PPR: Eliminate major Develop Uganda and Lead Group: ILRI Development of threat to livelihoods thermostable Sudan with Key Improved Control of small farmers. vaccines. potential collaborators: Interventions for Peste Develop and deliver regional African Union des Petits Ruminants: vaccine applications Interafrican Component I - mechanisms Bureau for Animal Thermostabilisation of through public and Resources the Existing Vaccines; private services Veterinary Component II Services of – Innovations in Vaccine Uganda and Delivery Systems Sudan and private and animal health services providers in Uganda and Sudan Providing proof Highly contagious Evaluate potential of Kenya, with CBPP: Lead Institution: of concept for the disease of cattle using inactive potential ILRI development of an and buffalo with mycoplasma to regional Key inactivated vaccine for 50% mortality in develop a better applications collaborators: contagious bovine newly-exposed CBPP vaccine. KARI; Centre of pleuropneumonia animals. Develop a Animal (CBPP) vaccine that gives Biotechnology, longer protection Melbourne; than a live vaccine University of and which does not Melbourne; CSIRO require refrigeration. African Fever: Improved Genetic Lead Group: ILRI Understanding the livelihoods of characterisation of Uganda, Key epidemiology of producers, the Cameroon collaborators: African swine fever as butchers, Development of DVS Kenya; a prerequisite for processors, and field-based MAAIF: Uganda, mitigation of disease traders. Prevent diagnostic Edinburgh impact on pig keeping 100% losses in protocols. Disease University, UK; in East Africa infected animals surveillance, University of epidemiology and Pretoria, South testing of control Africa, CSIRO, measures Australia, SPAIN, SLU/SVA, Sweden. Services and Platforms In response to the increasing demand for research and capacity building the BecA Hub has established specialised platforms. The Partnership has supported the development of a nutrition analysis platform, which supports partners from JKUAT and other African universities mentioned in Table 1. 2. BecA-CSIRO Partnership Achievements The BecA-CSIRO Partnership has achieved much in the two years since the phase one agreement was signed in April 2010. During an intensive period of activity projects have been contracted and commenced, and capacity building activities with young African bioscientists have been launched and have built recognition across the sub-region. The review team sees some of the Partnership’s key achievements as follows. 2.1. The Partnership
PPR: Development of Improved Control Interventions for Peste des Petits Ruminants: Component I - Thermostabilisation of Existing Vaccines; Component II – Innovations in Vaccine Delivery Systems Eliminate major threat to livelihoods of small farmers. Develop thermostable vaccines. Develop and deliver vaccine mechanisms through public and private services Uganda and Sudan with potential regional applications Lead Group: ILRI Key collaborators: African Union Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources the Veterinary Services of Uganda and Sudan and private and animal health services providers in Uganda and Sudan CBPP: Providing proof of concept for the development of an inactivated vaccine for contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) Highly contagious disease of cattle and buffalo with 50% mortality in newly-exposed animals. Develop a vaccine that gives longer protection than a live vaccine and which does not require refrigeration. Evaluate potential of using inactive mycoplasma to develop a better CBPP vaccine. Kenya, with potential regional applications Lead Institution: ILRI Key collaborators: KARI; Centre of Animal Biotechnology, Melbourne; University of Melbourne; CSIRO African Fever: Understanding the epidemiology of African swine fever as a prerequisite for mitigation of disease impact on pig keeping in East Africa Improved livelihoods of producers, butchers, processors, and traders. Prevent 100% losses in infected animals Genetic characterisation of the Development of field-based diagnostic protocols. Disease surveillance, epidemiology and testing of control measures Uganda, Cameroon Lead Group: ILRI Key collaborators: DVS Kenya; MAAIF: Uganda, Edinburgh University, UK; University of Pretoria, South Africa, CSIRO, Australia, SPAIN, SLU/SVA, Sweden. Services and Platforms In response to the increasing demand for research and capacity building the BecA Hub has established specialised platforms. The Partnership has supported the development of a nutrition analysis platform, which supports partners from JKUAT and other African universities mentioned in Table 1. 2. BecA-CSIRO Partnership Achievements The BecA-CSIRO Partnership has achieved much in the two years since the phase one agreement was signed in April 2010. During an intensive period of activity projects have been contracted and commenced, and capacity building activities with young African bioscientists have been launched and have built recognition across the sub-region. The review team sees some of the Partnership’s key achievements as follows. 2.1. The Partnership
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