Browsing Life sciences and Bio-engineering by Author "Shirima, Gabriel"
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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 ... -
Factors associated with infectious bursal disease vaccination failure in Dar es salaam, Tanzania
Saidi, Rukia; Shirima, Gabriel; Buza, Joram; Kasanga, Christopher (Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, 2020-09)Infectious bursal disease (IBD) is a viral infection that affects young chicks. The IBD outbreaks in vaccinated chickens are reported in Tanzania frequently. The current study was conducted to find out the possible causes ... -
The first genotype II African swine fever virus isolated in Africa provides insight into the current Eurasian pandemic
Njau, Emma; Entfellner, Jean-Baka; Machuka, Eunice; Bochere, Edwina; Cleaveland, Sarah; Shirima, Gabriel; Kusiluka, Lughano; Upton, Chris; Bishop, Richard; Pelle, Roger; Okoth, Edward (Scientific Reports, 2021-06-22)African swine fever (ASF) caused by the African swine fever virus (ASFV) is ranked by OIE as the most important source of mortality in domestic pigs globally and is indigenous to African wild suids and soft ticks. Despite ... -
The focused quantitative EEG bio-marker in studying childhood atrophic encephalopathy
Sungura, Richard; Shirima, Gabriel; Spitsbergen, John; Mpolya, Emmanuel; John‑Mary, Vianney (Springer Nature Limited, 2022-08-04)Although it is a normal involution process in advanced age, brain atrophy—also termed atrophic encephalopathy—can also occur prematurely in childhood as a consequential efect of brain tissues injury through trauma or ... -
Food Safety, Health Management, and Biosecurity Characteristics of Poultry Farms in Arusha City, Northern Tanzania, Along a Gradient of Intensification
Sindiyo, Emmanuel; Maganga, Ruth; Thomas, Kate; Benschop, Jackie; Benschop, Jackie; Swai, Emmanuel; Shirima, Gabriel; Zadoks, Ruth (East African Health Research Commission, 2018)Background: With the growth, urbanisation, and changing consumption patterns of Tanzania’s human population, new livestock production systems are emerging. Intensification of poultry production may result in opportunities ... -
How can we realise the full potential of animal health systems for delivering development and health outcomes?
Auty, Harriet; Davis, Alicia; Swai, E.; Virhia, Jennika; de Glanville, William; Kibona, Tito; Lankester, Felix; Shirima, Gabriel; Cleaveland, Sarah (Europe PMC, 2021-08-21)Animal health services play an essential role in supporting livestock production, with the potential to address the challenges of hunger, poverty, health, social justice and environmental health as part of the path towards ... -
How public health crises expose systemic, day-to-day health inequalities in low- and-middle income countries: an example from East Africa
Davis, Alicia; Lembo, Tiziana; Laurie, Emma; Mutua, Edna; Loosli, Kathrin; Nthambi, Mary; Nimegeer, Amy; Mnzava, Kunda; Msoka, Elizabeth; Nasuwa, Fortunata; Melubo, Matayo; Shirima, Gabriel; Matthews, Louise; Hilton, Shona; Mshana, Stephen; Mmbaga, Blandina (Springer Nature, 2022-02-14)Background: The current Coronavirus disease pandemic reveals political and structural inequities of the world’s poorest people who have little or no access to health care and yet the largest burdens of poor health. This ... -
Influence of fluoride on the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in selected fluoride endemic areas of Tanzania
Epafra, Godson; Machunda, Revocatus; Shirima, Gabriel (International Journal of Biosciences, 2019-11-15)Diabetes Mellitus prevalence in developing countries and globally is on the increase due to various factors and its association with excessive fluoride contamination is not much elucidated. This study aims to determine ... -
Influence of Land Cover and Host Species on Trypanosome Infection in Cattle and its Socio-Economic Impacts to Pastoralists of the Maasai Steppe, Tanzania
Ngongolo, Kelvin; Shirima, Gabriel; Mpolya, Emmanuel; Estes, Anna; Hudson, Peter; Gwakisa, Paul (Journal of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, 2020-01-27)Introduction Trypanosome infections result into trypanosomosis in cattle and this is an infection detrimental to pastoralist income. The patterns of transmission are thought to be influenced by ecological factors including ... -
Integrating serological and genetic data to quantify cross-species transmission: brucellosis as a case study
