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David Odongo
Researcher at University of Nairobi
Publications - 65
Citations - 1210
David Odongo is an academic researcher from University of Nairobi. The author has contributed to research in topics: Theileria parva & East Coast fever. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 60 publications receiving 996 citations. Previous affiliations of David Odongo include International Livestock Research Institute & Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology.
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Phylogenetic analysis of the microbial populations in the wild herbivore gastrointestinal tract: insights into an unexplored niche
Karen E. Nelson,Stephen H. Zinder,Ioana R. Hance,Patrick Burr,David Odongo,Delia Wasawo,A.A. Odenyo,Richard P. Bishop +7 more
TL;DR: The lack of redundancy in the 16S rDNA dataset from the five African ungulate species, and the presence of novel sequences not previously described from the gastrointestinal tract of any animal species, highlights the level of diversity that exists in these ecosystems and raises the question as to the functional role of these species in the gastrointestinal tracts.
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A panel of microsatellite and minisatellite markers for the characterisation of field isolates of Theileria parva.
TL;DR: The identification of a panel of 11 polymorphic microsatellites and 49 polymorphic minisatellites of the protozoan haemoparasite Theileria parva is described, indicating a high level of diversity in a single population of T. parva.
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Vaccination of cattle with TickGARD induces cross-reactive antibodies binding to conserved linear peptides of Bm86 homologues in Boophilus decoloratus.
David Odongo,Lucy Kamau,Robert A. Skilton,Stephen Mwaura,Cordula Nitsch,Anthony J. Musoke,Evans L. N. Taracha,Claudia Daubenberger,Richard P. Bishop +8 more
TL;DR: TickGARD can protect against a heterologous tick species with multiple antigen sequences and two linear peptides conserved between the Bd86 homologues and Bm86 represent candidate synthetic peptide vaccines for control of Boophilus spp.
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Two Theileria parva CD8 T cell antigen genes are more variable in buffalo than cattle parasites, but differ in pattern of sequence diversity.
Roger Pelle,Simon P. Graham,Moses N. Njahira,Julius Osaso,Rosemary Saya,David Odongo,Philip G. Toye,P.R. Spooner,Anthony J. Musoke,Duncan Mwangi,Evans L. N. Taracha,W. Ivan Morrison,William Weir,Joana C. Silva,Richard P. Bishop +14 more
TL;DR: The results indicate that T.Parva parasites maintained in cattle represent a subset of the overall T. parva population, which has become adapted for tick transmission between cattle.
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A nested PCR assay exhibits enhanced sensitivity for detection of Theileria parva infections in bovine blood samples from carrier animals
TL;DR: The nPCR assay represents a highly sensitive tool for detection and monitoring of asymptomatic carrier state infections of T. parva in the blood of cattle and was compared to a previously described p104-based PCR and also the reverse line blot technique.