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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 ...
Detection of HIV-1 M184V and K65R drug resistance mutations by Allele specific real-time PCR in patients on Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART)
(Makerere University, 2010)
Objective: The aim of this study was to design and evaluate an allele-specific real-time PCR based assay used to detect HIV-1 M184V and K65R drug resistance mutations in ART treated patients. Nucleotide polymorphisms are ...
High Prevalence of tuberculosis infection among medical students in Makerere University, Kampala: Results of a cross sectional study.
(BioMed Central, 2013)
Background: Uganda’s Ministry of Health registered a 12% increase in new Tuberculosis (TB) cases between 2001
and 2005. Of these, 20% were from Kampala district and most from Mulago national referral hospital where ...
Assessment of possible sources of endocrine disruptors and microbial pathogens and their impacts in the Lake Victoria Basin in the East African Region.
(2010)
This study was conducted from August 2008 to May 2009 in Mwanza (Tanzania), Jinja
(Uganda) and Kisumu, Homabay and Suba (Kenya) to establish the sources of pollutants
in particular endocrine disruptors and microbial ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...