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Genes encoding two Theileria parva antigens recognized by CD8+ T-cells exhibit sequence diversity in South Sudanese cattle populations but the majority of alleles are similar to the Muguga component of the live vaccine cocktail by Salih, Diaeldin A, Pelle, Roger, Mwacharo, Joram M, Njahira, Moses N, Marcellino, Wani L, Kiara, Henry, Malak, Agol K, El Hussein, Abdel Rahim M, Bishop, Richard, Skilton, Robert A

“…East Coast fever (ECF), caused by Theileria parva infection, is a frequently fatal disease of cattle in eastern, central and southern Africa, and an emerging…”
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Assessment of aflatoxin contamination of maize, peanut meal and poultry feed mixtures from different agroecological zones in Cameroon by Kana, Jean Raphaël, Gnonlonfin, Benoit Gbemenou Joselin, Harvey, Jagger, Wainaina, James, Wanjuki, Immaculate, Skilton, Robert A, Teguia, Alexis

“…Mycotoxins affect poultry production by being present in the feed and directly causing a negative impact on bird performance. Carry-over rates of mycotoxins in…”
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Genetic diversity and population structure of Theileria parva in South Sudan by Salih, Diaeldin A, Mwacharo, Joram M, Pelle, Roger, Njahira, Moses N, Odongo, David O, Mbole-Kariuki, Mary N, Marcellino, Wani L, Malak, Agol K, Kiara, Henary, El Hussein, Abdel Rahim M, Bishop, Richard P, Skilton, Robert A

“…Theileria parva is a parasitic protozoan that causes East Coast fever (ECF), an economically important disease of cattle in eastern, central and southern…”
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Multi-locus genotyping reveals absence of genetic structure in field populations of the brown ear tick (Rhipicephalus appendiculatus) in Kenya by Kanduma, Esther G, Mwacharo, Joram M, Mwaura, Stephen, Njuguna, Joyce N, Nzuki, Inosters, Kinyanjui, Peter W, Githaka, Naftaly, Heyne, Heloise, Hanotte, Olivier, Skilton, Robert A, Bishop, Richard P

“…Rhipicephalus appendiculatus is an important tick vector of several pathogens and parasitizes domestic and wild animals across eastern and southern Africa…”
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Viral metagenomics demonstrates that domestic pigs are a potential reservoir for Ndumu virus by Masembe, Charles, Michuki, George, Onyango, Maria, Rumberia, Cecilia, Norling, Martin, Bishop, Richard P, Djikeng, Appolinaire, Kemp, Stephen J, Orth, Alan, Skilton, Robert A, Ståhl, Karl, Fischer, Anne

“…The rising demand for pork has resulted in a massive expansion of pig production in Uganda. This has resulted in increased contact between humans and pigs…”
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Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays for detection of Theileria parva infections targeting the PIM and p150 genes by Thekisoe, Oriel M.M., Rambritch, Natasha E., Nakao, Ryo, Bazie, Raoul S., Mbati, Peter, Namangala, Boniface, Malele, Imna, Skilton, Robert A., Jongejan, Frans, Sugimoto, Chihiro, Kawazu, Shin-Ichiro, Inoue, Noboru

“…We have developed two loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays for the detection of Theileria parva, the causative agent of East Coast fever (ECF),…”
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Characterization of Ugandan Sweetpotato Germplasm Using Fluorescent Labeled Simple Sequence Repeat Markers by Yada, Benard, Tukamuhabwa, Phinehas, Wanjala, Bramwell, Kim, Dong-Jin, Skilton, Robert A, Alajo, Agnes, Mwanga, Robert O.M

“…The genetic relationships among 192 superior, high–yielding, and disease-resistant sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] accessions from the Ugandan germplasm…”
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Mitochondrial and nuclear multilocus phylogeny of Rhipicephalus ticks from Kenya by Kanduma, Esther G., Bishop, Richard P., Githaka, Naftaly W., Skilton, Robert A., Heyne, Heloise, Mwacharo, Joram M.

“…[Display omitted] •COI divergence among seven rhipicephaline ticks found in Kenya ranges from 9–16%.•R. simus/R. praetextatus/R. muhsamae comprise a closely…”
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Deinbollia mosaic virus: a novel begomovirus infecting the sapindaceous weed Deinbollia borbonica in Kenya and Tanzania by Kyallo, Martina, Sseruwagi, Peter, Skilton, Robert A., Ochwo-Ssemakula, Mildred, Wasswa, Peter, Ndunguru, Joseph

“…Four isolates of a bipartite begomovirus from naturally infected Deinbollia borbonica plants exhibiting yellow mosaic symptoms in Kenya and Tanzania were…”
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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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PREVALENCE OF THEILERIA EQUI AND BABESIA CABALLI AS WELL AS THE IDENTIFICATION OF ASSOCIATED TICKS IN SYMPATRIC GREVY'S ZEBRAS (EQUUS GREVYI) AND DONKEYS (EQUUS AFRICANUS ASINUS) IN NORTHERN KENYA by Hawkins, Elaine, Kock, Richard, McKeever, Declan, Gakuya, Francis, Musyoki, Charles, Chege, Stephen M., Mutinda, Mathew, Kariuki, Edward, Davidson, Zeke, Low, Belinda, Skilton, Robert A., Njahira, Moses N., Wamalwa, Mark, Maina, Elsie

