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Robert A. Skilton
Affiliation : International Livestock Research Institute · International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
- 41Publications (affiliation in Kenya)
Research profile
Robert A. Skilton has 41 indexed publications (1999–2019). Their work appears mainly in “Preventive Veterinary Medicine”, “Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases” and “Veterinary Parasitology”. Their most cited article, “Epidemiology of East Coast fever (Theileria parva infection) in Kenya: past, present and the future” (2012), has been cited 132 times. 6 of these publications date from the last three years of activity. Their work is co-authored with at least 12 researchers, including institutions in Uganda, Sudan, Cameroon, United Arab Emirates.
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- Assessment of the prevalence of Theileria lestoquardi in sheep from the Sudan using serological and molecular methods
- Mitochondrial and nuclear multilocus phylogeny of Rhipicephalus ticks from Kenya
- Genetic diversity and population structure of Theileria parva in South Sudan
- Genotyping of Theileria lestoquardi from sheep and goats in Sudan to support control of Malignant Ovine Theileriosis
- Genes encoding two Theileria parva antigens recognized by CD8+ T-cells exhibit sequence diversity in South Sudanese cattle populations but the majority of alleles are similar to the Muguga component of the live vaccine cocktail
- Genetic diversity and population structure of the African catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) in Kenya: implication for conservation and aquaculture
- Analyses of mitochondrial genes reveal two sympatric but genetically divergent lineages of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus in Kenya
- Population genetic analysis of Theileria parva isolated in cattle and buffaloes in Tanzania using minisatellite and microsatellite markers
- The Emergence of Theileria parva in Jonglei State, South Sudan: Confirmation Using Molecular and Serological Diagnostic Tools
- The African buffalo parasite Theileria. sp. (buffalo) can infect and immortalize cattle leukocytes and encodes divergent orthologues of Theileria parva antigen genes
- Analysis of fungal endophytes associated with rice roots from irrigated and upland ecosystems in Kenya
- Heterogeneity in the prevalence and intensity of bovine trypanosomiasis in the districts of Amuru and Nwoya, Northern Uganda
- Diversity of Thrips Species and Vectors of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus in Tomato Production Systems in Kenya
- Multi-locus genotyping reveals absence of genetic structure in field populations of the brown ear tick (Rhipicephalus appendiculatus) in Kenya
- Morphological, genetic and symbiotic characterization of root nodule bacteria isolated from Bambara groundnuts (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) from soils of Lake Victoria basin, western Kenya
- Genetic Diversity in Napier Grass (Pennisetum purpureum) Assessed by SSR Markers
- Molecular typing of the major histocompatibility complex B microsatellite haplotypes in Cameroon chicken
- PREVALENCE OFTHEILERIA EQUIANDBABESIA CABALLIAS WELL AS THE IDENTIFICATION OF ASSOCIATED TICKS IN SYMPATRIC GREVY'S ZEBRAS (EQUUS GREVYI) AND DONKEYS (EQUUS AFRICANUS ASINUS) IN NORTHERN KENYA
- Genetic and antigenic diversity ofTheileria parvain cattle in Eastern and Southern zones of Tanzania. A study to support control of East Coast fever
- Assessment of Aflatoxin Contamination of Maize, Peanut Meal and Poultry Feed Mixtures from Different Agroecological Zones in Cameroon
- Genetic diversity in Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) cultivars: implications for breeding and conservation
- Mycobacterium tuberculosisis the causative agent of tuberculosis in the southern ecological zones of Cameroon, as shown by genetic analysis
- Genotypic variations in field isolates of Theileria species infecting giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi and Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) in Kenya
- Epidemiology of East Coast fever (Theileria parva infection) in Kenya: past, present and the future
- Prevalence of livestock diseases and their impact on livelihoods in Central Equatoria State, southern Sudan
- Viral metagenomics demonstrates that domestic pigs are a potential reservoir for Ndumu virus
- Cryptosporidium species detected in calves and cattle in Dagoretti, Nairobi, Kenya
- Micro- and minisatellite-expressed sequence tag (EST) markers discriminate between populations of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus
- Characterization of Ugandan Sweetpotato Germplasm Using Fluorescent Labeled Simple Sequence Repeat Markers
- Estimating seroprevalence and variation to four tick-borne infections and determination of associated risk factors in cattle under traditional mixed farming system in Mbeere District, Kenya
- Differential transcription of two highly divergent gut‐expressed Bm86 antigen gene homologues in the tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (Acari: Ixodida)
- Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays for detection of Theileria parva infections targeting the PIM and p150 genes
- Highly syntenic and yet divergent: A tale of two Theilerias
- A novel SINE family occurs frequently in both genomic DNA and transcribed sequences in ixodid ticks of the arthropod sub-phylum Chelicerata
- Vaccination of cattle with TickGARD induces cross-reactive antibodies binding to conserved linear peptides of Bm86 homologues in Boophilus decoloratus
- Genes transcribed in the salivary glands of female Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks infected with Theileria parva
- The persistence of Theileria parva infection in cattle immunized using two stocks which differ in their ability to induce a carrier state: analysis using a novel blood spot PCR assay
- AvGI, an index of genes transcribed in the salivary glands of the ixodid tick Amblyomma variegatum
- Molecular and immunological characterisation of Theileria parva stocks which are components of the ‘Muguga cocktail’ used for vaccination against East Coast fever in cattle
- Cloning, Characterization, and Expression of a 200-Kilodalton Diagnostic Antigen of Babesia bigemina
- Molecular epidemiology of Theileria parva in the field
Publication venues
- Preventive Veterinary Medicine × 3
- Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases × 3
- Veterinary Parasitology × 3
- Parasites & Vectors × 2
- Parasitology × 2
- International Journal for Parasitology × 2
Publications per year
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Collaborations
Partner institutions : University of Nairobi · Kenya Agricultural Research Institute · Kenya Wildlife Service · International Institute of Tropical Agriculture · National Agricultural Research Institute
Co-authors’ countries : Uganda · Sudan · Cameroon · United Arab Emirates
Co-authors
- Richard P. Bishop
- Moses Ndotono Njahira
- Stephen Mwaura
- David Odongo
- Esther Kanduma
- Roger Pellé
- Naftaly Githaka
- Diaeldin A. Salih
- Inosters Nzuki
- A.J. Musoke
- Subhash Morzaria
- Peter Kinyanjui
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