Development of effective Rift Valley fever vaccines for use in sheep and humans

Bovine Tuberculosis in the Developing world

The project is a part of a consortium funded by the Wellcome Trust to study Bovine Tuberculosis in the Developing World. ILRI’s part involves determining cattle breed differences in immune response following vaccination with BCG, and following infection with Mycobacterium bovis. Our work will be...

People, animals and their zoonoses

Zoonotic diseases are infections transmitted between animals and humans; they are a major group of pathogens (approximately 60% of all human-infective organisms), with a diversity of animal hosts including wildlife, pets and domestic animals. Domestic livestock (especially cattle and pigs) are an...

A genomics approach to understanding the immunopathology of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP): Improvement of current live vaccines and development of next generation vaccines

Objectives/Goals This project aims to control CBPP through three complementary strategies: Improvements to current vaccines which are inexpensive and easy to apply and which should greatly increase vaccine efficiency. These changes will be tested in the field to assess their safety and effect upon...