“…The role of equine piroplasmosis as a factor in the population decline of the Grevy's zebra is not known. We determined the prevalence of Babesia caballi and…”
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Analyses of mitochondrial genes reveal two sympatric but genetically divergent lineages of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus in Kenya by Kanduma, Esther G, Mwacharo, Joram M, Githaka, Naftaly W, Kinyanjui, Peter W, Njuguna, Joyce N, Kamau, Lucy M, Kariuki, Edward, Mwaura, Stephen, Skilton, Robert A, Bishop, Richard P

“…The ixodid tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus transmits the apicomplexan protozoan parasite Theileria parva, which causes East coast fever (ECF), the most…”
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Heterogeneity in the prevalence and intensity of bovine trypanosomiasis in the districts of Amuru and Nwoya, Northern Uganda by Angwech, Harriet, Nyeko, Jack H P, Opiyo, Elizabeth A, Okello-Onen, Joseph, Opiro, Robert, Echodu, Richard, Malinga, Geoffrey M, Njahira, Moses N, Skilton, Robert A

“…Livestock trypanosomiasis, transmitted mainly by tsetse flies of the genus Glossina is a major constraint to livestock health and productivity in the…”
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the causative agent of tuberculosis in the southern ecological zones of Cameroon, as shown by genetic analysis by Assam Assam, Jean Paul, Penlap Beng, Véronique, Cho-Ngwa, Fidelis, Toukam, Michel, Ngoh, Ane-Anyangwe Irene, Kitavi, Mercy, Nzuki, Inoster, Nyonka, Juliette N, Tata, Emilienne, Tedom, Jean Claude, Skilton, Robert A, Pelle, Roger, Titanji, Vincent P K

“…Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of mortality and suffering worldwide, with over 95% of TB deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries. In recent…”
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Cryptosporidium species detected in calves and cattle in Dagoretti, Nairobi, Kenya by Kang’ethe, Erastus K., Mulinge, Erastus K., Skilton, Robert A., Njahira, Moses, Monda, Joseph G., Nyongesa, Concepta, Mbae, Cecilia K., Kamwati, Stanley K.

“…A total of 1,734 cattle faecal samples from 296 dairy-keeping households were collected from urban settings in Nairobi, Kenya. Modified Ziehl–Neelsen staining…”
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Genetic diversity in Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) cultivars: implications for breeding and conservation by Wanjala, Bramwel W., Obonyo, Meshack, Wachira, Francis N., Muchugi, Alice, Mulaa, Margaret, Harvey, Jagger, Skilton, Robert A., Proud, Janice, Hanson, Jean

“…Napier grass is an important forage for smallholder dairy farms. However, there has been a comparatively low effort to improve Napier grass. It is necessary to…”
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nested PCR assay exhibits enhanced sensitivity for detection of Theileria parva infections in bovine blood samples from carrier animals by Odongo, David O, Sunter, Jack D, Kiara, Henry K, Skilton, Robert A, Bishop, Richard P

“…Theileria parva causes East Coast fever, an economically important disease of cattle in sub-Saharan Africa. We describe a nested polymerase chain reaction…”
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A novel SINE family occurs frequently in both genomic DNA and transcribed sequences in ixodid ticks of the arthropod sub-phylum Chelicerata by Sunter, Jack D., Patel, Sonal P., Skilton, Robert A., Githaka, Naftaly, Knowles, Donald P., Scoles, Glen A., Nene, Vishvanath, de Villiers, Etienne, Bishop, Richard P.

“…Reassociation kinetics and flow cytometry data indicate that ixodid tick genomes are large, relative to most arthropods, containing ≥ 10 9 base pairs. The…”
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Micro- and minisatellite-expressed sequence tag (EST) markers discriminate between populations of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus by Kanduma, Esther G, Mwacharo, Joram M, Sunter, Jack D, Nzuki, Inosters, Mwaura, Stephen, Kinyanjui, Peter W, Kibe, Michael, Heyne, Heloise, Hanotte, Olivier, Skilton, Robert A, Bishop, Richard P

“…Biological differences, including vector competence for the protozoan parasite Theileria parva have been reported among populations of Rhipicephalus…”
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Genes encoding two Theileria parva antigens recognized by CD8.sup.+ T-cells exhibit sequence diversity in South Sudanese cattle populations but the majority of alleles are similar to the Muguga component of the live vaccine cocktail by Salih, Diaeldin A, Pelle, Roger, Mwacharo, Joram M, Njahira, Moses N, Marcellino, Wani L, Kiara, Henry, Malak, Agol K, EL Hussein, Abdel Rahim M, Bishop, Richard, Skilton, Robert A

“…East Coast fever (ECF), caused by Theileria parva infection, is a frequently fatal disease of cattle in eastern, central and southern Africa, and an emerging…”
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