Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Treatment of cattle with DNA-encoded Flt3L and GM-CSF prior to immunization with Theileria parva candidate vaccine antigens induces CD4 and CD8 T cell IFN-γ responses but not CTL responses
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 2011-04)Theileria parva antigens recognized by cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) are prime vaccine candidates against East Coast fever in cattle. A strategy for enhancing induction of parasite-specific T cell responses by increasing ... -
Fluoride levels in water and fish from Lake Magadi (Kenya)
(1992)Water entering Lake Magadi from a spring contained 73 mg fluoride (F)1-1, while samples taken 100 and 400 m from the spring were estimated to contain 110 and 140 mg F 1-1. Evaporation apparently increased the F and salt ... -
Lymphatic filariasis in Uganda: baseline investigations in Lira, Soroti and Katakwi districts
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Vetinary Anatomy, 2001)Baseline epidemiological investigations on lymphatic filariasis were conducted for the first time in Uganda in 3 communities in the districts of Lira (Alebtong area), Soroti (Lwala area) and Katakwi (Obalanga area), located ... -
Water metabolism of East African ruminants in arid and semi‐arid regions1
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Water Fluoride in the Molo Division of Nakuru District, Kenya
(1995)Water samples were collected from 40 households in four sublocations of the Molo division of the Rift Valley in Nakuru District of Kenya. The mean fluoride concentration was 0.28 ± 0.03 ppm. Of the samples collected, ... -
Isolation rates and antimicrobial sensitivity patterns of bovine mastitis pathogens in peri-urban area of Nairobi, Kabete, Kenya
(Department of Clinical Studies, University of Nairobi, 2011)A retrospective study was carried out to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial sensitivity to commonly occurring bovine mastitis pathogens in the peri-urban area of Nairobi between 1994 and 2004. Samples were mainly ... -
The Challenge to Restoring Basic Health Care in Uganda
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Vetinary Anatomy, 1998)This paper presents the results of a health facility survey conducted in Uganda between June 1992 and December 1993. The survey covered both government and non-government organisation (NGO) facilities from 10 districts in ... -
The Microbiological quality and some physico-chemical aspects of river, tap and recreational water samples from Nairobi City (Kenya)
(2004)This study was designed to determine the bacteriological quality and some physico-chemical qualities of river, domestic and swimming pool water in Nairobi area. A total of 52 samples were analyzed. Out of these 20were from ... -
Staphylococcal enterotoxin Ä in raw and pasteurized milk
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O2-uptake, thermoregulation and heart rate in the springhare (Pedetes capensis)
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Absence of Bacteremia with Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare in Ugandan Patients with AIDS
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Vetinary Anatomy, 1989)Disseminated infection with Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare is the most common systemic bacterial infection in American patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Blood cultures for mycobacteria were obtained ... -
Organochlorine pesticide residues in domestic fowl (Gallus domesticus) eggs from central Kenya
(1989)In 367 domestic fowl (Gallus domesticus) eggs collected from 61 farms, residues of 10 pesticides were detected in various combinations and in the following order of frequency: p,p′-DDE (in 100% of the eggs), p,p′-DDT (98%), ... -
Evaluation of the indirect haemagglutination test (IHA) in diagnosis of Taenia saginata cysticercosis (Cysticercus bovis) infection in cattle.
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 1980)hree protein fractions, F1, F2 and F3, were obtained from antigens prepared from mature Taenia saginata. Using the IHA test, crude antigen and F1 consistently gave high titres with sera from calves experimentally infected ... -
Levels of organochlorine pesticides residues in milk of urban mothers in Kenya
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1998)Organochlorine compounds (OCPs) are toxic products capable of producing serious adverse health consequences. When used to control pests, certain OCPs persist in the environment and accumulate in the fatty tissues of living ... -
A comparison of serum biochemical changes in two breeds of sheep (Red Masai and Dorper) experimentally infected with Fasciola gigantica.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1999-03)Twelve Red Masai and 12 Dorper sheep aged between 6 and 9 months, were acquired from a fluke-free area and sheep of each breed divided into two equal groups of six. Each animal in one group of each breed was experimentally ... -
Acetylsalicylic acid or paracetamol?
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1990)Paracetamol, a widely used non-narcotic analgesic, has the same analgesic, and antipyretic efficacy as acetylsalicylic acid (ASA). In contrast to ASA, paracetamol has traditionally been claimed to have little or no ... -
Immunohistology of lymph nodes draining local skin reactions (chancres) in sheep infected with Trypanosoma congolense.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1991-07)Marked enlargement of lymph nodes draining local skin reactions (chancres) occurred in sheep following intradermal inoculation of cultured metacyclic forms of Trypanosoma congolense. Histologically, these lymph nodes were ... -
Participatory Approaches in the Control of Camel Trypanosomosis in Lapur Division of Turkana District, Kenya
(2006)This study was conducted to evaluate the control of trypanosomosis in camels in Turkana district of Kenya using participatory approaches. Lapur division of the district was conveniently selected as the study area considering ... -
Evaluation Of Limiting Amino Acids In Tilapia Diets Based On Sunflower Cake
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Vetinary Anatomy, 2007)L\'objet de l\'étude était de déterminer les effets de la complémentation des aliments à base de tourteau de tournesol avec des acides aminés (lysine, méthionine et thréonine) sur la performance du tilapia O. niloticus. ...
