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Prevalence of porcine cysticercosis and associated risk factors in Homa Bay District, Kenya
(2012)
Background
Taenia solium is an important zoonosis in many developing countries. Cysticercosis poses a serious public health risk and leads to economic losses to the pig production industry. Due to scarcity of data on ...
The prevalence and pattern of ocular disorders among mentally ill patients in Mathari Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
(2008-05)
Objective: To establish the prevalence and pattern of ocular disorders in
psychiatric patients admitted in Mathari Hospital.
Design: Hospital based cross sectional study.
Setting: Mathari Hospital wards from November ...
prevalence and economic importance of fasciolosis in cattle, sheep and goats in kenya
(2004)
A 10 year (1990-1999) retrospective study using post mortem records was carried out at Veterinary Department Headquarters Kabete to determine the prevalence and economic importance of fasciolosis in cattle, goats and sheep ...
The prevalence of gastrointestinal helminth infections in pigs in Kenya
(2008-06)
The prevalence of helminth infection, species
spectrum and worm burdens in Kenyan pigs was
examined. A total of 115 gastrointestinal tracts (GIT)
from 61 growers and 54 adult pigs were examined
between February 2005 ...
The Prevalence and Intensity of Helminth and Coccidial Infections in Dairy Cattle in Central Kenya
(2000)
A survey of gastrointestinal parasite infections of young (<6 months old), immature (6–12 months old) and adult (>12 months old) dairy cattle on 16 farms in Kiambu District, Kenya was conducted during a dry season (September ...
Prevalence and intensity of Paracamallanus species infection in farmed and wild catfish
(2011)
total of 108 randomly selected farmed and wild Clarias gariepinus (catfish) obtained from the upper Tana river basin were examined for intestinal helminthes between July 2007 and April 2008. Over fifty two per cent (52.8 ...
New Systematic Review Methodology for Visual Impairment and Blindness for the 2010 Global Burden of Disease Study
(2013-09)
Purpose: To describe a systematic review of population-based prevalence studies of visual impairment (VI) and
blindness worldwide over the past 32 years that informs the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk
Factors ...
Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance pattern of Salmonella in animal feed produced in Namibia
(© Istituto G. Caporale 2012, 2012-06)
The occurrence of Salmonella is a global
challenge in the public health and food
production sectors. Our study investigated the
prevalence, serovar and antimicrobial
susceptibility of strains of Salmonella serovars
isolated ...
Prevalence and genetic heterogeneity of porcine group C rotaviruses in nursing and weaned piglets in Ohio, USA and identification of a potential new VP4 genotype
(2013)
Swine fecal samples collected from seven farms were screened for group C rotaviruses (RVCs) using a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay. A total of 380 samples were tested and 19.5% were positive. Of the ...