Browsing Life sciences and Bio-engineering by Author "Ferguson, Elaine"

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    • Integrating contact tracing and whole- genome sequencing to track the elimination of dog-mediated rabies: An observational and genomic study 

      Lushasi, Kennedy; Brunker, Kirstyn; Rajeev, Malavika; Ferguson, Elaine; Jaswant, Gurdeep; Baker, Laurie; Biek, Roman; Changalucha, Joel; Cleaveland, Sarah; Czupryna, Anna; Fooks, Anthony; Govella, Nicodemus; Haydon, Daniel; Johnson, Paul; Kazwala, Rudovick; Lembo, Tiziana; Masoud, Msanif; Maziku, Matthew; Mbunda, Eberhard; Mchau, Geofrey; Mohamed, Ally; Mpolya, Emmanuel; Ngeleja, Chanasa; Ng'habi, Kija; Nonga, Hezron; Omar, Kassim; Rysava, Kristyna; Sambo, Maganga; Sikana, Lwitiko; Steenson, Rachel; Hampson, Katie (eLife Sciences Publications Ltd, 2023-05-25)
      Background: Dog-mediated rabies is endemic across Africa causing thousands of human deaths annually. A One Health approach to rabies is advocated, comprising emergency post-exposure vaccination of bite victims and mass ...

    • Integrating contact tracing and wholegenome sequencing to track the elimination of dog-mediated rabies: An observational and genomic study 

      Lushasi, Kennedy; Brunker, Kirstyn; Rajeev, Malavika; Ferguson, Elaine; Jaswant, Gurdeep; Baker, Laurie; Biek, Roman; Changalucha, Joel; Cleaveland, Sarah; Czupryna, Anna; Fooks, Anthony; Govella, Nicodemus; Haydon, Daniel; Johnson, Paul; Kazwala, Rudovick; Lembo, Tiziana; Marston, Denise; Masoud, Msanif; Maziku, Matthew; Mbunda, Eberhard; Mchau, Geofrey; Mohamed, Ally; Mpolya, Emmanuel; Ngeleja, Chanasa; Ng'habi, Kija; Nonga, Hezron; Omar, Kassim; Rysava, Kristyna; Sambo, Maganga; Sikana, Lwitiko; Steenson, Rachel; Hampson, Katie (eLife, 2023-05-23)
      Background: Dog-mediated rabies is endemic across Africa causing thousands of human deaths annually. A One Health approach to rabies is advocated, comprising emergency post-exposure vaccination of bite victims and mass ...

    • Participation in mass dog vaccination campaigns in Tanzania: Benefits of community engagement 

      Duamor, Christian; Lankester, Felix; Mpolya, Emmanuel; Ferguson, Elaine; Johnson, Paul; Wyke, Sally; Cleaveland, Sarah; Hampson, Katie; Kreppel, Katharina (Frontiers, 2022-10-13)
      Background: Canine rabies causes about 59,000 human deaths each year globally but the disease can be eliminated by sustaining sufficient dog vaccination coverage over several consecutive years. A challenge to achieving ...

    • Reservoir dynamics of rabies in south-east Tanzania and the roles of cross-species transmission and domestic dog vaccination 

      Lushasi, Kennedy; Hayes, Sarah; Ferguson, Elaine; Changalucha, Joel; Cleaveland, Sarah; Govella, Nicodem; Haydon, Daniel; Sambo, Maganga; Mchau, Geofrey; Mpolya, Emmanuel; Mtema, Zacharia; Nonga, Hezron; Steenson, Rachel; Nouvellet, Pierre; Donnelly, Christl; Hampson, Katie (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2021-08-21)
      Understanding the role of different species in the transmission of multi-host pathogens, such as rabies virus, is vital for effective control strategies. Across most of sub-Saharan Africa domestic dogs Canis familiaris are ...