Fabrice Bantuzeko

Mr
Fabrice
Bantuzeko

Lecturer
Université Evangélique en Afrique ( UEA / BUKAVU)
Biography

I am a young researcher  and a lecturer at the Université Evangélique en Afrique  (UEA/Bukavu) located in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the province of South Kivu.

I am assigned to the Department of Animal Health and Production and particularly  to  the Laboratory of Molecular Biology.

I am a first year PhD student at the University of Nairobi in Kenya in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Microbiology (Virology option)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research interests

I am currently interested in the diseases of large and small ruminants in the eastern regions of the DR Congo, where there are still no specialists to improve the health and the management of the animals. Especially cows and goats constitute a majority of the animals raised in this region.  

However, I am developing a particular focus on dogs as I have noticed a serious problem with these pets whose health seems to be neglected in this part of the DR Congo

Projects you're working on

 am working on the epidemiology and control of foot and mouth disease in the Central African region. Particularly in eastern DR Congo as well as Rwanda and Burundi. This theme will make information available for the regions of the DRC as well as the two neighbouring countries and facilitate control, a step towards the eradication of this disease. 

Discipline
Epidemiology Ethics Molecular biology Virology
Host species
Cattle Dogs Pigs Small ruminants Zoonoses
Pathogen
ParasitesBabesia ParasitesTheileria parva ParasitesTicks Viruses VirusesAfrican swine fever virus VirusesClassical swine fever virus VirusesFoot-and-mouth disease virus VirusesParvovirus VirusesPeste des petits ruminants virus VirusesPorcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus VirusesRotavirus