Dr. Charles Masembe
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Dr. Charles Masembe

Associate Professor
Makerere University, Uganda

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Molecular Population Genetics from Makerere University, Uganda

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Area of Interest:

Animal and Veterinary Sciences
100%
Zoology
62%
Veterinary Medicine
90%
Population Genetics
75%
Conservation of Genetic Resources
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
0
Abstracts
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Selected Publications

  1. Chenais, E., S. Boqvist, S. Sternberg‐Lewerin, U. Emanuelson and E. Ouma et al., 2017. Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to African swine fever within smallholder pig production in Northern Uganda. Transboundary Emerg. Dis., 64: 101-115.
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  2. Stahl, K., P. Ogweng, E. Okoth, T. Aliro and D. Muhangi et al., 2014. Understanding the dynamics and spread of African swine fever virus at the wildlife-livestock interface: Insights into the potential role of the bushpig, Potamochoerus larvatus. Suiform Sound., 13: 24-28.
  3. Mwanja, M.T., V. Muwanika, C. Masembe, S. Nyakaana and W.W. Mwanja, 2013. Evolutionary history of Nile perch Lates sp. inferred from mitochondrial DNA variation analyses. Zool. Stud., Vol. 52. 10.1186/1810-522X-52-59.
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  4. Leblanc, N., M. Cortey, J.F. Pinero, C. Gallardo and C. Masembe et al., 2013. Development of a suspension microarray for the genotyping of African swine fever virus targeting the SNPs in the C‐terminal end of the p72 gene region of the genome. Transboundary Emerg. Dis., 60: 378-383.
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  5. Kerfua, S.D., P. Isubikalu, R.A. Ademun-Okurut, V.B. Muwanika and C. Masembe, 2013. Molecular characterization of serotype O foot-andmouth disease virus from pigs: Implications for multispecies approach to disease control in Uganda. Afr. J. Biotechnol., 12: 2547-2552.
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  6. Blomstrom, A.L., K. Stahl, A.R. Okurut, C. Masembe and M. Berg, 2013. Genetic characterisation of a porcine bocavirus detected in domestic pigs in Uganda. Virus Genes, 47: 370-373.
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  7. Vincent, B.M., K. Richard, M. Charles and R.S. Hans, 2012. Genetic diversity in the desert warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus delameri) population of Eastern Africa. Afr. J. Wildlife Res., 42: 54-59.
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  8. Mwanja, M.T., W.W. Mwanja, V. Muwanika, C. Masembe and S. Nyakaana, 2012. Serotype identification and VP1 coding sequence analysis of foot‐and‐mouth disease viruses from outbreaks in eastern and northern Uganda in 2008/9. Transboundary Emerg. Dis., 597: 323-330.
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  9. Mwanja, M.T., W.W. Mwanja, V. Muwanika, C. Masembe and S. Nyakaana, 2012. Genetic evidence of successful establishment of the Nile perch (Lates spp. L.) in East African lakes and implications for management. Management, 3: 77-88.
  10. Muwanika, V.B., M.F. Nakamya, J. Rutaisire, B. Sivan and C. Masembe, 2012. Low genetic differentiation among morphologically distinct Labeobarbus species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in the lake Victoria and Albertine basins, Uganda: Insights from mitochondrial DNA. Afr. J. Aquat. Sci., 37: 143-153.
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  11. Masembe, C., G. Michuki, M. Onyango, C. Rumberia and M. Norling et al., 2012. Viral metagenomics demonstrates that domestic pigs are a potential reservoir for Ndumu virus. Virol. J., Vol. 9. 10.1186/1743-422X-9-218.
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  12. Hyseni, C., A.B. Kato, L.M. Okedi, C. Masembe, J.O. Ouma, S. Aksoy and A. Caccone, 2012. The population structure of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes in the lake Victoria basin in Uganda: Implications for vector control. Parasit. Vect., Vol. 5. 10.1186/1756-3305-5-222.
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  13. Brink, M., K. Stahl, C. Masembe, A.R. Okurut, M. Berg and A.L. Blomstrom, 2012. First time molecular detection and phylogenetic relationships of torque teno sus virus 1 and 2 in domestic pigs in Uganda: Further evidence for a global distribution. Virol. J., Vol. 9. 10.1186/1743-422X-9-39.
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  14. Sangula, A.K., H.R. Siegismund, G.J. Belsham, S.N. Balinda, C. Masembe and V.B. Muwanika, 2011. Low diversity of foot-and-mouth disease serotype C virus in Kenya: Evidence for probable vaccine strain re-introductions in the field. Epidemiol. Infect., 139: 189-196.
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  15. Mwanja, M.T., V. Muwanika, S. Nyakaana, C. Masembe, D. Mbabazi, J. Rutasire and W.W. Mwanja, 2011. Population morphological variation of the Nile perch (Lates niloticus, L. 1758), of East African lakes and their associated waters. Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol., 5: 941-949.
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  16. Sangula, A.K., G.J. Belsham, V.B. Muwanika, R. Heller, S.N. Balinda, C. Masembe and H.R. Siegismund, 2010. Evolutionary analysis of foot-and-mouth disease virus serotype SAT 1 isolates from East Africa suggests two independent introductions from Southern Africa. BMC Evol. Biol., Vol. 10. 10.1186/1471-2148-10-371.
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  17. Mwiine, F.N., C. Ayebazibwe, W. Olaho‐Mukani, S. Alexandersen and S.N. Balinda et al., 2010. Serotype specificity of antibodies against foot‐and‐mouth disease virus in cattle in selected districts in Uganda. Transboundary Emerg. Dis., 57: 365-374.
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  18. Lorenzen, E.D., C. Masembe, P. Arctander and H.R. Siegismund, 2010. A long‐standing Pleistocene refugium in southern Africa and a mosaic of refugia in East Africa: Insights from mtDNA and the common eland antelope. J. Biogeogr., 37: 571-581.
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  19. Balinda, S.N., H.R. Siegismund, V.B. Muwanika, A.K. Sangula and C. Masembe et al., 2010. Phylogenetic analyses of the polyprotein coding sequences of serotype O foot-and-mouth disease viruses in East Africa: Evidence for interserotypic recombination. Virol. J., Vol. 7. 10.1186/1743-422X-7-199.
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  20. Balinda, S.N., G.J. Belsham, C. Masembe, A.K. Sangula, H.R. Siegismund and V.B. Muwanika, 2010. Molecular characterization of SAT 2 foot-and-mouth disease virus from post-outbreak slaughtered animals: Implications for disease control in Uganda. Epidemiol. Infect., 138: 1204-1210.
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  21. Balinda, S.N., A.K. Sangula, R. Heller, V.B. Muwanika, G.J. Belsham, C. Masembe and H.R. Siegismund, 2010. Diversity and transboundary mobility of serotype O foot-and-mouth disease virus in East Africa: Implications for vaccination policies. Infect. Genet. Evol., 10: 1058-1065.
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  22. Ayebazibwe, C., F.N. Mwiine, S.N. Balinda, K. Tjornehoj and C. Masembe et al., 2010. Antibodies against Foot‐and‐Mouth Disease (FMD) virus in African buffalos (Syncerus caffer) in selected national parks in Uganda (2001-2003). Transboundary Emerg. Dis., 57: 286-292.
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