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Naftaly Githaka is affiliated with the International Livestock Research Institute in Kenya and has contributed extensively to research on ticks and tick-borne diseases affecting livestock in Africa. Their work spans multiple fields, including Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Immunology and Microbiology, and Medicine.

The scientist's primary areas of research focus on parasitology, infectious diseases, and vector-borne animal diseases. They have a significant concentration on topics such as vector-borne infectious diseases, viral infections and vectors, insect and pesticide research, and insect pest control strategies.

Frequent publication venues for Naftaly Githaka include:

  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases
  • Microorganisms
  • Experimental and Applied Acarology

They have collaborated often with several other researchers in the field. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Richard P. Bishop
  • Esther Kanduma
  • Itabajara da Silva Vaz
  • Carlos Logullo
  • Milton Owido

Some of their recent significant papers include:

  • "Acaricide resistance in livestock ticks infesting cattle in Africa: Current status and potential mitigation strategies", 2022, Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases
  • "Molecular evidence confirms occurrence of Rhipicephalus microplus Clade A in Kenya and sub-Saharan Africa", 2020, Parasites & Vectors
  • "Universal Tick Vaccines: Candidates and Remaining Challenges", 2023, Animals
  • "Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens Associated with Dromedary Camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Northern Kenya", 2021, Microorganisms
  • "First detection of Theileria parva in cattle from Cameroon in the absence of the main tick vector Rhipicephalus appendiculatus", 2020, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Best Publications

  • The quest for a universal vaccine against ticks: cross-immunity insights.

    Luís F. Parizi;Naftaly W. Githaka;Carlos Logullo;Satoru Konnai

  • Towards a new phenotype for tick resistance in beef and dairy cattle: a review

    Heather M. Burrow;Ben J. Mans;Ben J. Mans;Fernando F. Cardoso;Michael A. Birkett

  • A countrywide molecular survey leads to a seminal identification of the invasive cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus in Cameroon, a decade after it was reported in Cote d'Ivoire.

    Barberine A. Silatsa;Jules Roger Kuiate;Flobert Njiokou;Gustave Simo

  • A comprehensive survey of the prevalence and spatial distribution of ticks infesting cattle in different agro-ecological zones of Cameroon.

    Barberine A Silatsa;Barberine A Silatsa;Gustave Simo;Naftaly Githaka;Stephen Mwaura

  • Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens Associated with Dromedary Camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Northern Kenya

    Dennis Getange;Joel L Bargul;Joel L Bargul;Esther Kanduma;Marisol Collins

  • Molecular evidence confirms occurrence of Rhipicephalus microplus Clade A in Kenya and sub-Saharan Africa

    Esther G. Kanduma;Esther G. Kanduma;David Emery;Naftaly W. Githaka;Edward K. Nguu

  • Effect of recombinant glutathione S-transferase as vaccine antigen against Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Rhipicephalus sanguineus infestation

    Gabriela Alves Sabadin;Luís Fernando Parizi;Irene Kiio;Irene Kiio;Marina Amaral Xavier

  • Preliminary efficacy investigations of oral fipronil against Anopheles arabiensis when administered to Zebu cattle (Bos indicus) under field conditions

    Richard M. Poché;Naftaly Githaka;Frans van Gool;Rebekah C. Kading

  • Comparative analysis of the fecal microbiota from different species of domesticated and wild suids.

    Florencia Correa-Fiz;Miguel Blanco-Fuertes;Maria J. Navas;Anna Lacasta

  • Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry for comprehensive indexing of East African ixodid tick species.

    Julian Rothen;Julian Rothen;Naftaly Githaka;Esther G. Kanduma;Esther G. Kanduma;Cassandra Olds

  • Identification and sequence characterization of novel Theileria genotypes from the waterbuck (Kobus defassa) in a Theileria parva-endemic area in Kenya

    Naftaly Githaka;Satoru Konnai;Richard Bishop;David Odongo

  • Expression profile of Rhipicephalus microplus vitellogenin receptor during oogenesis.

    Adriana Seixas;María Fernanda Alzugaray;María Fernanda Alzugaray;Lucas Tirloni;Luis Fernando Parizi

  • First detection of Theileria parva in cattle from Cameroon in the absence of the main tick vector Rhipicephalus appendiculatus

    Barberine A. Silatsa;Gustave Simo;Naftaly Githaka;Rolin Kamga

  • Molecular detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in cattle and Ixodes persulcatus ticks.

    Yusuke Murase;Satoru Konnai;Arata Hidano;Naftali W. Githaka

  • Molecular detection and characterization of potentially new Babesia and Theileria species/variants in wild felids from Kenya

    Naftaly Githaka;Satoru Konnai;Edward Kariuki;Esther Kanduma

  • Equid infective Theileria cluster in distinct 18S rRNA gene clades comprising multiple taxa with unusually broad mammalian host ranges

    Richard P. Bishop;Lowell S. Kappmeyer;Cynthia K. Onzere;David O. Odongo;David O. Odongo

  • Suppressive effects of neutrophil by Salp16-like salivary gland proteins from Ixodes persulcatus Schulze tick.

    A. Hidano;S. Konnai;S. Yamada;N. Githaka

  • Rhipicephalus microplus cystatin as a potential cross-protective tick vaccine against Rhipicephalus appendiculatus.

    Luís Fernando Parizi;Carolina Konrdörfer Rangel;Gabriela Alves Sabadin;Bianca Fagundes Saggin

  • Identification and functional analysis of ferritin 2 from the Taiga tick Ixodes persulcatus Schulze.

    Naftaly Wang'ombe Githaka;Satoru Konnai;Masayoshi Isezaki;Shinya Goto

  • Non-Classical Gluconeogenesis-Dependent Glucose Metabolism in Rhipicephalus microplus Embryonic Cell Line BME26

    Renato Martins Da Silva;Bárbara Della Noce;Camila Fernanda Waltero;Evenilton Pessoa Costa

  • Sequence characterization and immunogenicity of cystatins from the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus.

    Luís F. Parizi;Naftaly W. Githaka;Carolina Acevedo;Uruguaysito Benavides

  • Prevalence of Lyme Borrelia in Ixodes persulcatus Ticks from an Area with a Confirmed Case of Lyme Disease

    Yusuke Murase;Satoru Konnai;Naftaly Githaka;Arata Hidano

  • Multi-locus genotyping reveals absence of genetic structure in field populations of the brown ear tick (Rhipicephalus appendiculatus) in Kenya.

    Esther G. Kanduma;Esther G. Kanduma;Joram M. Mwacharo;Joram M. Mwacharo;Stephen Mwaura;Joyce N. Njuguna

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazuhiko Ohashi
Kazuhiko Ohashi Hokkaido University
Richard P. Bishop
Richard P. Bishop International Livestock Research Institute
Eric M. Fèvre
Eric M. Fèvre University of Liverpool
Flobert Njiokou
Flobert Njiokou Université de Yaoundé I
Jan Šlapeta
Jan Šlapeta University of Sydney
Donald P. Knowles
Donald P. Knowles Washington State University
Olivier Hanotte
Olivier Hanotte University of Nottingham
Peter-Henning Clausen
Peter-Henning Clausen Freie Universität Berlin
Ard M. Nijhof
Ard M. Nijhof Freie Universität Berlin
Andrew C. Kotze
Andrew C. Kotze University of Queensland

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