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Prevalence and associated risk factors for Kaposi’s sarcoma among HIV-positive patients in a referral hospital in Northern Tanzania: a retrospective hospital-based study
(BMC, 2018-12-17)
Background
Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is a multifocal angioproliferative tumor involving blood and lymphatic vessels, caused by Human Herpes Virus-8 (HHV-8). KS is an important AIDS-defining tumor with high prevalence in ...
Mapping QTL for bruchid resistance in rice bean (Vigna umbellata)
(Springer Netherlands, 2016-06)
The damage caused to stored seed by bruchids (Callosobruchus maculatus) is considered to be a major production constraint in rice bean (Vigna umbellata). Breeding for genetically determined resistance is the most environmentally ...
Effect of insect pollinators and natural enemies on common bean (phaseolus vulgaris l.) growth and yield in Arusha, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2017-12)
This study examined the potential of pollination from stingless bees in common beans, the effects of natural enemies on aphid infestation in common bean plants and the effect of natural enemies on growth, yields and yield ...
Infestation assessment of banana weevil (cosmopolites sordidus germar) in different banana-based farming systems in Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2017-12)
The present study was conducted to determine population size, infestation level and farmer’s understanding of banana weevils in different banana-based farming systems (BFS) namely banana monoculture, banana-beans, banana-coffee ...
Newcastle disease vaccine adoption by smallholder households in Tanzania: Identifying determinants and barriers
(PLOS ONE, 2018-10-24)
Background
Food security is critical to achieving sustainable growth, poverty reduction, and political and economic stability. Livestock have the potential to improve the food security of smallholder households in ...
Potentials of Pesticidal Plants in Enhancing Diversity of Pollinators in Cropped Fields
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2018-12-21)
Declines in populations of pollinators in agricultural based landscapes have raised a concern, which could be associated with various factors such as intensive farming systems like monocropping and the use of non-selective ...
iMAP: an integrated bioinformatics and visualization pipeline for microbiome data analysis
(BioMed Central, 2019-07-03)
One of the major challenges facing investigators in the microbiome field is turning large numbers of reads generated by next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms into biological knowledge. Effective analytical workflows ...
Microbial Diversity in Bushmeat Samples Recovered from the Serengeti Ecosystem in Tanzania
(Nature Publishing Group UK, 2019-12-02)
Bushmeat, the meat and organs derived from wildlife species, is a common source of animal protein in the diets of those living in sub-Saharan Africa and is frequently associated with zoonotic spillover of dangerous pathogens. ...
Potential impact of climate change on livestock production and health in East Africa: A review
(CIPAV Foundation, 2013-07)
Agriculture and livestock are amongst the most climate sensitive economic sectors in the developing countries whilst the rural poor communities are more vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Climate change ...
Prevalence of Campylobacter and Salmonella in African food animals and meat: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(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
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