Viana, Mafalda; Shirima, Gabriel; John, Kunda; Fitzpatrick, Julie; Kazwala, Rudovick; Buza, Joram; Cleaveland, Sarah; Haydon, Daniel; Halliday, Jo (Cambridge University Press, 2016-03-03)Epidemiological data are often fragmented, partial, and/or ambiguous and unable to yield the desired level of understanding of infectious disease dynamics to adequately inform control measures. Here, we show how the ... -
Kiwira Virus, a Newfound Hantavirus Discovered in Free-Tailed Bats (Molossidae) in East and Central Africa
Weiss, Sabrina; Sudi, Lwitiho; Düx, Ariane; Mangu, Chacha; Ntinginya, Nyanda; Shirima, Gabriel; Köndgen, Sophie; Schubert, Grit; Witkowski, Peter; Muyembe, Jean-Jacques; Ahuka, Steve; Klempa, Boris; Leendertz, Fabian; Krüger, Detlev (MDPI, 2022-10-27)A novel hantavirus, named Kiwira virus, was molecularly detected in six Angolan free- tailed bats (Mops condylurus, family Molossidae) captured in Tanzania and in one free-tailed bat in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ... -
Latent class evaluation of the performance of serological tests for exposure to Brucella spp. in cattle, sheep, and goats in Tanzania
Bodenham, Rebecca; Mazeri, Stella; Cleaveland, Sarah; Crump, John; Fasina, Folorunso; Glanville, William; Haydon, Daniel; Kazwala, Rudovick; Kibona, Tito; Maro, Venance; Maze, Michael; Mmbaga, Blandina; Mtui-Malamsha, Niwael; Shirima, Gabriel; Swai, Emanuel; Thomas, Kate; deC Bronsvoort, Barend; Halliday, Jo (PLOS Medicine, 2021-08-24)Brucellosis is a neglected zoonosis endemic in many countries, including regions of sub-Saharan Africa. Evaluated diagnostic tools for the detection of exposure to Brucella spp. are important for disease surveillance and ... -
Livestock movement informs the risk of disease spread in traditional production systems in East Africa
Ekwem, Divine; Morrison, Thomas; Reeve, Richard; Enright, Jessica; Buza, Joram; Shirima, Gabriel; Mwajombe, James; Lembo, Tiziana; Hopcraft, John (Springer Nature Limited, 2021-08-12)In Africa, livestock are important to local and national economies, but their productivity is constrained by infectious diseases. Comprehensive information on livestock movements and contacts is required to devise appropriate ... -
Local and wide-scale livestock movement networks inform disease control strategies in East Africa
Ekwem, Divine; Enright, Jessica; Hopcraft, John; Buza, Joram; Shirima, Gabriel; Shand, Mike; Mwajombe, James; Bett, Bernard; Reeve, Richard; Lembo, Tiziana (Springer Nature Limited, 2023-06-14)Livestock mobility exacerbates infectious disease risks across sub-Saharan Africa, but enables critical access to grazing and water resources, and trade. Identifying locations of high livestock traffic offers opportunities ... -
Low topotype diversity of recent foot-and-mouth disease virus serotypes O and A from districts located along the Uganda and Tanzania border.
Kerfua, Susan Diana; Kusiluka, Lughano; Ayebazibwe, Chrisostome; Martin, Esau; Arinaitwe, Eugene; Cleaveland, Sarah; Haydon, Daniel; Shirima, Gabriel (The Korean Society of Veterinary Science, 2019-03-01)Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is one of the most important livestock diseases in East Africa with outbreaks reported annually that cause severe economic losses. It is possible to control disease using vaccination, but ... -
Mathematical model for brucellosis transmission dynamics in livestock and human populations
Nyerere, Nkuba; Luboobi, Livingstone; Mpeshe, Saul; Shirima, Gabriel (Communications in Mathematical Biology and Neuroscience, 2020-01-29)Brucellosis is a contagious zoonotic infection caused by bacteria of genus brucella which affects humans and animals. The disease is of veterinary importance, public health concern and economic significance in both developed ... -
Mathematical model for the infectiology of brucellosis with some control strategies
Nyerere, Nkuba; Luboobi, Livingstone; Mpeshe, Saul; Shirima, Gabriel (BISKA Bilisim Technology, 2019-12-25)Brucellosis is a neglected zoonotic infection caused by gram-negative bacteria of genus brucella. In this paper, a deterministic mathematical model for the infectiology of brucellosis with vaccination of ruminants, culling ... -
Mathematical models for the dynamics of alcohol related health risks with changing behavior via cultural beliefs in Tanzania
Mayengo, Maranya; Kgosimore, Moatlhodi; Chakraverty, Snehashish; Seshaiyer, Padmanabhan; Caiseda, Carmen; Shirima, Gabriel (Communications in Mathematical Biology and Neuroscience, 2021-03)Alcoholism has continually posed health challenges in many communities for decades. In this paper, a more realistic model for health related risks associated with alcoholism is formulated. It considers a population proportion ... -
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 ...