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Effect of helminth infections and antihelminthic treatment during pregnancy on antibody response to Tetanus immunisation in women and their babies
(Makerere University, 2010-11)
Uganda is still among the 46 countries that have not yet achieved neonatal tetanus (NT) global elimination target despite its adoption of the WHO strategy to vaccinate against tetanus during pregnancy. Immunisation of ...
Evaluation of accuracy of the CD4+ T-cell counts using PIMA CD4 as compared to BD Facscaliber flow cytometry
(Makerere University, 2010-05)
Introduction:
Pima CD4 (Inverness Medical group 2009), a new method for enumerating CD4+ T-cells
is affordable, technically simple, and economical in that it can use either electricity or battery. It is fully automated ...
Genetic diversity of Plasmodium Falciparum infections at varying altitudes in South-Western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2010-09)
Plasmodium falciparum is a highly polymorphic parasite. This sometimes results in a high genetic diversity in the population and high complexity of infections among individuals. Although some studies indicate a relationship ...
Comparative study of Tsetse and Trypanosomosis control methods in Kasese District
(Makerere University, 2010-12)
A study was done in Karusandara sub-county, Kasese District, Uganda to compare efficiency of proper control of tsetse flies and trypanosomosis with the common control practices found. Test studies were done in two parishes ...
Analysis of poultry traditional indigenous knowledge mystical systems and their role in control and prevention of poultry diseases, Masaka District.
(Makerere University, 2010-09)
This study was done to analyse the poultry traditional indigenous knowledge mystical
systems (TRIKOMS) and their role in control and prevention of poultry diseases in Masaka district, Uganda. This study aimed at, determining ...
Lesions and prevalence of Newcastle disease in chicken presented for Necropsy at Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Makerere University
(Makerere University, 2010-05)
Poultry diseases are among the major constraints of chicken production in Uganda of
which Newcastle disease (ND) is still one of the most important devastating disease of
chicken. This study was conducted from October ...
Pig lymphnode lesions and an immunohistochemical analysis on selected abattoir-derived lymphnode samples for the presence of African Swine fever virus
(Makerere University, 2010-06)
The economy of Uganda is largely dependent on agriculture, and both crop and animal production contribute up to 29.9% of the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Although pig products constitute an important source of ...
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 ...
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 ...
Effects of repeated freeze-thawing of bovine epididymal sperm on vitro embryo development
(INABSTA18, 2010)
Successfully refreezing thawed semen could have important benefits to future animal reproductive technologies. Being able to refreeze mammalian sperm could improve chances for fertilization when sperm are cryopreserved in ...