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He is an Inspector of Animal Products and Feeds working with Rwanda Inspectorate, Competition and Consumer Protection Authority in Rwanda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thesis Title<\/strong>: Rift Valley fever virus genomic epidemiology, potential mosquito vectors, seroprevalence in humans, and associated risk factors in Rwanda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Supervisors:&nbsp;<\/strong>Prof. Christopher Kasanga (SUA, Tanzania), Dr. Augustino Chengula (SUA, Tanzania) and Prof. Gillian Eastwood, (Virginia Tech, USA)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date and Time<\/strong>: Thursday, 8<sup>th<\/sup> May, 2025, 08.00 am&nbsp;(EAT)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Venue:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>CVMBS Video Conference room \u2013 Edward Moringe Campus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mode:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>Face to Face<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Publications:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nsengimana, I., Juma, J., Roesel, K., Gasana, M. N., Ndayisenga, F., Muvunyi, C. M., Hakizimana, E., Hakizimana, J. N., Eastwood, G., Chengula, A. A., Bett, B., Kasanga, C. J., &amp; Oyola, S. O. (2024). Genomic epidemiology of Rift Valley fever virus involved in the 2018 and 2022 outbreaks in livestock in Rwanda. Viruses, 16(7), 1148. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/v16071148\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/v16071148<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nsengimana I., Hakizimana E., Mupfasoni J., Hakizimana J.N., Chengula A.A., Kasanga C.J., &amp; Eastwood, G. Identification of potential vectors and detection of Rift Valley fever virus in mosquitoes collected before and during the 2022 outbreak in Rwanda. (2025). Pathogens, 14(1): 47. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/pathogens14010047\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/pathogens14010047<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In October 2020, Isidore 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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>PhD public defence on 8th May 2025: Isidore Nsengimana - Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Biotechnology - 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