Uganda Trypanosomiasis Research Organization

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Uganda Trypanosomiasis Research Organization

GRSciColl URL: https://www.gbif.org/grscicoll/institution/a04dc410-106b-49b4-98cc-356232cbc292 Code: EATRO Fuzzy name search in GBIF publisher: None

Number of linked occurrences: 0 (https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?advanced=1&institution_key=a04dc410-106b-49b4-98cc-356232cbc292)

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The institution at the address mentioned in the registry was East African Trypanosomiasis Research Organization (EATRO) not Uganda Trypanosomiasis Research Organization. There is information showing that this institution no longer exists and what would be its collection was transferred to Kenya as follows:

'The East African Trypanosomiasis Research Organization (EATRO) was established to carry out research and develop technologies for effective control of trypanosomiasis. In view of this, a trypanosome cryobank was established in Tororo, Uganda, in the mid-1950s to provide materials for research. At that time, dry ice was used as a refrigerant, but in 1977 it was replaced with liquid nitrogen. Following the collapse of the East African Community in 1977, the Kenya Trypanosomiasis Research Institute (KETRI) was established to take over the functions of tsetse and trypanosomiasis research in Kenya. The cryobank was therefore transferred to KETRI during this period. In 2003, following a reorganization of research institutions by the Government of Kenya, KETRI was merged with the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) and renamed the Trypanosomiasis Research Centre (KARI-TRC). KARI-TRC continued with all the research programmes and activities that were being carried out under KETRI, including collection and preservation of trypanosome stabilates. The institution developed a policy on stabilate collection by scientists and clinicians for cryopreservation'. This is according to Grace et al. 2014; PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 8(5), e2747.

I deleted this institution from the registry. I will explore the presence of Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) or the Trypanosomiasis Research Centre (KARI-TRC) and the collection described above, in the registry.