Browsing by Author "Buza, Joram"
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Advancing the development and implementation of regional, national tuberculosis control programs in livestock in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
Bakker, Douwe; Buza, Joram; Álvarez, Julio; Kapur, Vivek (Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023-04-18)Tuberculosis in livestock caused by members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTb) complex is a notifiable zoonotic animal disease (1), which has been eradicated or held to very low prevalence levels in many high-income ... -
Antimicrobial Activity of Tetradenia riparia (Hochst.) Lamiaceae, a Medicinal Plant from Tanzania
Njau, Efrem-Fred; Alcorn, Jane-Mary; Buza, Joram; Chirino-Trejo, Manuel; Ndakidemi, Patrick (European Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2014-08-08)Aims: To evaluate the antibacterial activity of Tetradenia riparia crude extracts against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcuss faecalis. The phytochemicals that are responsible for the bioactivity ... -
Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activity of Crude Extracts of Rauvolfia caffra var. caffra (Apocynaceae) From Tanzania
Njau, Efrem-Fred; Alcorn, Jane; Ndakidemi, Patrick; Chirino-Trejo, Manuel; Buza, Joram (Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2014-09-24)As part of an effort to search for extracts and compounds with new antimicrobial efficacy to fight against bacterial resistance, the antibacterial activity of Rauvolfia caffra var. caffra (Sond.), a plant of family ... -
Antimicrobial resistant enteric bacteria are widely distributed amongst people, animals and the environment in Tanzania
Subbiah, Murugan; Caudell, Mark; Mair, Colette; Davis, Margaret; Matthews, Louise; Quinlan, Robert; Quinlan, Marsha; Lyimo, Beatus; Buza, Joram; Keyyu, Julius; Call, Douglas (Springer Nature Limited, 2020-01-13)Antibiotic use and bacterial transmission are responsible for the emergence, spread and persistence of antimicrobial-resistant (AR) bacteria, but their relative contribution likely differs across varying socio-economic, ... -
Antimicrobial use in the poultry industry in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania and public health implications
Mubito, Ezekiel; Shahada, Francis; Kimanya, Martin; Buza, Joram (American Journal of Research Communication, 2014)A structured questionnaire was administered to Dar es Salaam poultry farmers and pharmaceutical outlets/shops to obtain information on antibiotic usage, awareness of withdrawal periods and public health concerns on drug ... -
Association of Chicken Mx1 Polymorphisms with Susceptibility in Chicken Embryos Challenged with Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus
Mpenda, Fulgence; Lyantagaye, Sylvester; Buza, Joram (Science Alert, 2020)Background and Objective: Genetic selection of chicken genotypes that are less susceptible to Newcastle disease virus (NDV) is a promising option. The present study aimed to investigate polymorphism of chicken Mx1 gene ... -
Association of LEI0258 Marker Alleles and Susceptibility to Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus Infection in Kuroiler, Sasso, and Local Tanzanian Chicken Embryos.
Mpenda, Fulgence; Tiambo, Christian; Kyallo, Martina; Juma, John; Pelle, Roger; Lyantagaye, Sylvester; Buza, Joram (Hindawi, 2020-04-08)Newcastle disease (ND) control by vaccination and an institution of biosecurity measures is less feasible in backyard chicken in developing countries. Therefore, an alternative disease control strategy like the genetic ... -
Bacterial contamination of pork carcasses from Arusha, Tanzania
Luanda, Catherine; Buza, Joram; Mwanyika, Gaspary; Lyimo, Beatus; Mrutu, Rehema (Global Journal of Advanced Research, 2016-09-30)Consumer demand for pork in Tanzania is driving growth of an increasing number of poorly equipped formal and informal slaugther facilities. To assess the potential public health challenges from these developments, we ... -
Blood cytokine responses to early secreted protein antigen-6/culture filtrate protein-10 tuberculosis antigens 2 months after antituberculosis treatment among patients with drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis.
