Browsing Life sciences and Bio-engineering by Author "Swai, Emmanuel"
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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, ... -
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 ... -
Identifying Age Cohorts Responsible for Peste Des Petits Ruminants Virus Transmission among Sheep, Goats, and Cattle in Northern Tanzania.
Herzog, Catherine; de Glanville, William; Willett, Brian; Cattadori, Isabella; Kapur, Vivek; Hudson, Peter; Swai, Emmanuel; Cleaveland, Sarah; Bjørnstad, Ottar; Buza, Joram (MDPI, 2020-02-07)Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) causes a contagious disease of high morbidity and mortality in global sheep and goat populations. To better control this disease and inform eradication strategies, an improved ... -
Peste des petits ruminants Virus Transmission Scaling and Husbandry Practices That Contribute to Increased Transmission Risk: An Investigation among Sheep, Goats, and Cattle in Northern Tanzania
Herzog, Catherine; de Glanville, William; Willett, Brian; Cattadori, Isabella; Kapur, Vivek; Hudson, Peter; Buza, Joram; Swai, Emmanuel; Cleaveland, Sarah; Bjørnstad, Ottar (MDPI, 2020-08-24)Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) causes an infectious disease of high morbidity and mortality among sheep and goats which impacts millions of livestock keepers globally. PPRV transmission risk varies by production ... -
Prevalence of Campylobacter and Salmonella in African food animals and meat: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Thomas, Kate; de Glanville, William; Barker, Gary; Benschop, Jackie; Buza, Joram; Cleaveland, Sarah; Davis, Margaret; Mmbaga, Blandina; Prinsen, Gerard; Swai, Emmanuel; Zadoks, Ruth; Crump, John (Elsevier, 2019-10-31)Background: Campylobacter and Salmonella, particularly non-typhoidal Salmonella, are important bacterial en- teric pathogens of humans which are often carried asymptomatically in animal reservoirs. Bacterial foodborne ... -
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 ...