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    • Classification and characterisation of livestock production systems in northern Tanzania. 

      de Glanville, William; Davis, Alicia; Allan, Kathryn; Buza, Joram; Claxton, John; Crump, John; Halliday, Jo E B; Johnson, Paul; Kibona, Tito; Mmbaga, Blandina; Swai, Emmanuel; Uzzell, Christopher; Yoder, Jonathan; Sharp, Jo; Cleaveland, Sarah (PLOS ONE, 2020-12-30)
      Livestock keepers in sub-Saharan Africa face a range of pressures, including climate change, land loss, restrictive policies, and population increase. Widespread adaptation in response can lead to the emergence of new, ...
    • Inter-epidemic Rift Valley fever virus infection incidence and risks for zoonotic spillover in northern Tanzania 

      Ngonzi, Amos; Glanville, William; Nyarobi, James; Kibona, Tito; Halliday, Jo; Thomas, Kate; Allan, Kathryn; Johnson, Paul; Davis, Alicia; Lankester, Felix; Claxton, John; Rosta, Melinda; Carter, Ryan; Jong, Rosanne; Rubach, Matthew; Crump, John; Mmbaga, Blandina; Nyasebwa, Obed; Swai, Emanuel; Willett, Brian; Cleaveland, Sarah (PLOS, 2022-10-28)
      Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a mosquito-borne pathogen that has caused epidemics involving people and animals across Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. A number of studies have found evidence for the circulation of ...
    • 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 contributions towards more effective and equitable approaches to health in low- and middle-income countries 

      Cleaveland, Sarah; Sharp, Jo; Abela-Ridder, Bernadette; Allan, Kathryn; Buza, Joram; Crump, John; Davis, Adrian; Del Rio Vilas, Victor; de Glanville, William; Kazwala, Rudovick; Kibona, Tito; Lankester, Felix; Lugelo, Ahmed; Mmbaga, Blandina; Rubach, Matthew; Swai, Senyael; Waldman, Linda; Haydon, Daniel; Hampson, Katie; Halliday, Jo (Published by the Royal Society, 2017)
      Emerging zoonoses with pandemic potential are a stated priority for the global health security agenda, but endemic zoonoses also have a major societal impact in low-resource settings. Although many endemic zoonoses can ...
    • 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 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, ...
    • Prospective cohort study reveals unexpected aetiologies of livestock abortion in northern Tanzania 

      Thomas, Kate; Kibona, Tito; Claxton, John; de Glanville, William; Lankester, Felix; Amani, Nelson; Buza, Joram; Carter, Ryan; Chapman, Gail; Crump, John; Dagleish, Mark; Halliday, Jo; Hamilton, Clare; Innes, Elisabeth; Katzer, Frank; Livingstone, Morag; Longbottom, David; Millins, Caroline; Mmbaga, Blandina; Mosha, Victor; Nyarobi, James; Nyasebwa, Obed; Russell, George; Sanka, Paul; Semango, George; Wheelhouse, Nick; Willett, Brian; Cleaveland, Sarah; Allan, Kathryn (Springer Nature Limited, 2022-07-08)
      Livestock abortion is an important cause of productivity losses worldwide and many infectious causes of abortion are zoonotic pathogens that impact on human health. Little is known about the relative importance of infectious ...
    • The Sero-epidemiology of Neospora caninum in Cattle in Northern Tanzania 

      Semango, George; Hamilton, Clare; Kreppel, Katharina; Katzer, Frank; Kibona, Tito; Lankester, Felix; Allan, Kathryn; Thomas, Kate; Claxton, John; Innes, Elizabeth; Swai, Emmanuel; Buza, Joram; Cleaveland, Sarah; de Glanville, William (Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019-09-26)
      Neospora caninum is a protozoan intracellular parasite of animals with a global distribution. Dogs act as definitive hosts, with infection in cattle leading to reproductive losses. Neosporosis can be a major source of ...
    • Taenia multiceps in Northern Tanzania: An Important but Preventable Disease Problem in Pastoral and Agropastoral Farming Systems 

      Kibona, Tito; Buza, Joram; Shirima, Gabriel; Lankester, Felix; Nzalawahe, Jahashi; Lukambagire, Abdul-Hamid; Kreppel, Katharina; Hughes, Ellen; Allan, Kathryn; Cleaveland, Sarah (MDPI, 2022-08-26)
      Coenurosis due to Taenia multiceps has emerged as a major concern to small ruminant- owning communities in northern Tanzania. Although a high incidence of disease has been reported, gaps still remain in our knowledge of ...
    • Taenia multiceps in Northern Tanzania: An Important but Preventable Disease Problem in Pastoral and Agropastoral Farming Systems 

      Kibona, Tito; Buza, Joram; Shirima, Gabriel; Lankester, Felix; Nzalawahe, Jahashi; Lukambagire, Abdul-Hamid; Kreppel, Katharina; Hughes, Ellen; Allan, Kathryn; Cleaveland, Sarah (MDPI, 2022-08-26)
      Coenurosis due to Taenia multiceps has emerged as a major concern to small ruminant-owning communities in northern Tanzania. Although a high incidence of disease has been reported, gaps still remain in our knowledge of the ...