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Molecular survey of cattle ticks in Burundi: First report on the presence of the invasive Rhipicephalus microplus tick by Nyabongo, Lionel, Odongo, David O, Milton, Gad, Machuka, Eunice, Vudriko, Patrick, Pelle, Roger, Kanduma, Esther G

“…A recent research study on prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in Burundi reported high prevalence and endemicity of Theileria parva, Anaplasma marginale and…”
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Discovery of a novel species, Theileria haneyi n. sp., infective to equids, highlights exceptional genomic diversity within the genus Theileria: implications for apicomplexan parasite surveillance by Knowles, Donald P., Kappmeyer, Lowell S., Haney, Darrell, Herndon, David R., Fry, Lindsay M., Munro, James B., Sears, Kelly, Ueti, Massaro W., Wise, Lauren N., Silva, Marta, Schneider, David A., Grause, Juanita, White, Stephen N., Tretina, Kyle, Bishop, Richard P., Odongo, David O., Pelzel-McCluskey, Angela M., Scoles, Glen A., Mealey, Robert H., Silva, Joana C.

“…[Display omitted] •Genomic diversity between Theileria equi and Theileria haneyi is greater than Theileria parva and Theileria annulata.•Divergence time…”
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Analysis of p67 allelic sequences reveals a subtype of allele type 1 unique to buffalo-derived Theileria parva parasites from southern Africa by Mukolwe, Lubembe D, Odongo, David O, Byaruhanga, Charles, Snyman, Louwtjie P, Sibeko-Matjila, Kgomotso P

“…East Coast fever (ECF) and Corridor disease (CD) caused by cattle- and buffalo-derived T. parva respectively are the most economically important tick-borne…”
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Limited diversity in the CD8+ antigen-coding loci in Theileria parva parasites from cattle from southern and eastern Africa by Lubembe, Donald M., Odongo, David O., Joubert, Fourie, Sibeko-Matjila, Kgomotso P.

“…•Limited diversity in antigenic loci in both ECF and Corridor disease parasites.•Among ECF parasites, there are distinctive and common Tp2 epitope…”
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Equid infective Theileria cluster in distinct 18S rRNA gene clades comprising multiple taxa with unusually broad mammalian host ranges by Bishop, Richard P, Kappmeyer, Lowell S, Onzere, Cynthia K, Odongo, David O, Githaka, Naftaly, Sears, Kelly P, Knowles, Donald P, Fry, Lindsay M

“…Equine theileriosis, a tick-transmitted disease caused by the hemoprotozoan parasites Theileria equi and Theileria haneyi, affects equids throughout tropical…”
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Prevalence of tick-transmitted pathogens in cattle reveals that Theileria parva, Babesia bigemina and Anaplasma marginale are endemic in Burundi by Nyabongo, Lionel, Kanduma, Esther G, Bishop, Richard P, Machuka, Eunice, Njeri, Alice, Bimenyimana, Alain V, Nkundwanayo, Canesius, Odongo, David O, Pelle, Roger

“…Tick-borne diseases (TBDs) constitute a major constraint for livestock development in sub-Saharan Africa, with East Coast fever (ECF) being the most…”
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An evaluation of physical access barriers to COVID-19 vaccines uptake among persons with physical disabilities in western Kenya by Odongo, David Omondi, Osir, Esther, Awandu, Shehu Shagari

“…Physically disabled persons continue to be discriminated, excluded and neglected based on design of structures and their location. This hampers equitable…”
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Two Theileria parva CD8 T cell antigen genes are more variable in buffalo than cattle parasites, but differ in pattern of sequence diversity by Pelle, Roger, Graham, Simon P, Njahira, Moses N, Osaso, Julius, Saya, Rosemary M, Odongo, David O, Toye, Philip G, Spooner, Paul R, Musoke, Anthony J, Mwangi, Duncan M, Taracha, Evans L N, Morrison, W Ivan, Weir, William, Silva, Joana C, Bishop, Richard P

“…Theileria parva causes an acute fatal disease in cattle, but infections are asymptomatic in the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer). Cattle can be immunized…”
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Spatial distribution, prevalence and potential risk factors of Tungiasis in Vihiga County, Kenya by Nyangacha, Ruth Monyenye, Odongo, David, Oyieke, Florence, Bii, Christine, Muniu, Erastus, Chasia, Stanley, Ochwoto, Missiani

“…Tungiasis is a parasitic disease caused by the sand flea Tunga penetrans also known as jigger flea. Communities living in precarious conditions in tropical and…”
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Malaria vector bionomics and transmission in irrigated and non-irrigated sites in western Kenya by Ondeto, Benyl M., Wang, Xiaoming, Atieli, Harrysone, Orondo, Pauline Winnie, Ochwedo, Kevin O., Omondi, Collince J., Otambo, Wilfred O., Zhong, Daibin, Zhou, Guofa, Lee, Ming-Chieh, Muriu, Simon M., Odongo, David O., Ochanda, Horace, Kazura, James, Githeko, Andrew K., Yan, Guiyun