Mvungi, Happiness; Mbelele, Peter; Buza, Joram; Mpagama, Stellah; Sauli, Elingarami (Wolters Kluwer - Medknow, 2019-03-12)Background: Human tuberculosis is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis. Pulmonary tuberculosis is the result of the failure of host immune system to control mycobacterium tuberculosis. The ... -
CD14+ cells are required for IL-12 response in bovine blood mononuclear cells activated with Toll-like receptor (TLR) 7 and TLR8 ligands
Buza, Joram; Benjamin, Ponn; Zhu, Jianzhung; Wilson, Heather; Lipford, Grayson; Krieg, Arthur; Babiuk, Lorne; Mutwiri, George (Elsevier, 2008)Single-stranded viral RNA (ssRNA) was recently identified as the natural ligand for TLR7 and TLR8. ssRNA sequences from viruses, as well as their synthetic analogues stimulate innate immune responses in immune cells from ... -
CD5+ B lymphocytes are the main source of antibodies reactive with non-parasite antigens in Trypanosoma congolense-infected cattle
Buza, Joram; Sileghem, Maarten; Gwakisa, Paul; Naessens, Jan (Blackwell Science Ltd, 1997)Mice infected with African trypanosomes produce exceptionally large amounts of serum IgM, a major part of which binds to non-trypanosome antigens such as trinitrophenol and single-strand DNA. In this paper, we describe ... -
Challenges in Diagnosis of Febrile illnesses in Tanzania in the Era of Declining Malaria Epidemiology
Seth, Misago; Mdetele, Daniel; Phillips, Scott; Buza, Joram (American Journal of Research Communication, 2015)Malaria and other febrile illnesses are very common especially in children in developing countries. Due to reliance on clinical algorithms for diagnosis in resource-poor settings, most febrile episodes have always been ... -
Classification and characterisation of livestock production systems in northern Tanzania.
de Glanville, William; Davis, Alicia; Allan, Kathryn; Buza, Joram; Claxton, John; Crump, John; Halliday, Jo E B; Johnson, Paul; Kibona, Tito; Mmbaga, Blandina; Swai, Emmanuel; Uzzell, Christopher; Yoder, Jonathan; Sharp, Jo; Cleaveland, Sarah (PLOS ONE, 2020-12-30)Livestock keepers in sub-Saharan Africa face a range of pressures, including climate change, land loss, restrictive policies, and population increase. Widespread adaptation in response can lead to the emergence of new, ... -
Colorectal Cancer Epidemiology in Tanzania: Patterns in Relation to Dietary and Lifestyle Factors
Katalambula, Leonard; Petrucka, Pammla; Buza, Joram; Ngoma, Twalib (American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2018-09-28)Background: Chronic noncommunicable diseases are increasingly captured as contributing to morbidity and mortality in low and middle income countries. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the epidemiology of colorectal ... -
Community knowledge, perceptions and water contact practices associated with transmission of urinary schistosomiasis in an endemic region: a qualitative crosssectional study
Angelo, Teckla; Kinung’hi, Safari; Buza, Joram; Mwanga, Joseph; Kariuki, Henry; Wilson, Shona (BMC Public Health, 2019-06-07)Background: In an effort to complement the current chemotherapy based schistosomiasis control interventions in Shinyanga district, community knowledge, perceptions and water contact practices were qualitatively assessed using ... -
Comparison of antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli obtained from drinking water sources in northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
Lyimo, Beatus; Buza, Joram; Subbiah, Murugan; Smith, Woutrina; Call, Douglas (BMC Microbiology, 2016)Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing and significant threat to public health on a global scale. Escherichia coli comprises Gram-negative, fecal-borne pathogenic and commensal bacteria that are ... -
Comparison of the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli isolates from commercial-layer and free-range chickens in Arusha district, Tanzania
Rugumisa, Bernadether; Call, Douglas; Mwanyika, Gaspary; Subbiah, Murugan; Buza, Joram (African Journal of Microbiology Research, 2016-09-14)The antibiotic susceptibility of fecal Escherichia coli isolates from commercial-layer and free-range chickens in Arusha district, Tanzania were compared. All the chickens were raised by individual households, but ... -
Conserved, breed-dependent, and subline-dependent innate immune responses of Fayoumi and Leghorn chicken embryos to Newcastle disease virus infection.
Schilling, Megan; Memari, Sahar; Cavanaugh, Meredith; Katani, Robab; Deist, Melissa; Radzio-Basu, Jessica; Lamont, Susan; Buza, Joram; Kapur, Vivek (Scientific Reports, 2019-05-10)Newcastle disease virus (NDV) is a threat to the global poultry industry, but particularly for smallholder farmers in low- and middle-income countries. Previous reports suggest that some breeds of chickens are less susceptible ... -
Current Trend and Future Perspectives of Paratuberculosis in Tanzania
Mpenda, Fulgence; Buza, Joram (Journal of Advanced Veterinary Research, 2022-06-27)Paratuberculosis prevalence, economic and public health significance in animal populations is well docu- mented in most of the developed countries. In African countries however, information on paratuberculosis is sparse ... -
Detection of microbial surface contamination and antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli on beef carcasses in Arusha, Tanzania
Murutu, Rehema; Luanda, Catherine; Rugumisa, Bernadetha; Mwanyika, Gaspar; Subbiah, Murugan; Call, Douglas; Buza, Joram (African Journal of Microbiology Research, 2016-08-14)Food serves as an important fomite for transmission of disease-causing and antibiotic resistant bacteria to humans. Because this may be an especially challenging problem in low-income countries, the level of microbial ...