A5008745182- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Burkholderia infections and melioidosis
- Animal Diversity and Health Studies
- Leptospirosis research and findings
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Microbial infections and disease research
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Infectious Diseases and Mycology
- Escherichia coli research studies
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Livestock and Poultry Management
- Viral Infections and Immunology Research
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
Sokoine University of Agriculture
2015-2024
Iringa Mercy Organization
2021
Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology
2015-2021
German Primate Center
2018
Liverpool John Moores University
2018
Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute
2018
Tanzania National Parks
2018
Rakuno Gakuen University
2016
National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
2015
University of Agriculture Faisalabad
2014
Sheep retroviruses can be used to map the selective preferences of early farmers and trace livestock movements across Europe.
Background Canine rabies causes many thousands of human deaths every year in Africa, and continues to increase throughout much the continent. Methodology/Principal Findings This paper identifies four common reasons given for lack effective canine control Africa: (a) a low priority disease as result awareness burden; (b) epidemiological constraints such uncertainties about required levels vaccination coverage possibility sustained cycles infection wildlife; (c) operational including...
The death toll and economic loss resulting from the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic are stark reminders that we vulnerable to zoonotic viral threats. Strategies needed identify characterize animal viruses pose greatest risk of spillover spread in humans inform public health interventions. Using expert opinion scientific evidence, identified host, viral, environmental factors contributing virus humans. We then developed a ranking framework interactive web...
Background Brucellosis is a zoonosis of veterinary, public health and economic significance in most developing countries. Human brucellosis severely debilitating disease that requires prolonged treatment with combination antibiotics. The can result permanent disabling sequel, results considerable medical expenses addition to loss income due working hours. A study was conducted Northern Tanzania determine the risk factors for transmission humans Tanzania. Methods This matched case-control...
Brucellosis is a zoonosis of public health importance worldwide. In Tanzania, the disease underreported due to insufficient awareness, inadequate diagnostic protocols, including lack appropriate reagents for diagnosis. Livestock and wildlife are considered potential sources infection humans; however, role played by these carriers in epidemiology ecosystems Tanzania not fully understood. The objective this study was establish prevalence anti-Brucella antibodies humans, livestock; molecular...
Points• Surveillance is critical to manage preventative health services and control infectious diseases.Integrated surveillance involving public health, veterinary, environmental sectors urgently needed effectively zoonoses vector-borne diseases.However, most in low-income countries paper-based, provides negligible timely feedback, poorly incentivised, results delays, limited reporting, inaccurate data, costly processing.• The potential of mobile technologies for improving system has been...
Zoonotic diseases are a significant burden on animal and human health, particularly in developing countries. Despite recognition of this fact, endemic zoonoses often remain undiagnosed people, instead being mistaken for febrile such as malaria. Here, part Veterinary Record 's ongoing series articles One Health, multidisciplinary team researchers from Scotland, Tanzania New Zealand argues that Health approach is needed to effectively combat these
Jonna Mazet and colleagues describe their work in the Tanzania-based HALI Project, which adopts "One Health" approach to address emerging zoonoses that recognizes interconnectedness of human, animal, environmental health.
Late in 2007, veterinary, medical and anthropological professionals from Europe Africa met a 2-day workshop Pretoria, South Africa, to evaluate the burden, surveillance control of zoonotic tuberculosis brucellosis sub-Saharan Africa. Keynote presentations reviewed burden these diseases on human livestock health, existing diagnostic tools, available methods. These were followed by group discussions formulation recommendations.The presence Mycobacterium bovis Brucella spp. was considered be...
ABSTRACT The study aimed to characterize the role of heavy metal micronutrients in swine feed emergence heavy-metal-tolerant and multidrug-resistant Salmonella organisms. We conducted a longitudinal 36 barns over 2-year period. fecal levels Cu 2+ Zn were measured. was isolated at early late finishing. MICs copper sulfate zinc chloride measured using agar dilution. Antimicrobial susceptibility tested Kirby-Bauer method, 283 isolates serotyped. amplified pcoA czcD genes that encode tolerance,...
East African pastoralists and their livestock are vulnerable to alterations in resource availability disease transmission frequently face poor access health services. Government veterinarians tasked with guiding services must prioritize risks allocate limited resources across disparate ecosystems different threats. To identify diseases of concern strategies for improving herd resilience, we conducted community focus groups interviewed pastoralist household leaders, village extension...
A rabies elimination demonstration project was implemented in Tanzania from 2010 through to 2015, bringing together government ministries the health and veterinary sectors, World Health Organization (WHO), national international research institutions. Detailed data on mass dog vaccination campaigns, bite exposures, use of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) human deaths were collected throughout duration areas. Despite no previous experience within areas, district officers able implement...
Background Leptospirosis is a worldwide zoonotic disease and serious, under-reported public health problem, particularly in rural areas of Tanzania. In the Katavi-Rukwa ecosystem, humans, livestock wildlife live close proximity, which exposes them to risk number infectious diseases, including leptospirosis. Methodology/Principal Findings A cross-sectional epidemiological study was carried out Katavi region, South-west Tanzania, determine seroprevalence Leptospira spp domestic ruminants...
Abstract Brucellosis is an endemic zoonosis in sub-Saharan Africa. Pastoralists are at high risk of infection but data on brucellosis from these communities scarce. The study objectives were to: estimate the prevalence human brucellosis, identify Brucella spp. causing illness, describe non- bloodstream infections, and factors for febrile patients a pastoralist community Tanzania. Fourteen (6.1%) 230 participants enrolled between August 2016 October 2017 met criteria confirmed (febrile...
How acute pathogens persist and what curtails their epidemic growth in the absence of acquired immunity remains unknown. Canine rabies is a fatal zoonosis that circulates endemically at low prevalence among domestic dogs low- middle-income countries. We traced transmission population 50,000 Tanzania from 2002 to 2016 applied individual-based models these spatially resolved data investigate mechanisms modulating scale over which they operate. Although never exceeded 0.15%, best-fitting...
Mycobacteria from lymph node biopsies of patients with cervical lymphadenitis reporting for tuberculosis treatment in Matany and Moroto Hospitals the transhumant areas Karamoja, Uganda were isolated characterized. The AccuProbe culture identification kits Mycobacterium complex (MTC), M. avium (MAC) used to identify isolates. Spoligotyping, IS901 PCR IS1311 IS1245 restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) characterize Of 43 biopsies, ten avium, seven tuberculosis, three bovis, two...
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a chronic debilitating disease and cause of morbidity mortality in livestock, wildlife humans. This study estimated the prevalence risk factors associated with bovine transmission indigenous cattle at human-animal interface Serengeti ecosystem Tanzania. A total 1,103 from 32 herds were investigated for presence bTB using Single Intradermal Comparative Tuberculin Test. Epidemiological data on herd structure, management grazing system also collected. The apparent...