| prevalence and distribution of animal trypanosomosis on buvuma islands in lake victoria, uganda. | | 1999 | 10371007 |
| domestic animals as reservoirs for sleeping sickness in three endemic foci in south-eastern uganda. | the persistence of sleeping sickness (human african trypanosomiasis) in some areas of south-eastern uganda has necessitated further investigations, focusing mainly on domestic animals as reservoirs of this disease in three agro-ecological zones. the inter-zone differences in the prevalences of trypanosome infection among cattle (p < 0.001) and pigs (p < 0.001) were significant. overall, 5.0% of the cattle, 13.9% of the pigs and 0.4% of the small ruminants investigated were found to be infected w ... | 2003 | 12803870 |
| prevalence and patterns of self-reported animal-related injury among veterinarians in metropolitan kampala. | to establish the prevalence, patterns and risk factors of animal-related injuries among veterinarians, self-administered questionnaires were given to 60 veterinarians practicing in metropolitan kampala. the prevalence of animal-related injuries in metropolitan kampala was 72% (95%ci, 57~84). some veterinarians (34%) suffered multiple injuries with a mean and median of 2.1 and 2.0 injuries per veterinarian, respectively. of a total of 70 self-reported animal related injuries, cattle accounted for ... | 2010 | 21113109 |