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  1. Maternal immunization and vitamin A sufficiency impact sow primary adaptive immunity and passive protection to nursing piglets against porcine epidemic diarrhea virus infection

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, May 2024, Frontiers

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  2. Histo-Blood Group Antigen-Producing Bacterial Cocktail Reduces Rotavirus A, B, and C Infection and Disease in Gnotobiotic Piglets

    Article • Viruses, April 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  3. Increased COVID-19 Mortality and Deficient SARS-CoV-2 Immune Response Are Not Associated with Higher Levels of Endemic Coronavirus Antibodies

    Article • Immuno, September 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  4. Vitamin A deficiency and vitamin A supplementation affect innate and T cell immune responses to rotavirus A infection in a conventional sow model

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, April 2023, Frontiers

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  5. Intestinal mucin-type O -glycans: the major players in the host-bacteria-rotavirus interactions

    Article • Gut Microbes, April 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  6. Immune Impairment Associated with Vitamin A Deficiency: Insights from Clinical Studies and Animal Model Research

    Article • Nutrients, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  7. Glycan-mediated interactions between bacteria, rotavirus and the host cells provide an additional mechanism of antiviral defence

    Article • Beneficial Microbes, November 2022, Wageningen Academic Publishers

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  8. The Combined Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 and Tryptophan Treatment Modulates Immune and Metabolome Responses to Human Rotavirus Infection in a Human Infant Fecal Microbiota-Transplanted Malnourished Gnotobiotic Pig Model

    Article • mSphere, October 2022, ASM Journals

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  9. Rotavirus A Inoculation and Oral Vitamin A Supplementation of Vitamin A Deficient Pregnant Sows Enhances Maternal Adaptive Immunity and Passive Protection of Piglets against Virulent Rotavirus A

    Article • Viruses, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  10. Transcriptome profile of spleen tissues from locally-adapted Kenyan pigs (Sus scrofa) experimentally infected with three varying doses of a highly virulent African swine fever virus genotype IX isolate: Ken12/busia.1 (ken-1033)

    Article • BMC Genomics, July 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  11. Genetic diversity and selection signatures within the major histocompatibility complex of local chicken ecotypes in Kenya

    Article • East African Journal of Science Technology and Innovation, June 2022, East African Science and Technology Commission

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo, Me Wanjahi Rimui njau

  12. Mechanisms of Kwashiorkor-Associated Immune Suppression: Insights From Human, Mouse, and Pig Studies

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, May 2022, Frontiers

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  13. Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 Enhances Efficacy of Oral Attenuated Human Rotavirus Vaccine in a Gnotobiotic Piglet Model

    Article • Vaccines, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  14. Rotavirus Interactions With Host Intestinal Epithelial Cells

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, December 2021, Frontiers

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  15. Comparative Analysis of SLA-1, SLA-2, and DQB1 Genetic Diversity in Locally-Adapted Kenyan Pigs and Their Wild Relatives, Warthogs

    Article • Veterinary Sciences, September 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  16. Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 Enhances Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses in a Ciprofloxacin-Treated Defined-Microbiota Piglet Model of Human Rotavirus Infection

    Article • mSphere, April 2021, ASM Journals

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  17. Whole Genome Sequence Analysis of Porcine Astroviruses Reveals Novel Genetically Diverse Strains Circulating in East African Smallholder Pig Farms

    Article • Viruses, November 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  18. Whole Genome Sequence Analysis of Porcine Astroviruses Reveals Novel Genetically Diverse Genotypes Circulating in East African Smallholder Pig Farms

    Article • September 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  19. Animal Rotaviruses

    Article • January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  20. Evidence for the presence of African swine fever virus in apparently healthy pigs in South-Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  21. Research Article Genetic assessment of a breeding population of black rhinoceros in Kenya using mitochondrial DNA D-loop sequencing

    Article • Genetics and Molecular Research, January 2019, Genetics and Molecular Research

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  22. Signatures of Selection in Admixed Dairy Cattle in Tanzania

