• The prevalence, risk factors and antifungal sensitivity pattern of oral candidiasis in HIV/AIDS patients in Kumba District Hospital, South West Region, Cameroon 

  Ambe, Ngwa Fabrice; Longdoh, Njunda Anna; Tebid, Patience; Bobga, Tanyi Pride; Nkfusai, Claude Ngwayu; Ngwa, Sangwe Bertrand; Nsai, Frankline Sanyuy; Cumber, Samuel Nambile (African Field Epidemiology Network, 2020-05-19)

  INTRODUCTION : Oral candidiasis is one of the most common opportunistic infection in HIV/AIDS patient and it is caused by Candida species. The low absolute CD4+T-lymphocyte count has traditionally been cited as the greatest ...
• Immunogenicity of non-living anthrax vaccine candidates in cattle and protective efficacy of immune sera in A/J mouse model compared to the sterne live spore vaccine 

  Jauro, Solomon; Ndumnego, Okechukwu C.; Ellis, Charlotte; Buys, Angela; Beyer, Wolfgang (MDPI, 2020-07-10)

  The Sterne live spore vaccine (SLSV, Bacillus anthracis strain 34F2) is the veterinary vaccine of choice against anthrax though contra-indicated for use with antimicrobials. However, the use of non-living anthrax vaccine ...
• Molecular detection of tick‑borne pathogens in caracals (Caracal caracal) living in human‑modified landscapes of South Africa 

  Viljoen, Storme; O’Riain, M. Justin; Penzhorn, Barend Louis; Drouilly, Marine; Serieys, Laurel E.K.; Cristescu, Bogdan; Teichman, Kristine J.; Bishop, Jacqueline M. (BioMed Central, 2020-04-30)

  BACKGROUND : Wild carnivores living alongside humans and domestic animals are vulnerable to changes in the infectious disease dynamics in their populations. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence and ...
• Evaluation of the relative roles of the Tabanidae and Glossinidae in the transmission of trypanosomosis in drug resistance hotspots in Mozambique 

  Mulandane, Fernando C.; Snyman, Louwtjie P.; Brito, Denise R.A.; Bouyer, Jeremy; Fafetine, Jose; Van Den Abbeele, Jan; Oosthuizen, Marinda C.; Delespaux, Vincent; Neves, L.C.B.G.D. (Luís) (BioMed Central, 2020-04-29)

  BACKGROUND : Tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) and tabanids (Diptera: Tabanidae) are haematophagous insects of medical and veterinary importance due to their respective role in the biological and mechanical transmission ...
• Invasive cattle ticks in East Africa : morphological and molecular confirmation of the presence of Rhipicephalus microplus in south‑eastern Uganda 

  Muhanguzi, Dennis; Byaruhanga, Joseph; Amanyire, Wilson; Ndekezi, Christian; Ochwo, Sylvester; Nkamwesiga, Joseph; Mwiine, Frank Norbert; Tweyongyere, Robert; Josephus Fourie; Madder, Maxime; Schetters, Theo; Horak, Ivan Gerard; Juleff, Nick; Jongejan, Frans (BioMed Central, 2020-04-03)

  BACKGROUND : Rhipicephalus microplus, an invasive tick species of Asian origin and the main vector of Babesia species, is considered one of the most widespread ectoparasites of livestock. The tick has spread from its ...

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