Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Author "Wachira, T M"
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Hydatid disease in the Turkana District of Kenya, VII: analysis of the infection pressure between definitive and intermediate hosts of Echinococcus granulosus, 1979-1988.
Wachira, T M; Macpherson, C N L; Gathuma, J M (Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 1990)The rate of acquisition of Echinococcus granulosus and other taeniids was examined in dogs treated with praziquantel(Droncit) in a pilot control scheme started in 1983 in north-western Turkana District of Kenya. An attempt ... -
Release and survival of Echinococcus eggs in different environments in Turkana, and their possible impact on the incidence of hydatidosis in man and livestock.
Wachira, T M; Macharia, C N L; Gathuma, J M (Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 1991)In Turkana, Kenya, a prevalence of hydatidosis of nearly 10% has been recorded among the pastoralists yet their livestock have a much lower prevalence of the disease. The present study investigated the release from dogs ... -
A study of cystic echinococcosis in slaughter animals in three selected areas of northern Turkana, Kenya
Njoroge, E M; Mbithi, Peter Mulwa F; Gathuma, J M; Wachira, T M; Gathura, P B; Magambo, J K; Zeyhle, E (Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2002)In an attempt to establish the prevalence of cystic echinococcosis, a study was conducted in slaughter animals in three divisions of northern Turkana, Kenya. A total of 5752 goats, 588 sheep, 381 cattle and 70 camels were ...