Browsing College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and BioSecurity (CoVAB) by Subject "Epidemiology"
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Ecological risk determinants potentiating wildlife anthrax occurrence, and bio-surveillance tools for control and prevention: A case study of Queen Elizabeth Conservation Area in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023)Anthrax has long standing history at Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park, where outbreaks have occurred consistently and periodically with significant wildlife mortalities. Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent, is a ... -
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), ... -
Spatial and temporal distribution of foot and mouth disease in cattle in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-07-12)Background: Foot and Mouth disease is a notifiable transboundary disease, which is endemic in a large area of Sub-Saharan Africa, including Uganda. Recently, the disease has emerged from new areas, with a high impact, ... -
Spatio-temporal patterns of anthrax outbreaks in cattle in Kween and Arua Districts, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-02)A study was done to understand and compare the spatiotemporal patterns of cattle anthrax outbreaks with emphasis on progression, intensity, direction, and hotspot areas in Arua and Kween districts. Data were collected ...