Browsing Life sciences and Bio-engineering by Author "Shirima, Gabriel"
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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 ... -
A Monitoring System for Transboundary Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) considering the Demographic Characteristics in Gairo, Tanzania
Kijazi, Ahmed; Kisangiri, Michael; Kaijage, Shubi; Shirima, Gabriel (Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research (ETASR), 2021-08)-Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is present in many countries, including Tanzania. Gairo is among the districts that frequently face FMD. This study found that the current mechanism for communicating FMD in Gairo district ... -
Multiple Pathogens Contribute to Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Related Sepsis in Addition to Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A Prospective Cohort in Tanzania
Tsere, Donatus; Shirima, Gabriel; Grundy, Brian; Heysell, Scott; Mpagama, Stellah; Mziray, Shabani; Mbelele, Peter (PubMed Central, 2022-10-20)Background: Mortality from tuberculosis (TB) sepsis is common among patients living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV). We aimed to detect M. tuberculosis (MTB) and additional sepsis etiologies, and mortality ... -
Mycobacterium bovis in rural Tanzania: Risk factors for infection in human and cattle populations
Cleaveland, Sarah; Shawa, Darren; Mfinanga, Sayoki; Shirima, Gabriel; Kazwala, Rudovick; Eblatee, Ernest; Sharp, Michael (Elsevier Ltd., 2007-01)Although bovine tuberculosis is widespread throughout Africa, very little is known about risk factors for Mycobacterium bovis infection in either human or cattle populations. A human case–control study was conducted in ... -
Occupational hazards associated with human brucellosis in abattoir settings: A case study of Dodoma abattoir in Tanzania
Luwumba, Denice; Kusiluka, Lughano; Shirima, Gabriel (Academic Journals, 2019-03-31)Brucellosis is one of the most widespread zoonotic diseases posing a serious obstacle to public health, food safety and security and, socio-economic development in most African countries. A cross-sectional study was conducted ... -
Occurrence of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Serotypes in Uganda and Tanzania (2003 to 2015): A Review and Implications for Prospective Regional Disease Control
Kerfua, Susan; Dhikusooka, Moses; Mulondo, Alice; Bugeza, James; Kabi, Fredrick; Shirima, Gabriel; Kusiluka, Lughano; Ayebazibwe, Chrisostome; Cleaveland, Sarah; Haydon, Daniel (Journal of Agricultural Science, 2020-05-15)Endemic foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) presents a global economic challenge to the livestock industry. The progressive control pathway for FMD (PCP-FMD) specifies successive steps through which a country/region can reduce ... -
Optimal Control Strategies for the Infectiology of Brucellosis
Nyerere, Nkuba; Luboobi, Livingstone; Mpeshe, Saul; Shirima, Gabriel (Hindawi, 2020-05-11)Brucellosis is a zoonotic infection caused by Gram-negative bacteria of genus Brucella. The disease is of public health, veterinary, and economic significance in most of the developed and developing countries. Direct contact ... -
Optimal Control Strategies for the Infectiology of Brucellosis
Nyerere, Nkuba; Luboobi, Livingstone; Mpeshe, Saul; Shirima, Gabriel (Hindawi, 2020-05-11)Brucellosis is a zoonotic infection caused by Gram-negative bacteria of genus Brucella. The disease is of public health, veterinary, and economic significance in most of the developed and developing countries. Direct ... -
Outbreak investigation and control case report of brucellosis: experience from livestock research centre, Mpwapwa, Tanzania.
