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    • Impact of Mastitis Control Measures on Milk Production and Mastitis Indicators in Smallholder Dairy Farms in Kiambu District, Kenya 

      Omore, A O; McDermott, J J; Arimi, S M; Kyule, M N (Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 1999-12)
      Bovine mastitis and mastitis control were investigated on smallholder farms in central Kenya. After an initial observational study, a clinical trial to assess the impact of three different mastitis control strategies – (1) ...
    • Salmonella virulence factor SipB induces activation and release of IL-18 in human dendritic cells 

      Dreher, Donatus; Kok, Menno; Obregon, Carolina; Kiama, S G; Gehr, Peter; Nicod, Laurent P. (Division of Pneumology, University Hospital of Geneva, SwitzerlandDepartment of Genetics and MicrobiologyDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, University of Geneva, SwitzerlandInstitute of Anatomy, University of Berne, SwitzerlandDepartment of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2002)
      Interleukin-18 (IL-18) plays an important role in innate and acquired immunity, in particular against intracellular pathogens. However, little is known about the microbial factors that trigger IL-18 secretion by dendritic ...