Browsing Life sciences and Bio-engineering by Author "Sikana, Lwitiko"

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    • Dog ownership practices and responsibilities for children's health in terms of rabies control and prevention in rural communities in Tanzania. 

      Sikana, Lwitiko; Lembo, Tiziana; Hampson, Katie; Lushasi, Kennedy; Mtenga, Sally; Sambo, Maganga; Wight, Daniel; Coutts, Jane; Kreppel, Katharina (PLOS ONE, 2021-03-01)
      Interventions tackling zoonoses require an understanding of healthcare patterns related to both human and animal hosts. The control of dog-mediated rabies is a good example. Despite the availability of effective control ...

    • Dog-related practices among rural communities in the Kilosa District, Tanzania: implications for rabies prevention interventions 

      Sikana, Lwitiko (NM-AIST, 2021-07)
      Rabies is a disease which is most transmitted to humans through infected domestic dog bites. The disease is preventable through mass dog vaccination (MDV) or timely access to Postexposure Prophylaxis (PEP) injections ...

    • 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 ...