In October 2020, Ivy enrolled in a Ph.D programme in the Department of Microbiology, Parasitology, and Biotechnology (DMPB) within the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) at Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA). She is an adjunct lecturer (Molecular Biology and Population Genetics) at the Department of Biology of Pwani University in Kenya.
Thesis Title: Epidemiology, Drug Sensitivity Pattern and Control Practices of African Animal Trypanosomes in Western Kenya, Lambwe Region.
Supervisors: Dr. Eliakunda Mafie (SUA), Dr. Jahashi Nzalawahe (SUA) and
Prof. Gillian Eastwood (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University-VT)
Date and Time: Monday, 6th May, 2024, 10.00 am (EAT)
Venue: CVMBS Video Conference room – Edward Moringe Campus
Mode: Face to Face and Online
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Publications:
- Seasonal Variation in Tsetse Fly Apparent Density and Trypanosoma spp. Infection Rate and Occurrence of Drug-Resistant Trypanosomes in Lambwe, Kenya, Ivy Okello, Eliakunda Mafie, Jahashi Nzalawahe & Gillian Eastwood, Parasitology Research, 123, Volume 2024 Article number 46. FULL TEXT
- Trypanosoma Congolense Resistant to Trypanocidal Drugs Homidium and Diminazene and their Molecular Characterization in Lambwe, Kenya, Ivy Okello, Eliakunda Mafie, Gillian Eastwood, Jahashi Nzalawahe, Leonard E. G. Mboera, Jean Nepomuscene Hakizimana & Kennedy Ogola, Acta Parasitologica. FULL TEXT
- Prevalence and associated risk factors of African Animal Trypanosomiasis in Cattle in Lambwe, Kenya, Ivy Okello, Eliakunda Mafie, Gillian Eastwood, Jahashi Nzalawahe, Leonard E. G. Mboera, & Samuel Onyoyo, Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2022, Article ID 5984376, 12 pages. FULL TEXT
- African Animal Trypanosomiasis: A Systematic Review on Prevalence, Risk Factors and Drug Resistance in Sub-Saharan Africa, Ivy Okello, Eliakunda Mafie, Gillian Eastwood, Jahashi Nzalawahe, & Leonard E. G. Mboera. Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume, 2022, 145 FULL TEXT