    Article • Frontiers in Genetics, December 2018, Frontiers

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  23. Performance evaluation of five commercial assays in assessing seroprevalence of HEV antibodies among blood donors

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, September 2018, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  24. Metagenomic analysis of enteric bacterial pathogens affecting the performance of dairy cows in smallholder productions systems

    Article • African Journal of Microbiology Research, May 2018, Academic Journals

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  25. Milk Composition for Admixed Dairy Cattle in Tanzania

    Article • Frontiers in Genetics, April 2018, Frontiers

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  26. Occurrence and genetic variability of partial coat protein gene of Sweet potato leaf curl virus (SPLCV) in Kenya

    Article • AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, November 2017, Academic Journals

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  27. Mitochondrial DNA Phylogenetics of Black Rhinoceros in Kenya in relation to Southern Africa Population

    Article • International Journal of Biodiversity, August 2017, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr. Elijah K Githui, Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo, Nyamu Murithi

  28. First Detection of Rotavirus Group C in Asymptomatic Pigs of Smallholder Farms in East Africa

    Article • Pathogens, August 2017, MDPI AG

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  29. Detection of African swine fever virus in the tissues of asymptomatic pigs in smallholder farming systems along the Kenya–Uganda border: implications for transmission in endemic areas and ASF surveillance in East Africa

    Article • Journal of General Virology, July 2017, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  30. First Complete Genome Sequences of Porcine Bocavirus Strains from East Africa

    Article • Genome Announcements, April 2017, ASM Journals

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  31. Porcine Rotaviruses: Epidemiology, Immune Responses and Control Strategies

    Article • Viruses, March 2017, MDPI AG

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  32. Stock Structure Delineation of the African Catfish (Clarius gariepinus) in Selected Populations in Kenya Using Mitochondrial DNA (Dloop) Variability

    Article • Journal of Aquaculture Research & Development, January 2017, OMICS Publishing Group

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  33. Detection of West Nile virus in wild birds in Tana River and Garissa Counties, Kenya

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, November 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  34. Risk factors for rotavirus infection in pigs in Busia and Teso subcounties, Western Kenya

    Article • Tropical Animal Health and Production, October 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  35. Metagenomic analysis demonstrates the diversity of the fecal virome in asymptomatic pigs in East Africa

    Article • Archives of Virology, March 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo, Mohamed Ezzat Zowalaty

  36. Constraints and efficiency of cattle marketing in semiarid pastoral system in Kenya

    Article • Tropical Animal Health and Production, February 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  37. Detection and genetic characterization of porcine group A rotaviruses in asymptomatic pigs in smallholder farms in East Africa: Predominance of P[8] genotype resembling human strains

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, February 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  38. Indigenous Knowledge Used in Breeding and Management of Capra hircus Populations in Kajiado and Makueni Counties, Kenya

    Article • Open Journal of Genetics, January 2015, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  39. The effect of geographical region of birth on the reproductive performance of the Nguni in southern Mozambique

    Article • South African Journal of Animal Science, February 2014, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  40. Characteristics of Lactation Curves of the Kenya Alpine Dairy Goats in Smallholder Farms

    Article • Open Journal of Animal Sciences, January 2014, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  41. Molecular detection and genetic characterization of kobuviruses and astroviruses in asymptomatic local pigs in East Africa

    Article • Archives of Virology, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  42. Prevalence and genetic heterogeneity of porcine group C rotaviruses in nursing and weaned piglets in Ohio, USA and identification of a potential new VP4 genotype

    Article • Veterinary Microbiology, May 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  43. Detection and Genetic Diversity of Porcine Group A Rotaviruses in Historic (2004) and Recent (2011 and 2012) Swine Fecal Samples in Ohio: Predominance of the G9P[13] Genotype in Nursing Piglets

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo

  44. Factors influencing reproductive performance of cows from different Nguni ecotypes in southern Mozambique

    Article • Tropical Animal Health and Production, July 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Joshua Oluoch Amimo