Control of African trypanosomiases is hampered by unsatisfactory diagnostics, in addition to presence of only few efficacious drugs and complete absence of vaccines. Recent publication of the genomes of trypanosomatids of ...

Fish diseases have been reported in fish farms in Uganda since 2000 although their magnitude is still unknown. The study investigated prevalence of columnare disease, fungal infections, ecto-parasites and underlying factors ...

A survey of the prevalence of bovine abortion was carried out in the area covered by the Ambulatory clinic of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Makerere University. Data was collected from 100 selected farmers using a self ...

Chemotherapy with praziquantel against schistosomiasis acts in synergy with the immune responses against the schistosomes. Praziquantel acts by disruption of the integrity of the surface membranes of schistosomes and this ...

Following confirmed cases of trypanosomiasis (‘nagana’) and reports of trypanosome-attributable deaths among local cattle, a cross-sectional study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of bovine infection with ...

The study was motivated by the fact that despite availability of technologies capable of solving farmers’ constraints, adoption of relevant technology has been insufficient to address the constraints. Situations of low and ...

This study aimed at investigating the prevalence of trypanosomiasis and the usefulness of diminazene aceturate and isometamidium chloride in the treatment of pigs infected with Trypanosoma brucei subgroup. Whole blood was ...

Background: The development of arsenical and diamidine resistance in Trypanosoma brucei is associated with loss of drug uptake by the P2 purine transporter as a result of alterations in the corresponding T. brucei adenosine ...

The study was conducted in Oyam district among free range chicken keeping households who were mixed crop–livestock farmers keeping mainly cattle, goats and chicken with a mean number per household of 2.7±0.6, 3.6±0.3 and ...