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Effect of foot and mouth disease in cattle on household income in selected agro-pastoral and pastoral areas of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-05)
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is an endemic livestock disease that occurs in
frequent outbreaks with serious consequences to the cattle famers’ in Uganda. This
study determined the effect of FMD in cattle on household ...
Molecular characterization of Newcastle Disease Virus in domestic poultry in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2013-06)
Newcastle disease caused by Newcastle disease virus continues to be a threat to the poultry industry worldwide. The disease has become more pronounced in resource constrained households that rely on backyard poultry system ...
Heavy metal loading of wetlands around lake victoria in Uganda and its implications to antibiotic resistance in environmental E. coli
(ANSTI - UNESCO ROSTA, 2009-01)
The effect of heavy metal loading on wetlands to the build up of antibiotic resistance among bacteria (pathogenic and environmental) in the Northern part of Lake Victoria within Uganda was carried out using Escherichia ...
Comparison of reverse line blot and β-tubulin targeted nested pcr techniques in the detection of tick-borne heamoparasites of ruminants
(2010-04)
In this study, Reverse Line Blot assay and Beta-tubulin targeted nested PCR were compared in detection of tick-borne piroplasms in areas around L.Mburo in Western Uganda. A total of 300 blood samples were collected from ...
A burgeoning epidemic of sleeping sickness in Uganda
(Lancet, 2005-08-27)
The epidemic of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense sleeping sickness in eastern Uganda, which began in 1998 as a result of movements of the livestock reservoir of the parasite, has continued to spread. An additional 133 000 ...
The first graduates of the Makerere University External Degree Programme: a case study
(Pan Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning, 1999-03)
In 1980, efforts were made to reintroduce correspondence courses or distance education courses, as they came to be known. This was contained in the university’s plan for 1980-1986 which included starting External Degrees ...
Genetic analysis of Influenza B viruses isolated in Uganda during the 2009–2010 seasons.
(BioMed Central, 2013)
Background: Influenza B viruses can cause morbidity and mortality in humans but due to the lack of an animal
reservoir are not associated with pandemics. Because of this, there is relatively limited genetic sequences ...
High pathogenicity and low genetic evolution of avian paramyxovirus type I (Newcastle disease virus) isolated from live bird markets in Uganda.
(BioMed Central, 2014)
Background: Newcastle disease is still a serious disease of poultry especially in backyard free-range production
systems despite the availability of cross protective vaccines. Healthy-looking poultry from live bird markets ...
Antimicrobial resistance and presence of class 1 integrons in salmonella serovars isolated from clinical cases of animals and humans in North Dakota and Uganda.
(OMICS, 2013)
Back ground: Salmonellae are one of the leading causes of food borne illness worldwide and have been used
as indicator organisms for studying antimicrobial resistance (AMR) trends. In the United States, Salmonella are
among ...
Seroprevalence and risk factors for exposure of free-range poultry to avian influenza viruses in important bird areas in Uganda.
(2014)
Avian influenza (AI) viruses cause disease in domestic and wild bird species. Although these viruses have been
reported to occur in poultry in Uganda, risk factors for their introduction and spread were largely unknown. ...