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Prevalence and risk factors of cryptosporidiosis among HIV/AIDS patients presenting with diarrhea at Nakasongola Health Centre IV, Nakasongola District, Uganda
(2019-08-27)
Cryptosporidium is one of the most common diarrhea-causing parasitic genera in the world. It is one pathogen, which in immunocompromised HIV-positive individuals can cause chronic diarrhea. This study was aimed at determining ...
Prevalence of animal African Trypanosomiasis and associated risk factors among Zebu cattle in Nwoya District, Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-10-07)
African trypanosomiasis is one of the neglected parasitic tropical diseases affecting domestic animals and a wide range of wildlife species that constitute a reservoir of infection for both humans and domestic animals. It ...
Porcine cysticercosis : Prevalence at Ediofe pig slaughter slabs and its risk factors at Pajulu Sub-County Arua District
(2019-07)
Porcine cysticercosis is an important zoonosis in many developing countries. Cysticercosis poses a serious public health risk and causes economic losses to pig production/ pig farmers. There was no available data on the ...
Assessing the awareness of selected veterinary drugs' stakeholders regarding veterinary drug counterfeits in Luwero District, Central Uganda
(2019-09)
Treatment of animals with different forms of veterinary drugs has always been the major approach to prevention and control of various animal diseases and parasites in livestock farming. However, there are many media reports ...
Assessment of performance potential of local chicken on selected farms in Busukuma Sub-County, Wakiso District, Central Uganda
(2019-07)
A study was conducted to assess local chicken performance in Busukuma sub-county in Wakiso district. Data was captured using a semi-structured questionnaire administered to 37 respondents. Data was analyzed by descriptive ...
Comparison of gastrointestinal nematode infestation in sheep and cattle grazed together in Makulubita Sub County, Luwero District
(2019-09-09)
A cross-sectional study was carried out between cattle and sheep that are grazed together with the major aim of determining and comparing the prevalence and burden of gastrointestinal nematode infestation while characterizing ...
Assessing on farm feed storage and possible sources of contamination among selected farms in Gayaza,Wakiso District
(2019-09)
The resolution for taking up this study was owing to the fact that nowadays most livestock farmers are complaining of serious losses resulting from over expenditure on feed input and less or no returns on output. Animal ...
Prevalence of faecal entamoeba, microsporidium and cryptosporidium in habituated mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
(2019-09)
Infectious diseases pose one of the major threats to endangered species such as mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) and a risk of gastrointestinal parasites transmission from humans to wildlife has been considered ...
Prevalence and risk factors associated with gastrointestinal helminths in goats in Kihungya Sub-County Buliisa District
(2019-07)
Small ruminants are a major source for cash for many rural populations especially in semi-arid and arid regions of developing countries. The contribution of small ruminants would be greater if it was not due to diseases . ...
Seroprevalence of hepatitis e in domestic swine from Amuria and Napak Districts
(Makerere University, 2019-09)
Hepatitis E (HEV) is a zoonotic disease and cross-species infection occurs for example between humans and pigs. Swine are regarded as the major reservoirs of zoonotic HEV and there is a high prevalence in developing countries ...