School of Biosecurity, Biotechnolgy and Laboratory Sciences (SBLS) Collection
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Determination of the antidiabetic properties of Kombucha (tea fungus) on Wistar Albino rats
(Makerere University, 2022-03)Globally, a total of 66.3 million DALYs (disability adjusted life year) and 1.5 million deaths were reported in 2019 alone, as being related to diabetes mellitus. A 2016 survey in Uganda involving 3689 participants found ... -
Evaluation of animal welfare practices among pet (dogs/cats) owners visiting Kiram Veterinary surgery clinic, Ggaba, Kampala
(Makerere University, 2022-04)Animal welfare refers to the quality of life experienced by animals and shows how they cope up with the current situation and surrounding. In Uganda today demand for , there is increasing pets as many urban individuals ... -
Postharvest handling practices and occurrence of aflatoxins in Shea kernels randomly picked from households in Bungatira Subcounty Gulu district northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-01)Aflatoxin contamination of food stuffs have become of serious concern across the globe especially in developing countries such as those in Africa and Asia (especially in the eastern region of Asia) due to their carcinogenic, ... -
Maize storage practices and their influence on aflatoxin contamination in maize from selected markets in Moyo District, Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)Aflatoxicosis resulting from consumption of contaminated maize poses significant public health problems including liver cancer, growth retardation and immunosuppression in many countries including Uganda, and many people ... -
Characterization of antimicrobial resistance in pathogenic staphylococcus aureus isolated from animals in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-02)Antibiotics, are widely used in animals for health management, but their indiscriminate use has led to the emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) which ultimately drives drug failures and costly treatment outcomes. ... -
Antimicrobial resistance of bacterial uropathogens isolated from adult outpatients with febrile illness at mulago national referral hospital kampala
(Makerere University, 2022-02)Urinary tract infection has been one of the most common bacterial disease worldwide, this infection has been reported in all age groups and both sexes. Cross sectional study design was conducted from September to November ... -
Handling practices and aflatoxin contamination of the dry wild edible mushrooms sold in Rushere town council Kiruhura District Western Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2022-01)Aflatoxins are secondary metabolites produced by Aspergillus species of fungus which include Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus. Aflatoxin presence in various foods is considered as a health threat across the ... -
Assessment of adoption rates, approaches and benefits of extension services among dairy farmers in Nabukalu Sub county and Muterere Town Council Bugiri District
(Makerere University, 2022-04)Various extension service providers extend new skills and modern techniques to dairy cattle farmers in various sub counties in Uganda. All these were aimed at improving farmers standards of living through adoption of better ... -
Investigation of the current mutations in SARS-COV-2 variants and how they affect the spike glycoprotein structure
(Makerere University, 2022-02-18)SARS-COV-2 is the virus the causes COVID-19; a disease which has caused a global pandemic from 2020 till date. The COVID-19 pandemic has lasted for more than two years and has claimed more than 5 million lives globally, ... -
Assessment of handling practices and Aflatoxin contamination of maize flour from selected retail traders in Ibanda District, Western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-02)Aflatoxin contamination is a global public health threat that compromises the safety of food due to the carcinogenicity of aflatoxins and their ability to cause immunosuppression and retardation in both humans and animals. ... -
Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of urinary tract infections among expectant mothers attending Kasangati Health Centre-IV, Wakiso District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-02)Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common bacterial infections during pregnancy. Untreated UTI can be associated with serious obstetric complications. This cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the ... -
Histopathological profile of breast cancer among women at Uganda Cancer Institute, Mulago Referral Hospital in Kampala Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-02)Currently breast cancer still remains the most commonly diagnosed female cancer globally with a significant geographic, racial and ethnical variations in its incidence. This research examined the frequency and histological ... -
The phylogenetic analysis of SARS-CoV2 across the different continents (Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Africa) over one year period
(Makerere University, 2022-01)A previously unknown human coronavirus (hCoV-19) was first detected in late 2019 in patients in the City of Wuhan, who suffered from respiratory illnesses including atypical pneumonia, an illness that became known as ... -
Prevalence of Human Metapneumovirus among patients presenting with influenza-like symptoms from selected hospitals in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-03)Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is an RNA virus which has been associated with upper and lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) in children and adults. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of HMPV ... -
Antibacterial activity of zingiber officinale extract on common bacterial pathogens causing upper respiratory tract infections
(Makerere university, 2021-01)The ginger rhizome (Zingiber officinale) is known to be rich in secondary metabolites such as phenolic compounds, volatile sesquiterpenes and monoterpenoids. These specific phytochemicals and essential oils are responsible ... -
The prevalence of selected gastro-intestinal protozoan parasites among the patients attending the outpatient department of Lira regional referral hospital
(Makerere University, 2020-12)Intestinal protozoan infections are among the common life-threatening parasitic disease affecting 25% of the world population. In Uganda, there is no continuous surveillance system for intestinal protozoan infections hence ... -
Assessing the effect of delay in transit and processing on pathogen recovery from blood cultures in the bd bactectm fx system at Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala
(Makerere University, 2022-03)Blood culturing is still considered as the gold standard done by microbiology laboratories with aim of detecting microbial pathogens related to blood stream infections, in turn guide antibiotic therapy. The Clinical and ... -
Assessment of the microbiological quality of fresh tilapia fish sold at three markets in Kampala City, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-03)A microbiological analysis of tilapia for determination of Total Viable Count (TVC), Pseudomonas load and coliform count, was carried out on samples obtained from three different markets in Kampala City, Uganda. The study ... -
Evaluation of wound healing activity of methanolic extract of Cinnamonum verum in wistar albino rats
(Makerere University, 2022-03-24)Cinnamon verum is one of the medicinal plants used traditionally for the management of wounds. Wounds are a health problem with devastating consequences for patients and inflict a great cost to both societies and health ... -
Performance of a dithionate solubility-based diagnostic test kit for sickle cell disease at Central Public Health Laboratories in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-08)Sickle cell disease refers to a group of red blood cell disorders in people with an abnormal hemoglobin. This is created by a single nucleotide substitution at the sixth codon in the gene for production of hemoglobin. ...
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