Browsing by Author "Machuka, Eunice"

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    • African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV): Biology, Genomics and Genotypes Circulating in Sub-Saharan Africa 

      Njau, Emma; Machuka, Eunice; Cleaveland, Sarah; Shirima, Gabriel; Kusiluka, Lughano; Okoth, Edward; Pelle, Roger (MDPI, 2021-11-15)
      African swine fever (ASF) is a highly infectious and fatal haemorrhagic disease of pigs that is caused by a complex DNA virus of the genus Asfivirus and Asfarviridae African suids family. The disease is among the most ...

    • Detection of African swine fever virus genotype XV in a sylvatic cycle in Saadani National Park, Tanzania 

      Njau, Emma; Machuka, Eunice; Githae, Dedan; Okoth, Edward; Cleaveland, Sarah; Shirima, Gabriel; Kusiluka, Lughano; Pelle, Roger (Wiley Online Library, 2020-07-22)
      African swine fever (ASF) is a severe haemorrhagic disease of domestic pigs caused by ASF virus (ASFV). ASFV is transmitted by soft ticks (Ornithodoros moubata complex group) and by direct transmission. In Africa, ASF ...

    • The first genotype II African swine fever virus isolated in Africa provides insight into the current Eurasian pandemic 

      Njau, Emma; Entfellner, Jean-Baka; Machuka, Eunice; Bochere, Edwina; Cleaveland, Sarah; Shirima, Gabriel; Kusiluka, Lughano; Upton, Chris; Bishop, Richard; Pelle, Roger; Okoth, Edward (Scientific Reports, 2021-06-22)
      African swine fever (ASF) caused by the African swine fever virus (ASFV) is ranked by OIE as the most important source of mortality in domestic pigs globally and is indigenous to African wild suids and soft ticks. Despite ...

    • Molecular epidemiology of Brucella species in mixed livestock-human ecosystems in Kenya 

      Akoko, James; Pelle, Roger; Lukambagire, AbdulHamid; Machuka, Eunice; Nthiwa, Daniel; Mathew, Coletha; Fèvre, Eric; Bett, Bernard; Cook, Elizabeth; Othero, Doreen; Bonfoh, Bassirou; Kazwala, Rudovick; Shirima, Gabriel; Schelling, Esther; Halliday, Jo; Ouma, Collins (Springer Nature Limited, 2021-04-23)
      Brucellosis, caused by several species of the genus Brucella, is a zoonotic disease that affects humans and animal species worldwide. Information on the Brucella species circulating in different hosts in Kenya is largely ...

    • Serological and molecular evidence of Brucella species in the rapidly growing pig sector in Kenya. 

      Akoko, James; Pelle, Roger; Kivali, Velma; Schelling, Esther; Machuka, Eunice; Mathew, Coletha; Fèvre, Eric; Kyallo, Victoria; Falzon, Laura; Lukambagire, Abdul; Halliday, Jo; Bonfoh, Bassirou; Kazwala, Rudovick; Ouma, Collins; Shirima, Gabriel (BioMed Central Ltd, 2020-05-11)
      Background: Brucellosis is an emerging yet neglected zoonosis that has been reported in Kenya. Epidemiological data on brucellosis in ruminants is readily accessible; however, reports on brucellosis in pigs remain limited. ...