Publications by authors named "H Wesonga"
The use of effective vaccines is among the most important strategies for the prevention and progressive control of transboundary infectious animal diseases. However, the use of vaccine is often impeded by the cost, a lack of cold chains and other factors. In resource-limited countries in Africa, one approach to improve coverage and reduce cost is to vaccinate against multiple diseases using combined vaccines.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report the draft genome sequences of two strains isolated from a mastitis-infected camel in Kajiado County, Kenya. The 2,739,512-bp and 3,025,943-bp draft genomes coding for 2,577 and 2,889 protein sequences, respectively, provide invaluable data for the computational design of a camel mastitis subunit vaccine.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report the draft genome sequences and annotation of Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus gallinarum, and Lactococcus lactis isolates that were recovered from a mastitis-infected camel in Isiolo County, Kenya. Collectively, these data provide an invaluable repository for data mining to support the development of a potential multicomponent mastitis subunit vaccine.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report the draft genome sequence of Streptococcus agalactiae KALRO-LC1 strain obtained from a mastitis-infected camel in Laikipia County, Kenya. The 2,201,604-bp draft genome is assembled into 3 contigs with a GC content of 35.87% and is predicted to contain 1,192 protein-coding sequences.
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- In 2016, a heartwater-like disease outbreak in Kenya affected camels, resulting in the death of at least 2000 adult animals, with significant clinical symptoms like excitability and rapid breathing leading to death within approximately four days.
- The outbreak observed a 40% morbidity rate in one herd, with early antibiotic treatment reducing mortality to 7.5%, while untreated cases had a 100% fatality rate.
- Pathological findings included severe organ swelling and fluid accumulation, and diagnostic tests revealed the presence of Ehrlichia species in both sick camels and ticks collected from affected and healthy animals.