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ILRI News on animal diseases

21 Nov 2022

Uganda biobank to promote access to livestock samples and data

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)-led Boosting Uganda’s Investment in Livestock Development (BUILD) project has established a biorepository to support livestock sample storage and data management in Uganda. Housed at the National Animal Disease Diagnostics and Epidemiology...

ILRI News

31 Oct 2022

Concurrent vaccines could reduce cost of disease prevention in goats and sheep

Concurrent administration of vaccines against different diseases in goats and sheep can reduce vaccination costs by 70%. It can also increase vaccine adoption, thereby curbing the spread of diseases and the related devastation of farmers’ livelihoods. Researchers in the International Livestock...

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ILRI News

27 Oct 2022

Capacity building is vital for effective One Health programs

One Health is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems. With the increasing threat of global health challenges such as antimicrobial resistance and emerging infectious diseases, we urgently need to adopt a One Health...

Tezira LoreCommunication Specialist

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Publications on animal diseases

Report

Published2022

Serological evidence of caprine arthritis encephalitis in North Shewa Zone, Ethiopia: Clinical case analysis

Journal Article

Published2022

A single exon-encoded Theileria parva strain Muguga cysteine protease (ThpCP): Molecular modelling and characterization

Journal Article

Published2022

Influence of Eimeria maxima coccidia infection on gut microbiome diversity and composition of the jejunum and cecum of indigenous chicken

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ILRI Projects on animal diseases

Apr 2019Dec 2022

ICAR Project, Animal Disease Economics

Objectives: - Development of an integrated epidemiological-economic framework through participatory system dynamics modelling that can be used to quantify economic and non-economics of animal disease and its control strategies under different scenarios; - Application of the framework to assess the...

Jun 2020Jun 2023

Management of animal diseases and antimicrobial use by information and communication technology to control antimicrobial resistance in East Africa

Antimicrobial resistance is a serious threat to global public health and interventions to address it are urgently required. The project applies information and communications technology in poultry production to enhance poultry health, reduce the need to use antibiotics and limit the risk of...

Jan 2021Dec 2022

Global burden of animal diseases

Across the world, livestock production and aquaculture are critical to human nutrition and health. These animals play critical roles in society, providing income and food, but also clothing, building materials, fertilizer and draught power. However, the presence of endemic and emerging diseases, as...

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Tags: animal diseases

ILRI News on animal diseases

Uganda biobank to promote access to livestock samples and data

Concurrent vaccines could reduce cost of disease prevention in goats and sheep

Capacity building is vital for effective One Health programs

Publications on animal diseases

Burundi Rift Valley fever virus diagnostics training report

Burundi Rift Valley fever training of trainers workshop report

Review of the pig-adapted African swine fever viruses in and outside Africa

Serological evidence of caprine arthritis encephalitis in North Shewa Zone, Ethiopia: Clinical case analysis

A single exon-encoded Theileria parva strain Muguga cysteine protease (ThpCP): Molecular modelling and characterization

Influence of Eimeria maxima coccidia infection on gut microbiome diversity and composition of the jejunum and cecum of indigenous chicken

ILRI Projects on animal diseases

ICAR Project, Animal Disease Economics

Management of animal diseases and antimicrobial use by information and communication technology to control antimicrobial resistance in East Africa

Global burden of animal diseases