Browsing Life sciences and Bio-engineering by Subject "Infectious diseases"

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    • Immunochromatographic thread-based test platform for diagnosis of infectious diseases 

      Seth, Misago; Mdetele, Daniel; Buza, Joram (Springer Nature Switzerland AG., 2018-03-31)
      Patterning is an important step in fabrication of multiplexed microfluidic devices. Various approaches including cutting, photolithography, wax-printing, plotting and etching have been developed and tested. Recently, using ...

    • Participatory mapping identifies risk areas and environmental predictors of endemic anthrax in rural Africa 

      Aminu, Olubunmi; Forde, Taya; Ekwem, Divine; Nelli, Luca; Mmbaga, Blandina; Mshanga, Deogratius; Shand, Mike; Shirima, Gabriel; Walsh, Markus; Zadoks, Ruth; Biek, Roman; Lembo, Tiziana (Springer Nature Limited, 2022-06-12)
      Disease mapping reveals geographical variability in incidence, which can help to prioritise control efforts. However, in areas where this is most needed, resources to generate the required data are often lacking. ...

    • Prevalence and speciation of brucellosis in febrile patients from a pastoralist community of Tanzania. 

      Bodenham, Rebecca; Lukambagire, Abdul; Ashford, Roland; Buza, Joram; Cash-Goldwasser, Shama; Crump, John; Kazwala, Rudovick; Maro, Venance; McGiven, John; Mkenda, Nestory; Mmbaga, Blandina; Rubach, Matthew; Sakasaka, Philoteus; Shirima, Gabriel; Swai, Emanuel; Thomas, Kate; Whatmore, Adrian; Haydon, Daniel; Halliday, Jo (Springer Nature Limited, 2020-04-27)
      Brucellosis is an endemic zoonosis in sub-Saharan Africa. Pastoralists are at high risk of infection but data on brucellosis from these communities are scarce. The study objectives were to: estimate the prevalence of human ...