“…Irrigation not only helps to improve food security but also creates numerous water bodies for mosquito production. This study assessed the effect of irrigation…”
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Genetic and antigenic variation of the bovine tick-borne pathogen Theileria parva in the Great Lakes region of Central Africa by Amzati, Gaston S, Djikeng, Appolinaire, Odongo, David O, Nimpaye, Herman, Sibeko, Kgomotso P, Muhigwa, Jean-Berckmans B, Madder, Maxime, Kirschvink, Nathalie, Marcotty, Tanguy

“…Theileria parva causes East Coast fever (ECF), one of the most economically important tick-borne diseases of cattle in sub-Saharan Africa. A live immunisation…”
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A prospective cohort study of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in three sites of Western Kenya by Ondeto, Benyl M, Wang, Xiaoming, Atieli, Harrysone, Zhong, Daibin, Zhou, Guofa, Lee, Ming-Chieh, Orondo, Pauline Winnie, Ochwedo, Kevin O, Omondi, Collince J, Muriu, Simon M, Odongo, David O, Ochanda, Horace, Kazura, James, Githeko, Andrew K, Yan, Guiyun

“…Malaria in western Kenya is currently characterized by sustained high Plasmodial transmission and infection resurgence, despite positive responses in some…”
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Asymptomatic and submicroscopic Plasmodium infections in an area before and during integrated vector control in Homa Bay, western Kenya by Omondi, Collince J, Otambo, Wilfred O, Odongo, David, Ochwedo, Kevin O, Otieno, Antony, Onyango, Shirley A, Orondo, Pauline, Ondeto, Benyl M, Lee, Ming-Chieh, Zhong, Daibin, Kazura, James W, Githeko, Andrew K, Yan, Guiyun

“…Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) have been the primary vector control strategy until indoor residual spraying (IRS) was added in Homa Bay and Migori…”
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Microsatellite and minisatellite genotyping of Theileria parva population from southern Africa reveals possible discriminatory allele profiles with parasites from eastern Africa by Lubembe, Donald M., Odongo, David O., Salih, Diaeldin A., Sibeko-Matjila, Kgomotso P.

“…•Report on genotypic diversity of T. parva from South Africa and Mozambique.•T. parva from southern and eastern Africa differ genotypically but with…”
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Novel Rickettsia and emergent tick-borne pathogens: A molecular survey of ticks and tick-borne pathogens in Shimba Hills National Reserve, Kenya by Mwamuye, Micky M, Kariuki, Edward, Omondi, David, Kabii, James, Odongo, David, Masiga, Daniel, Villinger, Jandouwe

“…Ticks are important vectors of emerging and re-emerging zoonoses, the majority of which originate from wildlife. In recent times, this has become a global…”
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Induction of humoral immune response to multiple recombinant Rhipicephalus appendiculatus antigens and their effect on tick feeding success and pathogen transmission by Olds, Cassandra L, Mwaura, Stephen, Odongo, David O, Scoles, Glen A, Bishop, Richard, Daubenberger, Claudia

“…Rhipicephalus appendiculatus is the primary vector of Theileria parva, the etiological agent of East Coast fever (ECF), a devastating disease of cattle in…”
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Secondary bacterial infections and antibiotic resistance among tungiasis patients in Western, Kenya by Nyangacha, Ruth Monyenye, Odongo, David, Oyieke, Florence, Ochwoto, Missiani, Korir, Richard, Ngetich, Ronald Kiprotich, Nginya, Gladys, Makwaga, Olipher, Bii, Christine, Mwitari, Peter, Tolo, Festus

“…Tungiasis or jigger infestation is a parasitic disease caused by the female sand flea Tunga penetrans. Secondary infection of the lesions caused by this flea…”
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Multilocus genotyping of Theileria parva isolates associated with a live vaccination trial in Kenya provides evidence for transmission of immunizing parasites into local tick and cattle populations by Bishop, Richard P., Odongo, David O., Spooner, Paul R., Morzaria, Subhash P., Oura, Chris A. L., Skilton, Robert A.

“…The live infection and treatment (ITM) vaccination procedure using the trivalent Muguga cocktail is increasingly being used to control East Coast fever, with…”
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Baseline analysis of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides antigens as targets for a DIVA assay for use with a subunit vaccine for contagious bovine pleuropneumonia by Lutta, Harrison O, Odongo, David, Mather, Arshad, Perez-Casal, Jose, Potter, Andrew, Gerdts, Volker, Berberov, Emil M, Prysliak, Tracy, Kyallo, Martina, Kipronoh, Alexander, Olum, Moses, Pelle, Roger, Naessens, Jan

“…Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides (Mmm) is the causative agent of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia in cattle. A prototype subunit vaccine is being…”
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The genomes of three stocks comprising the most widely utilized live sporozoite Theileria parva vaccine exhibit very different degrees and patterns of sequence divergence by Norling, Martin, Bishop, Richard P, Pelle, Roger, Qi, Weihong, Henson, Sonal, Drábek, Elliott F, Tretina, Kyle, Odongo, David, Mwaura, Stephen, Njoroge, Thomas, Bongcam-Rudloff, Erik, Daubenberger, Claudia A, Silva, Joana C

“…There are no commercially available vaccines against human protozoan parasitic diseases, despite the success of vaccination-induced long-term protection…”
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