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Epidemiology of African swine fever in wild and domestic swine: Factors for its persistence in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014-12)
The pig industry in Uganda has more than doubled in the last decade with national pig population put at approximately 3.6 million pigs by 2012 with most of this being kept by smallholder farmers. African swine fever (ASF), ...
Prevalence of Influenza A viruses in livestock and free-living waterfowl in Uganda.
(BioMed Central, 2014)
Background: Avian influenza viruses may cause severe disease in a variety of domestic animal species worldwide,
with high mortality in chickens and turkeys. To reduce the information gap about prevalence of these viruses ...
Predictors for risk factors for spread of avian influenza viruses by poultry handlers in live bird markets in Uganda.
(Blackwell, 2014)
Live bird markets (LBMs) are essential for marketing poultry, but have been
linked to many outbreaks of avian influenza (AI) and its spread. In Uganda, it
has been observed that demographic characteristics of poultry ...
Poor biosecurity in live bird markets in Uganda: A potential risk for highly pathogenic avian influenza disease outbreak in poultry and spread to humans.
(International Scholars Journals, 2014)
Live bird markets (LBMs) are essential for marketing of poultry, but can be a hub for the rapid spread of
diseases including avian influenza (AI). We assessed the status of biosecurity in 108 LBMs in 37 districts of
Uganda. ...
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. ...
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 ...
Factors associated with occurrence of Listeria monocytogenes in raw milk from cattle in greater Luweero District.
(Makerere University, 2014-08)
Listeria monocytogenes is not only a human food-borne pathogen, but also causes disease in a number of animal species, most commonly in farm ruminants. The pathogen is important when considering public health and it causes ...
Mopti and savanna molecular forms of the malaria vector anopheles Gambiae S.S populations from Bugiri and Iganga south–eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014-05)
Female anopheles mosquitoes transmit malaria in humans and other mammals; Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto which is the primary vector of Plasmodium falciparum has been classified into two molecular forms, Savanna and Mopti. ...
Prevalence, control and antimicrobial susceptibilty patterns of bovine mastitis causing bacteria in Mityana District
(Makerere University, 2014)
Mastitis is one of the most prevalent and costly diseases affecting the dairy industry worldwide and it is one of the most underestimated diseases of dairy cattle by many dairy cattle owners. A study was done in Mityana ...