Shirima, Gabriel; Masola, Seleman; Malangu, Obeid; Schumaker, Brant (AOSIS, 2014-11-25)Brucellosis screening was conducted between 2005 and 2010 at the National Livestock Research Institute headquarters, Mpwapwa, Tanzania, following an abortion storm in cattle. The initial screening targeted breeding herds; ... -
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. ... -
Performance characteristics and costs of serological tests for brucellosis in a pastoralist community of northern Tanzania
Lukambagire, AbdulHamid; Mendes, Ângelo; Bodenham, Rebecca; McGiven, John; Mkenda, Nestory; Mathew, Coletha; Rubach, Matthew; Sakasaka, Philoteus; Shayo, Davis; Maro, Venance; Shirima, Gabriel; Kasanga, Christopher; Kazwala, Rudovick; Halliday, Jo; Mmbaga, Blandina (Springer Nature Limited, 2021-03-09)The control of brucellosis across sub-Saharan Africa is hampered by the lack of standardized testing and the use of tests with poor performance. This study evaluated the performance and costs of serological assays for human ... -
Phenotypic and molecular detection of Aeromonads infection in farmed Nile tilapia in Southern highland and Northern Tanzania
Mzula, Alexanda; Wambura, Philemon; Mdegela, Robinson; Shirima, Gabriel (Elsevier Ltd., 2019-08) -
Present status of aquaculture and the challenge of bacterial diseases in freshwater farmed fish in Tanzania; A call for sustainable strategies
Mzula, Alexanda; Wambura, Philemon; Mdegela, Robinson; Shirima, Gabriel (Elsevier, 2020-07-07)Aquaculture provides significant contributions to household food security, as the capture of wild fish from lakes, dams, and oceans do not meet the current demand for animal protein in Tanzania. Sustainable aquaculture requires ... -
The Prevalence and Determinants of Taenia multiceps Infection (Cerebral Coenurosis) in Small Ruminants in Africa: A Systematic Review
Kibona, Tito; Buza, Joram; Shirima, Gabriel; Lankester, Felix; Ngongolo, Kelvin; Hughes, Ellen; Cleaveland, Sarah; Allan, Kathryn (MDPI, 2022-06-10)Cerebral coenurosis is a fatal parasitic neurological disease affecting the brain and spinal cord of goats and sheep. Despite the large population of sheep and goats in Africa, there is very little awareness about the scale ... -
Prevalence and Predictors of Antibiotic Prescriptions at Primary Healthcare Facilities in the Dodoma Region, Central Tanzania: A Retrospective, Cross-Sectional Study
Mabilika, Richard; Shirima, Gabriel; Mpolya, Emmanuel (MDPI, 2022-07-31)Background: Accelerated by the misuse or overuse of antibiotics, antibiotic resistance remains a global public health threat. We report the prevalence and predictors of antibiotic prescriptions in primary healthcare ... -
Prevalence and predictors of self-medication with antibiotics in selected urban and rural districts of the Dodoma region, Central Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
Mabilika, Richard; Mpolya, Emmanuel; Shirima, Gabriel (Springer Nature., 2022-06-22)Background: Antibiotic resistance is a global health threat driven partly by self-medication with antibiotics (SMA). This study aims to assess the prevalence and predictors of SMA in selected rural and urban communities ... -
Prevalence and risk factors for human leptospirosis at a hospital serving a pastoralist community, Endulen, Tanzania
MazeI, Michael; Shirima, Gabriel; Lukambagire, Abdul-Hamid; Bodenham, Rebecca; Rubach, Matthew; Cash-Goldwasser, Shama; Carugati, Manuela; Thomas, Kate; Sakasaka, Philoteus; Mkenda, Nestory; Allan, Kathryn; Kazwala, Rudovick; Mmbaga, Blandina; Buza, Joram; Maro, Venance; Galloway, Renee; Haydon, Daniel; T., John; Halliday, Jo (PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023-12-20)Background Leptospirosis is suspected to be a major cause of illness in rural Tanzania associated with close contact with livestock. We sought to determine leptospirosis prevalence, identify infecting Leptospira serogroups, ... -
Prevalence and risk factors for Q fever, spotted fever group rickettsioses, and typhus group rickettsioses in a pastoralist community of northern Tanzania, 2016–2017
Moorthy, Ganga; Rubach, Matthew; Maze, Michael; .Refuerzo, Regina; Shirima, Gabriel; Lukambagire, AbdulHamid; Bodenham, Rebecca; Goldwasser, Shama; Thomas, Kate; Sakasaka, Philoteus; Mkenda, Nestory; Bowhay, Thomas; Perniciaro, Jamie; Nicholson, William; Kersh, Gilbert; Kazwala, Rudovick; Mmbaga, Blandina; . Buza, Joram; Maro, Venance; Haydon, Daniel; Crump, John; Halliday, Jo (John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2024-01-12)Background: In northern Tanzania, Q fever, spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsioses, and typhus group (TG) rickettsioses are common causes of febrile illness. We sought to describe the prevalence and risk factors for these ... -
Prevalence and risk factors for Q fever, spotted fever grouprickettsioses, and typhus group rickettsioses in a pastoralistcommunity of northern Tanzania, 2016–2017
Moorthy, Ganga; Rubach, Matthew; Maze, Michael; Shirima, Gabriel (Tropical Medicine & International Health, 2024-02-01)Background: In northern Tanzania, Q fever, spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsioses, and typhus group (TG) rickettsioses are common causes of febrile illness. We sought to describe the prevalence and risk factors for these ... -
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 ...