A novel hepacivirus with an unusually long and intrinsically disordered NS5A protein in a wild Old World primate

…, D Hyeroba, A Tumukunde, G Weny… - Journal of …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
GB virus B (GBV-B; family Flaviviridae , genus Hepacivirus ) has been studied in New World
primates as a model for human hepatitis C virus infection, but the distribution of GBV-B and …

Fecal microbiomes of non‐human primates in Western Uganda reveal species‐specific communities largely resistant to habitat perturbation

AI McCord, CA Chapman, G Weny… - American journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Primate gastrointestinal microbial communities are becoming increasingly appreciated for
their relevance to comparative medicine and conservation, but the factors that structure …

[HTML][HTML] Novel, divergent simian hemorrhagic fever viruses in a wild Ugandan red colobus monkey discovered using direct pyrosequencing

M Lauck, D Hyeroba, A Tumukunde, G Weny, SM Lank… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
… One ml of plasma was centrifuged at 5,000×g at 4C for 5 min with subsequent filtration of
the supernatant through a 0.45-µm filter (Millipore, Billerica, MA, USA) to remove residual host …

Exceptional simian hemorrhagic fever virus diversity in a wild African primate community

…, SD Sibley, D Hyeroba, A Tumukunde, G Weny… - Journal of …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Simian hemorrhagic fever virus (SHFV) is an arterivirus that causes severe disease in captive
macaques. We describe two new SHFV variants subclinically infecting wild African red-…

[HTML][HTML] Discovery and characterization of distinct simian pegiviruses in three wild African Old World monkey species

…, AL Bailey, D Hyeroba, A Tumukunde, G Weny… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Within the Flaviviridae, the recently designated genus Pegivirus has expanded greatly due
to new discoveries in bats, horses, and rodents. Here we report the discovery and …

Prevalence and risk factors associated with hemoparasites in cattle and goats at the edge of Kibale National Park, Western Uganda

G Weny, J Okwee-Acai, SG Okech… - Journal of …, 2017 - meridian.allenpress.com
Livestock production is a major sector of the Ugandan economy. Ugandan ruminant livestock
(principally cattle and goats) are susceptible to hemoparasites that can cause serious …

Global thermosphere‐ionosphere response to onset of 20 November 2003 magnetic storm

…, GS Bust, RG Roble, N Curtis, G Wene - Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
There is great interest in understanding how the thermosphere‐ionosphere system responds
to geomagnetic storms. New insights are possible using the new generation of fully …

Co-infection and cross-species transmission of divergent Hepatocystis lineages in a wild African primate community

MI Thurber, RR Ghai, D Hyeroba, G Weny… - International Journal for …, 2013 - Elsevier
Hemoparasites of the apicomplexan family Plasmodiidae include the etiological agents of
malaria, as well as a suite of non-human primate parasites from which the human malaria …

[HTML][HTML] High genetic diversity and adaptive potential of two simian hemorrhagic fever viruses in a wild primate population

…, M Gleicher, D Hyeroba, A Tumukunde, G Weny… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Key biological properties such as high genetic diversity and high evolutionary rate enhance
the potential of certain RNA viruses to adapt and emerge. Identifying viruses with these …

[HTML][HTML] Discovery and full genome characterization of two highly divergent simian immunodeficiency viruses infecting black-and-white colobus monkeys (Colobus …

…, SD Sibley, D Hyeroba, A Tumukunde, G Weny… - Retrovirology, 2013 - Springer
… From each animal, one ml of plasma was centrifuged at 5,000 × g (4C, 5 min) with
subsequent filtration of the supernatant through a 0.45-μm filter (Millipore, Billerica, MA, USA) to …