Browsing Life sciences and Bio-engineering by Author "Keyyu, Julius"
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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, ... -
Molecular detection and genetic characterization of Bartonella species from rodents and their associated ectoparasites from northern Tanzania
Theonest, Ndyetabura; Carter, Ryan; Amani, Nelson; Doherty, Siaˆn; Hugho, Ephrasia; Keyyu, Julius; Mable, Barbara; Shirima, Gabriel; Tarimo, Rigobert; Thomas, Kate; Haydon, Daniel; Buza, Joram; Allan, Kathryn; Halliday, Jo (PLOS ONE, 2019-10-15)Background Bartonellae are intracellular bacteria, which can cause persistent bacteraemia in humans and a variety of animals. Several rodent-associated Bartonella species are human pathogens but data on their global ... -
Molecular detection of Coxiella burnetii infection in small mammals from Moshi Rural and Urban Districts, northern Tanzania.
Theonest, Ndyetabura; Carter, Ryan; Kasagama, Elizabeth; Keyyu, Julius; Tarimo, Rigobert; Thomas, Kate; Wheelhouse, Nick; Maro, Venance; Haydon, Daniel; Buza, Joram; Allan, Kathryn; Halliday, Jo (John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2020-12-05)Coxiella burnetii is an obligate intracellular bacterium that causes Q fever, a zoonotic disease of public health importance. In northern Tanzania, Q fever is a known cause of human febrile illness, but little is known ... -
One Health: a concept led by Africa, with global benefits
Kamani, Titus; Kazwala, Rudovick; Mfinanga, Sayoki; Haydon, Dan; Keyyu, Julius; Lankester, Felix; Buza, Joram (BMJ Publishing Group, 2015-05-09)One Health evolved from the recognition that an interdisciplinary approach is required to understand complex health problems, and that the health of humans and animals are inextricably linked. Through closer ... -
Predicting uptake of a malignant catarrhal fever vaccine by pastoralists in northern Tanzania: Opportunities for improving livelihoods and ecosystem health
Decker, Catherine; Hanley, Nick; Czajkowski, Mikolaj; Morrison, Thomas; Keyyu, Julius; Munishi, Linus; Lankester, Felix; Cleaveland, Sarah (Elsevier, 2021-08-16)Malignant Catarhal Fever (MCF), caused by a virus transmitted from asymptomatic wildebeest, is a lethal disease in cattle that threatens livestock-based livelihoods and food security in many areas of Africa. Many herd ...