Browsing Theses and Dissertations by Subject "Epidemiology"
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Epidemiology and control of Gastrointestinal Helminth infections in sheep in a semi-arid area of kajiado district of Kenya
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, 2002-12)Gastrointestinal helminth parasites impose severe economic constraints on sheep production worldwide. For rational and sustainable control of these parasites, comprehensive knowledge on the epidemiology of the parasite as ... -
Epidemiology and control of gastrointestinal parasite infections of dairy cattle in Kiambu district, Kenya and in Denmark with emphasis on parasitic gastroenteritis
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 1998)a) Field survey The present study was designed to establish a profile of gastrointestinal (GI) parasites and to determine the influence of season, farm, age and sex on their prevalence, burden and distribution in dairy ... -
The epidemiology and immunodiagnosis of hydatid disease in Kenya
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 1991)Hydatidosis is a cosmopolitan cyclozoonosis which occurs with varying intensity in different parts of the world. The disease is caused by the larval stages of Echinococcus granulosus (Batsch, 1786). This zoonosis is endemic ... -
Epidemiology of theileriosis (with emphasis on east coast fever) and some aspects of economics of tick control in transmara division, Narok District, Kenya.
(Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 1984)Tick-borne diseases are by far the most serious source of cattle losses in Eastern Africa. The four main tick-borne diseases, namely; East Coast Fever (ECF), anaplasmosis, babesiosis and heartwater cannot yet be routinely ... -
Some aspects of epidemiology and control of rice yellow mottle in Kenya
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1982) -
Studies in Epidemiology and control of Rabies in Machakos District, Kenya
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 1998-09)This thesis describes a study of the epidemiology and control of rabies in Machakos District of Kenya. The main objectives were: I) to design and implement a community-based, active surveillance programme to estimate ...