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Trypanosoma Brucei Brucei : host interactions associated with biological barrier traversal
(Makerere University, 2022)
Trypanosoma brucei, the causative agents of African Trypanosomiasis cross different biological barriers resulting in serious disorders. This study investigated Trypanosome parasite host interactions associated with biological ...
Antimicrobial resistance of staphylococcus aureus; knowledge, attitude, and practices on antibiotic use among farmers in Isingiro and Kamuli districts – Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)
Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is fast becoming a big challenge as resistance to multiple drugs is rising rapidly. The emergence of resistant Staphylococcus aureus worldwide is life-threatening for both the human and ...
Effect of seasonal variation on milk sales and cattle vector-borne prevalence in Kiboga - Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-08)
The livestock sector in Uganda contributes 5% to the national GDP, 18.1% to agricultural GDP and 1- 1.5% to trade export value. However, livestock productivity is mainly affected by climate, disease vectors & diseases, and ...
Evaluation of a sample pooling strategy for SARS-COV-2 by real time PCR
(Makerere University, 2022)
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) started as a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and became a global pandemic of international concern. Timely laboratory diagnosis of COVID-19 of all samples ...
Second-line drug resistance markers as indicators of time to sputum culture conversion among selected mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates at the Uganda National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory
(2022)
Drug-resistant TB continues to be a global public health crisis, with low treatment success rates for Multi Drug Resistant/ Rifampicin Resistant TB and Extensively Drug-Resistant TB. Achieving sustained bacteriological ...
Sero prevalence and Brucella species circulating among small ruminants and their attendants in Kasese and Rubirizi Districts, South-Western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-09-05)
In Uganda, brucellosis is more widely studied in cattle than in other species of animals. A few studies conducted on Brucellosis in small ruminants suggest that there exists a significant association between caprine, ovine ...
Molecular characterization, antibiotic susceptibility and phage sensitivity of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from colibacillosis cases
(Makerere University, 2021-02-22)
Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) cause extra-intestinal infections collectively known as colibacillosis, which result into significant economic losses for the poultry industry. The aim of this study was to characterize ...
Molecular characterization of transmitted/founder HIV-1 envelope Glycoproteins of Subtypes D and AD Recombinant viruses
(Makerere University, 2021-02)
Infection by HIV-1 among heterosexuals most often results from successful transmission and propagation of a single virus variant, called Transmitted/Founder virus (TFV). This indicates that TFV have particular traits over ...
Free-roaming domestic dog ecology: Population size and management in Soroti City
(Makerere University, 2022-08)
Free-roaming dogs pose a public health threat. They are involved in the transmission of diseases to humans, livestock and wildlife. These dogs interact with many people, other dogs, and animals and are the most commonly ...
Sero-prevalence of helicobacter pylori among patients with Gastro-Intestinal Tract (GIT) symptoms : a retrospective study at selected Africa Air Rescue (AAR) clinics in Kampala Area from 2015 - 2019
(Makerere University, 2021-02)
Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection is extremely common worldwide, with almost half of the world’s population infected. In Uganda, no study has been done about the trends of sero-prevalence of H. pylori infection. Therefore, ...