Browsing School of Agriculture & Food Science by Author "Magambo, Japhet"

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    • Cystic Echinococcosis in Donkeys in Eastern Africa 

      Mulinge, Erastus; Zeyhle, Eberhard; Mbae, Cecilia; Gitau, Lucy; Kaburu, Timothy; Magambo, Japhet; Mackenstedt, Ute; Romig, Thomas; Kern, Peter; Wassermann, Marion (Cambridge University Press, 2023-02-27)
      Cystic Echinococcosis (CE) is endemic in humans and domestic animals in Eastern Africa. All the species of the Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato complex have been reported in this region except for E. equinus, possibly ...

    • Molecular characterization of Echinococcus species in dogs from four regions of Kenya 

      Mulinge, Erastus; Magambo, Japhet; Odongo, David; Njenga, Sammy; Zeyhle, Eberhard; Mbae, Cecilia; Kagendo, Dorothy; Addy, Francis; Ebi, Dennis; Wassermann, Marion; Kern, Peter; Romig, Thomas (Elsevier, 2018-05-15)
      Cystic echinococcosis is endemic both in livestock and humans in many parts of Kenya. However, very little data exists on Echinococcus infections in dogs, and therefore their role in maintaining the transmission cycles and ...

    • The potential role of roaming dogs in establishing a geographically novel life cycle of taeniids (Echinococcus spp. and Taenia spp.) in a non-endemic area 

      Mutwir, Titus; Muigai, Anne W.T.; Magambo, Japhet; Mulinge, Erastus; Gitau, Lucy; Muinde, Patrick; Bettridge, Judy M.; Rogan, Mike; Fèvre, Eric M.; Falzon, Laura C. (Elsevier, 2023-02)
      Introduction: Cystic Echinococcosis (CE) is endemic in humans and livestock in many pastoral communities in Kenya. The distribution of the disease is enhanced by several factors, including livestock trade, which has allowed ...

    • Prevalence and diversity of cystic echinococcosis in livestock in Maasailand, Kenya 

      Addy, Francis; Alakonya, Amos; Wamae, Njeri; Magambo, Japhet; Mbae, Cecilia; Mulinge, Erastus; Zeyhle, Eberhard; Wassermann, Marion; Kern, Peter; Romig, Thomas (Springer-Verlag, 2012)
      Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic disease caused by several members of the Echinococcus granulosus species complex. In East Africa, several species/strains are known to occur in livestock and humans, but host ...

    • Prevalence and Genotyping of Echinococcus Species from Livestock in Kajiado County, Kenya 

      Nungari, Lucy; Mbae, Cecilia; Gikunju, Joseph; Mulinge, Erastus; Kaburu, Timothy; Zeyhle, Eberhard; Magambo, Japhet (Hindawi, 2019)
      Cystic Echinococcosis (CE) is a widespread neglected zoonotic disease and is caused by the larval stage of the dog tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato. CE is more frequent in livestock-rearing areas and where people ...