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Richard P. Bishop is affiliated with the International Livestock Research Institute in Kenya. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Immunology and Microbiology, and Medicine, with a strong emphasis on subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Parasitology, Infectious Diseases, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Insect Science.

The scientist's work focuses on topics related to vector-borne animal diseases and infectious diseases, viral infections and their vectors, animal disease management and epidemiology, insect and pesticide research, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, and viral infections and immunology research.

Recent publications by Richard P. Bishop include:

  • Progress Toward Development of Effective and Safe African Swine Fever Virus Vaccines, 2020, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Acaricide resistance in livestock ticks infesting cattle in Africa: Current status and potential mitigation strategies, 2022, Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases
  • The first genotype II African swine fever virus isolated in Africa provides insight into the current Eurasian pandemic, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Molecular evidence confirms occurrence of Rhipicephalus microplus Clade A in Kenya and sub-Saharan Africa, 2020, Parasites & Vectors
  • Deletion of the CD2v Gene from the Genome of ASFV-Kenya-IX-1033 Partially Reduces Virulence and Induces Protection in Pigs, 2022, Viruses

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Richard P. Bishop include:

  • Isaiah Obara
  • Naftaly Githaka
  • David Odongo
  • Lindsay M. Fry
  • Donald P. Knowles

The scientist has contributed multiple works to the following publication venues:

  • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Scientific Reports
  • Viruses
  • Parasitology Research

Best Publications

  • Genome sequence of Theileria parva, a bovine pathogen that transforms lymphocytes.

    Malcolm J. Gardner;Richard Bishop;Trushar Shah;Etienne P. de Villiers

  • Genome of the host-cell transforming parasite Theileria annulata compared with T. parva.

    Arnab Pain;Hubert Renauld;Matthew Berriman;Lee Murphy

  • Theileria: Intracellular protozoan parasites of wild and domestic ruminants transmitted by ixodid ticks

    Richard P. Bishop;A.J. Musoke;S.P. Morzaria;M. Gardner

  • Enhanced discrimination of African swine fever virus isolates through nucleotide sequencing of the p54, p72, and pB602L (CVR) genes

    Carmina Gallardo;Dufton M. Mwaengo;Joseph M. Macharia;Marisa Arias

  • Discrimination between six species of Theileria using oligonucleotide probes which detect small subunit ribosomal RNA sequences.

    B. A. Allsopp;H. A. Baylis;M. T. E. P. Allsopp;T. Cavalier-Smith

  • Molecular Diagnosis of African Swine Fever by a New Real-Time PCR Using Universal Probe Library

    J. Fernández-Pinero;C. Gallardo;M. Elizalde;A. Robles

  • Phylogenomic analysis of 11 complete African swine fever virus genome sequences

    Etienne P. de Villiers;Carmina Gallardo;Marisa Arias;Melissa da Silva

  • Identification and characterisation of a Leishmania donovani antigen belonging to the 70-kDa heat-shock protein family.

    Juan MacFARLANE;Mark L. Blaxter;Richard P. Bishop;Michael A. Miles

  • Application of a reverse line blot assay to the study of haemoparasites in cattle in Uganda.

    C.A.L. Oura;Richard P. Bishop;E.M. Wampande;G.W. Lubega

  • Genes transcribed in the salivary glands of female Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks infected with Theileria parva

    Vishvanath Nene;Dan Lee;Simon Kang’a;Robert Skilton

  • The influence of cattle breed on susceptibility to bovine tuberculosis in Ethiopia

    Martin Vordermeier;Gobena Ameni;Stefan Berg;Stefan Berg;Richard Bishop

  • Theileria parva candidate vaccine antigens recognized by immune bovine cytotoxic T lymphocytes

    Simon P. Graham;Roger Pellé;Yoshikazu Honda;Duncan M. Mwangi

  • Development and inter-laboratory validation study of an improved new real-time PCR assay with internal control for detection and laboratory diagnosis of African swine fever virus.

    Marylène Tignon;Carmina Gallardo;Carmen Iscaro;Evelyne Hutet

  • Live immunization against East Coast fever – current status

    Giuseppe Di Giulio;Godelieve Lynen;Subhash Morzaria;Chris Oura

  • Phylogenetic analysis of the microbial populations in the wild herbivore gastrointestinal tract: insights into an unexplored niche

    Karen E. Nelson;Stephen H. Zinder;Ioana Hance;Patrick Burr

  • A cement protein of the tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, located in the secretory e cell granules of the type III salivary gland acini, induces strong antibody responses in cattle.

    Richard Bishop;Bronwen Lambson;Clive Wells;Pratibala Pandit

  • Detection of a carrier state in Theileria parva-infected cattle by the polymerase chain reaction.

    R. Bishop;B. Sohanpal;D. P. Kariuki;A. S. Young

  • AvGI, an index of genes transcribed in the salivary glands of the ixodid tick Amblyomma variegatum

    Vishvanath Nene;Dan Lee;John Quackenbush;Robert Skilton

  • 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

    R.A. Skilton;Richard Bishop;J.M. Katende;S. Mwaura

  • African swine fever viruses with two different genotypes, both of which occur in domestic pigs, are associated with ticks and adult warthogs, respectively, at a single geographical site.

    Carmina Gallardo;Edward Okoth;Virginia Pelayo;Raquel Anchuelo

Frequent Co-Authors

Subhash Morzaria
Subhash Morzaria Texas A&M University
Naftaly Githaka
Naftaly Githaka International Livestock Research Institute
Donald P. Knowles
Donald P. Knowles Washington State University
Eric M. Fèvre
Eric M. Fèvre University of Liverpool
Claire M. Fraser
Claire M. Fraser University of Maryland, Baltimore
Karl Ståhl
Karl Ståhl National Veterinary Institute
Diaeldin A. Salih
Diaeldin A. Salih International Livestock Research Institute
Glen A. Scoles
Glen A. Scoles United States Department of Agriculture
Olivier Hanotte
Olivier Hanotte University of Nottingham
Arnab Pain
Arnab Pain King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

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