| dc.contributor.author | African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources | |
| dc.contributor.author | AU-IBAR | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-02-20T23:41:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-02-20T23:41:50Z | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://197.254.26.150/handle/123456789/261 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This research programme uses funds from the PACE Programme to improve current vaccines
and lay the ground work for development of novel vaccines and diagnostics assays to control
contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP), a fataldisease that limits the cattle industry in
most of Africa. The existing control methods, based on restriction of cattle movement and
slaughter, are not practical due to cost and cultural practices. The available live attenuated
vaccines have a limited duration of immunity and low efficacy. Similarly, diagnostic assays
detect antibodies only in the early stages of infection. The proposal will focus on improving
the existing vaccines, defining the protective immune mechanisms and to use this information
to identify candidate genes for development novel control technologies and the validation of
available diagnostic tools. | |
| dc.subject | Pan-African Control of Epizootics (PACE) | |
| dc.title | GRANT CONTRACT FOR A DECENTRALISED PROGRAMME EUROPEAN COMMISSION EXTERNAL AID PACE CBPP RESEARCH PROGRAMME | |
| dc.type | Report | |
