College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and BioSecurity (CoVAB): Recent submissions
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Climatic determinants of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Uganda: 2020-2022
(Makerere University, 2022-12-15)Introduction: Climate change has been shown to influence viral disease transmission. The strange fluctuations in cases and deaths due to COVID-19 could be due to the dynamics in weather patterns. This study aimed to explore ... -
Prevalence and associated risk factors of toxoplasmosis affecting pigs reared by small holder farmers in Wakiso and Mukono Districts of Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12)Porcine Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii. It leads to pig morbidity and mortality. It is transmitted by eating infected meat, touching surfaces or utensils contaminated by raw meat, ingestion ... -
The role of hyperferritinaemia in pediatric severe malaria pathogenesis and kidney injury
(Makerere University, 2023-01)Ferritin, a highly conserved iron storage protein that sequesters iron from pathogens including Plasmodium falciparum, is part of the acute phase response in malaria pathogenesis. Ferritin levels are elevated in severe ... -
Associations between plasmodium falciparum aminoquinoline resistance genotypes and clinical presentations of malaria in Ugandan children, A case control study of Jinja District and the neighbouring Busoga Sub-Region Districts
(Makerere University, 2023-01)Plasmodium falciparum resistance mutations to aminoquinoline antimalarials are selected by prior drug use and may alter parasite fitness yet their associations with clinical malaria presentations are uncertain. ... -
Investigation of viral respiratory co-infections and associated risk factors among SARS-COV-2 suspects in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12-22)Respiratory coinfections are usually understudied during pandemics like the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic yet preceding outbreaks of respiratory infections like influenza have implicated coinfections as a major cause of ... -
Determination of Rubella virus strains associated with congenital birth defects in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12-19)Rubella, a vaccine-preventable viral disease, is a highly contagious childhood disease caused by the rubella virus that is still prevalent in all regions except the Americas, where it has been eradicated. Rubella is a ... -
Antimicrobial knowledge among communities and sSusceptibility patterns of staphylococcus aureus isolated form wildlife-livestock-human Interface at Lake Mburo National Park, Western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-01-04)Antibiotic resistance has become a global public health concern because of the organisms causing infections are becoming resistant to most commonly prescribed antibiotic treatments, resulting in prolonged illness and greater ... -
Antimicrobial resistance profiles of Escerichia coli in different farming systems in Kamuli and Isingiro districts of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12-16)Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global crisis, as new forms of resistance emerge and are spreading quickly between continents. The problem of AMR is vast in developing countries, where the burden of infectious ... -
Gender dynamics and extent of women smallholder livestock farmers’ empowerment to control peste des petits ruminants and Newcastle disease, Sembabule District
(Makerere University, 2022-12)There is insufficient information that has been documented about women empowerment in smallholder livestock production in rural communities of Uganda. This study sought to establish the role of gender dynamics and small ... -
Prevalence of selected zoonotic gastrointestinal helminths and associated risk factors in free roaming domestic dogs in Kyegegwa District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12)Gastrointestinal helminths remain the most important parasitic infections affecting dogs worldwide and pose a risk to animal and human health. Helminth infections are most common in free roaming domestic dogs and stray ... -
Sero-prevalence and risk factors associated with Brucella Canis infection in dogs in Zombo District, Northwestern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)Canine brucellosis is an infectious debilitating disease of economic and public health significance in dogs worldwide. In Uganda, no systematic study has been conducted to establish the occurrence of the condition in dog ... -
Socio-economic impact of dairy cattle zero grazing production system on the livelihoods of the rural poor in Uganda : a case study of Sironko Dairy Heifer Project
(Makerere University, 2012)This study was carried out in Sironko and Bulambuli Districts in Eastern Uganda and Sironko Dairy Heifer Project was used as a case study. Between 1998 and 2005, Sironko Dairy Heifer Project funded by Heifer International ... -
Congenital plasmodium falciparum infection in a meso-endemic area of Uganda : molecular perspective
(Makerere University, 2022)Malaria remains a major public health concern especially among pregnant women and young children in sub-Saharan Africa. Few studies in Uganda have examined congenital malaria (CM) defined as presence of malaria parasites ... -
Genotypes of Hepatitis B Virus in Sera of patients positive for HbsAg at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital between January-April, 2019
(Makerere University, 2022)Hepatitis B virus infection is a serious disease that manifests clinically either as an acute hepatitis or in various chronic conditions causing approximately 650,000 deaths worldwide every year. About 10% of the Uganda’s ... -
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 ... -
Bovine mastitis on selected farms in Kamwenge District: prevalence and antibiograms of the causative bacteria
(Makerere university, 2022-10-10)Bovine mastitis is an inflammation of the parenchyma of mammary glands characterized by physical, chemical, and usually bacteriological changes in milk, and pathological changes in glandular tissues of the udder. It is a ... -
Inflammatory marker profiles and seizure control in children with Nodding syndrome on antiepileptic drug therapy
(Makerere University, 2018-09)Background Nodding syndrome (NS) is a neurological disorder afflicting patients in Africa. The disease progresses from a prodromal stage to head nodding (its distinctive feature). Thereafter, convulsive seizures, worsening ... -
Lack of association between fluconazole susceptibility and ERG11 nucleotide polymorphisms in cryptococcus neoformans clinical isolates from Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-08)Over 50% of Ugandan HIV-infected patients die due to cryptococcal meningitis [CM]-related complications. Fluconazole is the drug of choice for CM monoprophylaxis in resource-limited settings such as Uganda. Emerging ... -
Evaluation of nanoparticles and phages as candidate therapeutic agents for carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli
(Makerere University, 2022-09)Centred on the current rate of antibiotics production and approvals, it is anticipated that by 2050 up to 10 million people could die annually due to multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens. One of the notable examples of ... -
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 ...