© 2015 Sarah E. Rich

Celsus Sente

RISE Degree(s) 

PhD in Wildlife Disease Epidemiology from Makerere University

RISE Network(s) 
SSAWRN
Nationality 
Ugandan
Employment 
Lecturer in the Department of Wildlife and Aquatic Animal Resources, Makerere University, Uganda
Team Leader for Wildlife Industry and Business at the Africa Institute for Strategic Services and Development (AFRISA), Uganda

Coordinator of the International Summer School at Makerere University

Research 
Genotyping Acanthamoeba and Naegleria spp. from environmental and piped tapwater sources in Queen Elizabeth Protected Area and Kampala, Uganda

Specific interests in: conservation medicine and innovations; water microbial genomics; public health

News & Blogs 

Why Are Hippos Dying of Anthrax?

Special Accomplishments 
Consultant for the Ugandan National Giraffe Conservation Strategy and Action Plan (2017–27)
Developed the Central Diagnostic Laboratory Strategic Business Plan for Makerere University
Visiting Scholar at Michigan State University, August–December 2014
The Rufford Foundation Small Grants
- Improving Livelihoods and Biodiversity Conservation in Farm Forestry Landscapes in Uganda
- Integrating Farm Forestry and Biodiversity Conservation Around Lake Victoria, Sango-Bay, Rakai District, Uganda
- The Conservation of Aquatic and Terrestrial Biodiversity Around Lake Victoria, Sango-Bay Region, Rakai District, Uganda

Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project (MGVP) Grant: Gastro-intestinal helminths of the domesticated helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) under different management systems in Arua district, Uganda

Selected Publications 

Sente C, Erume J, Naigaga I, Magambo PK, Ochwo S, et al. 2016. Occurrence and genetic characterisation of Acanthamoeba spp. from environmental and domestic water sources in Queen Elizabeth Protected Area, Uganda. Parasit. Vectors. 9(1):1–8

Sente C, Erume J, Naigaga I, Mulindwa J, Ochwo S, et al. 2016. Prevalence of pathogenic free-living amoeba and other protozoa in natural and communal piped tap water from Queen Elizabeth protected area, Uganda. Infect. Dis. Poverty 5(1):68

Sente C, Meisingset EL, Evans AL, Wedul SJ, Zimmermann B, Arnemo JM. 2014. Reversible immobilization of free-ranging red deer (Cervus elaphus) with xylazine-tiletamine-zolazepam and atipamezole. J. Wildl. Dis. 50(2):359–63

Sente C, Erume J, Naigaga I, Gabriela Namara B, Mulindwa J, et al. 2016. Xenic cultivation and genotyping of pathogenic free-living amoeba from public water supply sources in Uganda. New J. Sci. 2016

External Profile(s) 

ORCiD | ResearchGate | Google Scholar | Scopus

Email Address(es) 
musewildlife@gmail.com