selected publications
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article
- Molecular evidence confirms occurrence of Rhipicephalus microplus Clade A in Kenya and sub-Saharan Africa.. Parasites & Vectors. 13:1-15. 2020
- The Rhipicephalus appendiculatus tick vector of Theileria parva is absent from cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) populations and associated ecosystems in northern Uganda.. Parasitology Research. 119:2363-2367. 2020
- Equid infective Theileria cluster in distinct 18S rRNA gene clades comprising multiple taxa with unusually broad mammalian host ranges. Parasites & Vectors. 13:261-261. 2020
- First detection of Theileria parva in cattle from Cameroon in the absence of the main tick vector Rhipicephalus appendiculatus.. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 67:68-78. 2020
- Rhipicephalus microplus cystatin as a potential cross-protective tick vaccine against Rhipicephalus appendiculatus.. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 11:101378. 2020
- Mitochondrial and nuclear multilocus phylogeny of Rhipicephalus ticks from Kenya. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 140:106579. 2019
- A comprehensive survey of the prevalence and spatial distribution of ticks infesting cattle in different agro-ecological zones of Cameroon.. Parasites & Vectors. 12:1-14. 2019
- Comparative analysis of the fecal microbiota from different species of domesticated and wild suids.. Scientific Reports. 9:13616. 2019
- A countrywide molecular survey leads to a seminal identification of the invasive cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus in Cameroon, a decade after it was reported in Cote d'Ivoire.. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 10:585-593. 2019
- In Silico Characterization and Structural Modeling of Dermacentor andersoni p36 Immunosuppressive Protein. Advances in Bioinformatics. 2018:7963401-7963401. 2018
- Expression profile of Rhipicephalus microplus vitellogenin receptor during oogenesis.. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 9:72-81. 2018
- Effect of recombinant glutathione S-transferase as vaccine antigen against Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Rhipicephalus sanguineus infestation. Vaccine. 35:6649-6656. 2017
- Preliminary efficacy investigations of oral fipronil against Anopheles arabiensis when administered to Zebu cattle (Bos indicus) under field conditions. Acta Tropica. 176:126-133. 2017
- A novel mechanism of functional cooperativity regulation by thiol redox status in a dimeric inorganic pyrophosphatase.. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS. 1861:2922-2933. 2017
- Molecular and structural characterization of novel cystatins from the taiga tick Ixodes persulcatus. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 8:432-441. 2017
- Extensive polymorphism of Ra86 genes in field populations of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus from Kenya.. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 7:772-781. 2016
- Analyses of mitochondrial genes reveal two sympatric but genetically divergent lineages of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus in Kenya. Parasites & Vectors. 9:353-353. 2016
- Evaluation of a topical formulation of eprinomectin against Anopheles arabiensis when administered to Zebu cattle (Bos indicus) under field conditions. Malaria Journal. 15:324-324. 2016
- Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry for comprehensive indexing of East African ixodid tick species.. Parasites & Vectors. 9:151-151. 2016
- Multi-locus genotyping reveals absence of genetic structure in field populations of the brown ear tick (Rhipicephalus appendiculatus) in Kenya.. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 7:26-35. 2016
- Vaccination with cyclin-dependent kinase tick antigen confers protection against Ixodes infestation.. Veterinary Parasitology. 211:266-273. 2015
- Identification and sequence characterization of novel Theileria genotypes from the waterbuck (Kobus defassa) in a Theileria parva-endemic area in Kenya. Veterinary Parasitology. 202:180-193. 2014
- Report from an ILRI strategy workshop on tick research, Cape Town, 24 August 2014 2014
- Genotypic variations in field isolates of Theileria species infecting giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi and Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) in Kenya. Parasitology International. 62:448-453. 2013
- Molecular detection and characterization of potentially new Babesia and Theileria species/variants in wild felids from Kenya. Acta Tropica. 124:71-78. 2012
- Differential transcription of two highly divergent gut-expressed Bm86 antigen gene homologues in the tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (Acari: Ixodida). Insect Molecular Biology. 20:105-114. 2011
- A novel SINE family occurs frequently in both genomic DNA and transcribed sequences in ixodid ticks of the arthropod sub-phylum Chelicerata.. Gene. 415:13-22. 2008
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document
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review
- Towards a new phenotype for tick resistance in beef and dairy cattle: a review. Animal Production Science. 1401-1427. 2019