Dr. Charles Masembe
Associate ProfessorMakerere University, Uganda
Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Molecular Population Genetics from Makerere University, Uganda
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Selected Publications
- 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.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - 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.
- 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.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - 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.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - 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.
Direct Link | - 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.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - 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.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - 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.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - 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.
- 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.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - 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.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - 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.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - 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.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - 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.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - 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.
Direct Link | - 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.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - 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.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - 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.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - 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.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - 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.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - 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.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - 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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