Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Subject "Antigens"

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    • Identification of theileria parva vaccine candidate antigens recognised by cytotoxic t lymphocytes from Zebu cattle 

      Akoolo, L (Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2007)
      East Coast fever (ECF), caused by Theileria parva, a tick-borne intracellular apicomplexan parasite, is a highly fatal lymphoproliferative disease of cattle. Immunity against T. parva has previously been shown to be ...

    • Immunodiagnosis of Bovine Cysticercosis using selected antigens 

      Kamanga-Sollo, EIP (Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 1984)
      Despite significant advances in the development of cestocidal agents and improved understanding of the epidemiological factors affecting the transmission of tapeworms, there has been in fact an increase in human taeniasis ...

    • Partial characterization of the Antigens of Cysticercus Bovis 

      Kamanga-Sollo, Ernest IP (Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 1987)
      Although the modes oj! transmission of Cysticercus bovis to cattle and Taenia saginata to man have been known for a number of years, bovine cysticercosis and human taeniasis still exist as a world-wide problem. The magnitude ...