| population genetic analysis and sub-structuring of theileria parva in uganda. | in recent years the population structures of many apicomplexan parasites including plasmodium spp., toxoplasma gondii and cryptospordium parvum have been elucidated. these species show a considerable diversity of population structure suggesting different strategies for transmission and survival in mammalian hosts. we have undertaken a population genetic analysis of another apicomplexan species (theileria parva) to investigate the levels of diversity of this parasite and the role of genetic excha ... | 2005 | 15760662 |
| mycobacteria causing human cervical lymphadenitis in pastoral communities in the karamoja region of uganda. | mycobacteria from lymph node biopsies of patients with cervical lymphadenitis reporting for tuberculosis treatment in matany and moroto hospitals in the transhumant areas of karamoja, uganda were isolated and characterized. the accuprobe culture identification kits for mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (mtc), m. avium complex (mac) and m. avium were used to identify the isolates. spoligotyping, is901 pcr and is1311 and is1245 restriction fragment length polymorphism (rflp) were used to characte ... | 2008 | 17599779 |
| risk factors of visceral leishmaniasis in east africa: a case-control study in pokot territory of kenya and uganda. | in east africa, visceral leishmaniasis (vl) is endemic in parts of sudan, ethiopia, somalia, kenya and uganda. it is caused by leishmania donovani and transmitted by the sandfly vector phlebotomus martini. in the pokot focus, reaching from western kenya into eastern uganda, formulation of a prevention strategy has been hindered by the lack of knowledge on vl risk factors as well as by lack of support from health sector donors. the present study was conducted to establish the necessary evidence-b ... | 2008 | 18184669 |
| a cross-sectional study of bovine tuberculosis in the transhumant and agro-pastoral cattle herds in the border areas of katakwi and moroto districts, uganda. | a study to determine the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in the transhumant and agro-pastoral cattle herds in the border areas of katakwi and moroto districts in uganda was carried out from july 2006 to january 2007 using comparative intradermal tuberculin test containing bovine and avian ppds. a total of 1470 animals, 612 (41.6%) males and 858 (58.4%) females, 883 (60%) young, 555 (37.8%) adult and 32 (2.2%) old animals were included. the study involved a cross-sectional multistage sampling t ... | 2008 | 18716906 |
| spatial predictions of rhodesian human african trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) prevalence in kaberamaido and dokolo, two newly affected districts of uganda. | the continued northwards spread of rhodesian sleeping sickness or human african trypanosomiasis (hat) within uganda is raising concerns of overlap with the gambian form of the disease. disease convergence would result in compromised diagnosis and treatment for hat. spatial determinants for hat are poorly understood across small areas. this study examines the relationships between rhodesian hat and several environmental, climatic and social factors in two newly affected districts, kaberamaido and ... | 2009 | 20016846 |
| serotype identification and vp1 coding sequence analysis of foot-and-mouth disease viruses from outbreaks in eastern and northern uganda in 2008/9. | in april 2008, foot-and-mouth disease (fmd) outbreaks were reported in kamuli district of the eastern region of uganda. soon after lifting the quarantines in this area, further fmd outbreaks were reported in northern uganda, which spread to more than 10 districts. the aim of this study was to identify the serotype and compare the variable protein (vp)1 coding sequences of the viruses responsible for fmd outbreaks during 2008 and 2009, to trace the transmission pathways of the disease in uganda. ... | 2011 | 22117844 |
| Effect of bovine colostrum-based food supplement in the treatment of HIV-associated diarrhea in Northern Uganda: a randomized controlled trial. | HIV-associated diarrhea is common in HIV/AIDS patients in developing countries. An earlier uncontrolled study showed that a nutritional product made from bovine colostrum (ColoPlus®) alleviates HIV-associated diarrhea. We performed a randomized single-blind controlled trial of addition of colostrum-based supplement (ColoPlus®) to standard anti-diarrhea treatment in HIV/AIDS patients with diarrhea. | 2011 | 22161540 |