Tags: disease control

ILRI News on disease control

02 Nov 2021

Decades of foundational animal health research showcased in new book

3 Nov 2021 ILRI launches a book detailing the impacts of livestock research for development conducted by ILRI and its many partners since the early 1970s. Check out the book's landing page . Below is just one of the many stories outlined in the book. Decades of foundational animal health research...

Susan MacMillanILRI Emeritus Fellow

ILRI News

01 Nov 2021

Drivers and risk factors of Rift Valley fever in Uganda: Findings from a preliminary survey

In 2016, for the first time in 48 years, Uganda reported its first localized case of Rift Valley fever in Kabale District, in western Uganda. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the outbreak involved 16 human cases and seven deaths. Since then, at least 10 subsequent...

AgHealth blog

07 Oct 2021

ILRI researchers contribute to Scientific and Technical Review special issue on veterinary services

A special issue (Aug 2021) of the Scientific and Technical Review journal of the World Organisation for Animal Health ( OIE ) turns the spotlight on the operation of veterinary services in a world affected by various external factors such as climate change and emerging zoonotic diseases. The COVID-...

Tezira LoreCommunication Specialist

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Publications on disease control

Report

Published2021

Survey of Cluster 1 activities within the Animal Health flagship of the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock

Report

Published2021

Report of training workshop on the diagnosis and control of gastro-intestinal parasites and coenurosis in small ruminants and dogs

Journal Article

Published2021

Investigating the socio-economic and livelihoods impacts of African swine fever in Timor-Leste: An application of spatial group model building

Journal Article

Published2021

Inherited tolerance in cattle to the apicomplexan protozoan Theileria parva is associated with decreased proliferation of parasite-infected lymphocytes

Presentation

Published2021

Poultry production vaccination challenges: What does it mean for animal welfare?

Journal Article

Published2021

Farm and livelihood characteristics after ITM vaccination against East Coast fever in Tanzania

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ILRI Projects on disease control

Jan 2020Dec 2023

Livestock Production Systems in Zimbabwe (LIPS-Zim)

Livestock provides income and employment to farmers, agricultural service providers and others involved in the value chain. Zimbabwe’s livestock production system is characterized by small-scale subsistence farming. Despite the importance of livestock to rural livelihoods, productivity remains low...

Jun 2019May 2022

Epidemiology and control of peste des petits ruminants in East and West Africa

The global strategy for the control and eradication of peste des petits ruminants has been endorsed by more than 200 countries with the vision of a world free of the disease by 2030. This project supports ongoing global control and eradication efforts led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of...

Aug 2011Jul 2014

Accelerating CBPP research towards a better vaccine through application of synthetic biology

Objectives: Our long-term perspective is to apply key synthetic biology technologies to gain knowledge for vaccine development against diverse mycoplasma infections; the current project will show proof of principle. Two approaches will be pursued. 1. We propose to transfer the synthetic biology...

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