvanath

“…[Display omitted] •2007 Theileria parva proteins expressed in the sporozoite were identified.•Proteins include known T. parva antigens targeted by antibodies…”
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Design and immunological evaluation of two-component protein nanoparticle vaccines for East Coast fever by Lacasta, Anna, Kim, Hyung Chan, Kepl, Elizabeth, Gachogo, Rachael, Chege, Naomi, Ojuok, Rose, Muriuki, Charity, Mwalimu, Stephen, Touboul, Gilad, Stiber, Ariel, Poole, Elizabeth Jane, Ndiwa, Nicholas, Fiala, Brooke, King, Neil P, Nene, Vishvanath

“…Nanoparticle vaccines usually prime stronger immune responses than soluble antigens. Within this class of subunit vaccines, the recent development of…”
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Theileria parasites subvert E2F signaling to stimulate leukocyte proliferation by Tretina, Kyle, Haidar, Malak, Madsen-Bouterse, Sally A., Sakura, Takaya, Mfarrej, Sara, Fry, Lindsay, Chaussepied, Marie, Pain, Arnab, Knowles, Donald P., Nene, Vishvanath M., Ginsberg, Doron, Daubenberger, Claudia A., Bishop, Richard P., Langsley, Gordon, Silva, Joana C.

“…Intracellular pathogens have evolved intricate mechanisms to subvert host cell signaling pathways and ensure their own propagation. A lineage of the protozoan…”
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Reassociation kinetics-based approach for partial genome sequencing of the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus by Guerrero, Felix D, Moolhuijzen, Paula, Peterson, Daniel G, Bidwell, Shelby, Caler, Elisabet, Bellgard, Matthew, Nene, Vishvanath M, Djikeng, Appolinaire

“…Background: The size and repetitive nature of the Rhipicephalus microplus genome makes obtaining a full genome sequence fiscally and technically problematic…”
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Safety and efficacy of toll-like receptor agonists as therapeutic agents and vaccine adjuvants for infectious diseases in animals: a systematic review by Oboge, Harriet, Riitho, Victor, Nyamai, Mutono, Omondi, George P, Lacasta, Anna, Githaka, Naftaly, Nene, Vishvanath, Aboge, Gabriel, Thumbi, S M

“…Strengthening global health security relies on adequate protection against infectious diseases through vaccination and treatment. Toll-like receptor (TLR)…”
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Leveraging the Medicines for Malaria Venture malaria and pathogen boxes to discover chemical inhibitors of East Coast fever by Nyagwange, James, Awino, Elias, Tijhaar, Edwin, Svitek, Nicholas, Pelle, Roger, Nene, Vishvanath

“…Chemotherapy of East Coast fever, a lymphoproliferative cancer-like disease of cattle causing significant economic losses in Africa, is largely dependent on…”
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Use of a novel antigen expressing system to study the Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi protein recognition by T cells by Salerno-Gonçalves, Rosângela, Tettelin, Hervé, Lou, David, Steiner, Stephanie, Rezwanul, Tasmia, Guo, Qin, Picking, William D, Nene, Vishvanath, Sztein, Marcelo B

“…Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi), the causative agent of the typhoid fever, is a pathogen of great public health importance. Typhoid vaccines have…”
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Gut transcriptome of replete adult female cattle ticks, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, feeding upon a Babesia bovis-infected bovine host by Heekin, Andrew M, Guerrero, Felix D, Bendele, Kylie G, Saldivar, Leo, Scoles, Glen A, Dowd, Scot E, Gondro, Cedric, Nene, Vishvanath, Djikeng, Appolinaire, Brayton, Kelly A

“…As it feeds upon cattle, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus is capable of transmitting a number of pathogenic organisms, including the apicomplexan…”
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Field validation of clinical and laboratory diagnosis of wildebeest associated malignant catarrhal fever in cattle by Orono, Sheillah Ayiela, Gitao, George Chege, Mpatswenumugabo, Jean Pierre, Chepkwony, Maurine, Mutisya, Christine, Okoth, Edward, Bronsvoort, Barend Mark de Clare, Russell, George Cameron, Nene, Vishvanath, Cook, Elizabeth Anne Jessie

“…Wildebeest associated malignant catarrhal fever (WA-MCF) is a fatal disease of cattle. Outbreaks are seasonal and associated with close interaction between…”
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An Ad/MVA vectored Theileria parva antigen induces schizont-specific CD8+ central memory T cells and confers partial protection against a lethal challenge by Svitek, Nicholas, Saya, Rosemary, Awino, Elias, Munyao, Stephen, Muriuki, Robert, Njoroge, Thomas, Pellé, Roger, Ndiwa, Nicholas, Poole, Jane, Gilbert, Sarah, Nene, Vishvanath, Steinaa, Lucilla

“…The parasite Theileria parva is the causative agent of East Coast fever (ECF), one of the most serious cattle diseases in sub-Saharan Africa, and directly…”
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Sequencing a New Target Genome: The Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) Genome Project by Guerrero, Felix D., Nene, Vishvanath M., George, John E., Barker, Stephen C., Willadsen, Peter

“…The southern cattle tick, Boophilus microplus (Canestrini), causes annual economic losses in the hundreds of millions of dollars to cattle producers throughout…”
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Analysis of Babesia bovis infection-induced gene expression changes in larvae from the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus by Heekin, Andrew M, Guerrero, Felix D, Bendele, Kylie G, Saldivar, Leo, Scoles, Glen A, Gondro, Cedric, Nene, Vishvanath, Djikeng, Appolinaire, Brayton, Kelly A

“…Cattle babesiosis is a tick-borne disease of cattle that has severe economic impact on cattle producers throughout the world's tropical and subtropical…”
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Theileria parva candidate vaccine antigens recognized by immune bovine cytotoxic T lymphocytes by Graham, S.P, Pelle, R, Honda, Y, Mwangi, D.M, Tonukari, N.J, Yamage, M, Glew, E.J, De Villiers, E.P, Shah, T, Bishop, R

“…East Coast fever, caused by the tick-borne intracellular apicomplexan parasite Theileria parva, is a highly fatal lymphoproliferative disease of cattle. The…”
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