Joseph Nkamwesiga
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Recent Articles
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Etiang P, Atim S, Nkamwesiga J, Nalumenya D, Byaruhanga C, Odongo S, et al.
BMC Vet Res
. 2024 Mar;
20(1):119.
PMID: 38528496
Background: Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Canestrini, 1888), the Asian blue tick, is a highly invasive and adaptable ectoparasite. This tick species has successfully established itself in most regions of the world,...
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Tweyongyere R, Nkamwesiga J, Etiang P, Mugezi I, Wamala H, Wasswa A, et al.
BMC Vet Res
. 2024 Mar;
20(1):97.
PMID: 38461244
Background: Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia [CBPP] is a transboundary animal disease of cattle caused by Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides [Mmm]. CBPP causes severe economic losses to livestock producers in sub-Saharan Africa...
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Nkamwesiga J, Lumu P, Nalumenya D, Korennoy F, Roesel K, Wieland B, et al.
Prev Vet Med
. 2023 Nov;
221:106051.
PMID: 37918209
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a highly contagious and fatal disease of mostly domestic goats and sheep. First reported in Uganda in 2007, the extent of peste des petits...
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Okella H, Okello E, Mtewa A, Ikiriza H, Kaggwa B, Aber J, et al.
Front Mol Biosci
. 2022 Dec;
9:1039286.
PMID: 36567944
Amidst rising cases of antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are regarded as a promising alternative to traditional antibiotics. Even so, poor pharmacokinetic profiles of certain AMPs impede their utility necessitating,...
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Nkamwesiga J, Korennoy F, Lumu P, Nsamba P, Mwiine F, Roesel K, et al.
Transbound Emerg Dis
. 2022 Mar;
69(5):e1642-e1658.
PMID: 35231154
Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) is a transboundary, highly contagious, and fatal disease of small ruminants. PPR causes global annual economic losses of between USD 1.5 and 2.0 billion across...
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Okella H, Ikiriza H, Ochwo S, Ajayi C, Ndekezi C, Nkamwesiga J, et al.
Front Microbiol
. 2022 Jan;
12:794631.
PMID: 34987491
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) constitute a broad range of bioactive compounds in diverse organisms, including fish. They are effector molecules for the innate immune response, against pathogens, tissue damage and infections....
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Muhanguzi D, Ndekezi C, Nkamwesiga J, Kalayou S, Ochwo S, Vuyani M, et al.
Methods Mol Biol
. 2021 Nov;
2411:253-267.
PMID: 34816410
Ticks are increasingly a global public health and veterinary concern. They transmit numerous pathogens that are of veterinary and public health importance. Acaricides, livestock breeding for tick resistance, tick handpicking,...
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Coffin-Schmitt J, Moore E, McKune S, Mo R, Nkamwesiga J, Isingoma E, et al.
Prev Vet Med
. 2021 Sep;
196:105464.
PMID: 34538665
A team of interdisciplinary researchers undertook a mixed methods, participatory epidemiology (PE) based study as part of a pilot project for localized control of Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), a...
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Okella H, Georrge J, Ochwo S, Ndekezi C, Koffi K, Aber J, et al.
Front Bioeng Biotechnol
. 2020 Dec;
8:604041.
PMID: 33344436
Antimicrobial resistance remains a great threat to global health. In response to the World Health Organizations' global call for action, nature has been explored for novel and safe antimicrobial candidates....
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Muhanguzi D, Byaruhanga J, Amanyire W, Ndekezi C, Ochwo S, Nkamwesiga J, et al.
Parasit Vectors
. 2020 Apr;
13(1):165.
PMID: 32245511
Background: Rhipicephalus microplus, an invasive tick species of Asian origin and the main vector of Babesia species, is considered one of the most widespread ectoparasites of livestock. The tick has...