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Study evidences continual waning of cattle genetic diversity in Western Kenya: Interview with Mary Ndila
For the last four years, Mary Ndila has been studying the population structure of indigenous cattle for her PhD project titled, ‘Genomics diversity of East African Shorthorn Zebu cattle of Western Kenya’, a joint program between ILRI and the University of Nottingham and funded by Wellcome Trust. In this article we find out whether breed … Continue reading »
Research shows that domestic pigs are a potential reservoir for Ndumu virus – Highlighting our Publications
An abstract from the ‘Viral metagenomics demonstrates that domestic pigs are a potential reservoir for Ndumu virus‘ report published in the Virology Journal. Background The rising demand for pork has resulted in a massive expansion of pig production in Uganda. This has resulted in increased contact between humans and pigs. Pigs can act as reservoirs … Continue reading »
Former ILRI graduate fellow wins the Pfizer President's Presenter Award
Reblogged from CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish: Daniel Kerage, a graduate fellow at ILRI from 2006 to 2008 and now continuing his studies in Canada, has won the prestigious Pfizer President’s Presenter Award. The award will be presented at the annual Society for Gynecologic Investigation meeting to be held in Orlando, Florida this … Continue reading »
What is known, what is unknown and what do we need to know in order to better control lung plague in Africa
A successful Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) meeting was held in ILRI-Addis on the 25-26 Jan, 2013. The meeting was sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), German and international development cooperation (GTZ) and the Livestock and Fish CGIAR Research Program. The purpose of the meeting was to assess the current status of CBPP … Continue reading »
PENAPH holds successful first technical workshop in Thailand
The Participatory Epidemiology Network for Animal and Public Health (PENAPH) first technical workshop was held on Dec 11-13, 2012 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The committee accepted 34 abstracts out of 55 submissions as oral presentations and an additional 13 were accepted as posters. The workshop brought together trainers, practitioners and others interested in Participatory Epidemiology (PE) … Continue reading »
East Coast fever vaccine national distribution launch
‘For four decades, the Nairobi-based International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and its predecessor (the International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases, ILRAD) have conducted research on the lethal tick-borne cattle disease known as East Coast fever. ILRI’s work has focused on developing a new-generation ‘subunit’ vaccine, comprising molecular components of the causative parasite, while also … Continue reading »
Agri-Health / CRP4 / Emerging Diseases / Genomics / Livestock Challenges / Vaccines Platform / Zoonotic Diseases
Experts discuss strategies for infectious disease pathogen discovery
Scientists conducting research in the area of pathogen discovery, especially virus discovery met for a 4 day workshop on 5-8 Nov 2012. Held at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Nairobi, the aim of the workshop was to enable ILRI to make informed decisions about which technologies to be investing in to support the pathogen … Continue reading »
