Browsing Life sciences and Bio-engineering by Author "Cook, Elizabeth"

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    • Diagnostic challenges of brucellosis in humans and livestock in Tanzania: A thematic review 

      Mengele, Isaac; Shirima, Gabriel; Bronsvoort, Barend; Hernandez-Castro, Luis; Cook, Elizabeth (CABI One Health, 2023-01-13)
      Brucellosis is an endemic bacterial zoonosis in Tanzania, and is among the most prioritized zoonotic diseases in the country. Brucellosis affects public health and livestock production in developing countries. Most human ...

    • Epidemiology of leptospirosis in Tanzania: A review of the current status, serogroup diversity and reservoirs 

      Motto, Shabani; Shirima, Gabriel; Bronsvoort, Barend; Cook, Elizabeth (PLOS, 2021-11-16)
      Background Tanzania is among the tropical countries of Sub-Saharan Africa with the environmental conditions favorable for transmission of Leptospira. Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonotic disease, and although there are ...

    • Epidemiology of Q-fever in domestic ruminants and humans in Africa. A systematic review 

      Bwatota, Shedrack; Cook, Elizabeth; Bronsvoort, Barend; Wheelhouse, Nick; Hernandez-Castro, Luis; Shirima, Gabriel (CABI One Health, 2022-11-17)
      Q-fever is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by the gram-negative, intracellular, spore-forming bacterium Coxiella burnetii . Infected ruminants (cattle, sheep, and goats) are the reservoirs of the pathogen and thus ...

    • Molecular epidemiology of Brucella species in mixed livestock-human ecosystems in Kenya 

      Akoko, James; Pelle, Roger; Lukambagire, AbdulHamid; Machuka, Eunice; Nthiwa, Daniel; Mathew, Coletha; Fèvre, Eric; Bett, Bernard; Cook, Elizabeth; Othero, Doreen; Bonfoh, Bassirou; Kazwala, Rudovick; Shirima, Gabriel; Schelling, Esther; Halliday, Jo; Ouma, Collins (Springer Nature Limited, 2021-04-23)
      Brucellosis, caused by several species of the genus Brucella, is a zoonotic disease that affects humans and animal species worldwide. Information on the Brucella species circulating in different hosts in Kenya is largely ...

    • Seroepidemiology of Leptospira serovar Hardjo and associated risk factors in smallholder dairy cattle in Tanzania 

      Motto, Shabani; Hernandez-Castro, Luis; Shirima, Gabriel; Mengele, Isaac; Bwatota, Shedrack; Bronsvoort, Barend; Lyatuu, Eliamoni; Komwihangilo, Daniel; Cook, Elizabeth (PLOS ONE, 2023-04-05)
      Background Smallholder dairy farming is crucial for the Tanzanian dairy sector which generates income and employment for thousands of families. This is more evident in the northern and southern highland zones where dairy ...

    • Seroprevalence and Risk Factors for Q fever (Coxiella burnetii) Exposure in Smallholder Dairy Cattle in Tanzania 

      Bwatota, Shedrack; Shirima, Gabriel; Hernandez-Castro, Luis; Bronsvoort, Barend; Wheelhouse, Nick; Mengele, Isaac; Motto, Shabani; Komwihangilo, Daniel; Lyatuu, Eliamoni; Cook, Elizabeth (MDPI, 2022-11-28)
      Q fever is a zoonotic disease, resulting from infection with Coxiella burnetii. Infection in cattle can cause abortion and infertility, however, there is little epidemiological information regarding the disease in dairy ...

    • The Status and Risk Factors of Brucellosis in Smallholder Dairy Cattle in Selected Regions of Tanzania 

      Mengele, Isaac; Shirima, Gabriel; Bwatota, Shedrack; Motto, Shabani; Bronsvoort, Barend; Komwihangilo, Daniel; Lyatuu, Eliamoni; Cook, Elizabeth; Hernandez-Castro, Luis (MDPI, 2023-02-14)
      Bovine brucellosis is a bacterial zoonoses caused by Brucella abortus. We conducted a cross-sectional study to determine brucellosis seroprevalence and risk factors among smallholder dairy cattle across six regions in ...