Articles
An Overview of the New Vaccine Targeting Cattle Ticks in Uganda
by Admin
Ticks are among the most important vectors of pathogens that cause some of the most devastating tick-borne diseases (TBDs) in the livestock sector in eastern Africa, resulting in loss of productivity ...
Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases in Uganda, New Scientific Research Delivers Anti-Tick Vaccine
by Admin
Across Sub Saharan Africa, at least 80% of all poor families are solely dependent on livestock farming for their survival. When it comes to Uganda, over 50% of the population look to livestock as thei...
How TicVac-U will turn Ugandas cows into cash cows
by Admin
Ugandan farmers who could switch up their herd to European exotic cattle breeds could viably increase their income ten-fold. This is because exotic cows on average, produce 10-30 times more milk than ...
The Safety and Efficacy of the Ticvac Tick Vaccine Against Tick-Borne Diseases in Uganda
by Admin
Prevention of infectious diseases in beef cattle through vaccination is critically important. Vaccines provide a safer, effective, and economically important immunologic prevention of infectious disea...
Ugandan scientist leads research to produce an anti-tick vaccine to combat East Coast Fever
by Admin
In this report, we profile the work of renown Makerere University scientist and professor, Dr. Margaret Saimo-Kahwa and her efforts to produce an antitick vaccine to combat the rising epidermic of a n...
How TicVac-U will address the challenge of ticks and acaricide resistance in Uganda
by Admin
Uganda loses more than US$1.1billion annually due to ticks and tick-borne diseases. East Coast Fever (ECF) alone kills approximately 30% of the annual calf-crop of Uganda’s indigenous cattle. Worse,...