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Local skin reaction (chancre) induced following inoculation of metacyclic trypanosomes in cattle by tsetse flies is dependent on CD4 T lymphocytes
(Blackwell Science Ltd, 2003)
The first visible response in livestock to the bite of a trypanosomeinfected
tsetse fly is the formation of a localized skin reaction,
also known as a chancre. This is an inflammatory response in
the skin associated ...
Low macronutrients intake and associated factors among Maasai women of reproductive age in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
(American Journal of Research Communication, 2014)
Background: It was previously reported that the prevalence of oral thrush among Maasai women of reproductive age was disproportionately high in the absence of established predisposing factors, such as HIV/AIDS, syphilis, ...
Molecular detection and genetic characterization of Bartonella species from rodents and their associated ectoparasites from northern Tanzania
(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 ...
Maternal, newborn and child health needs, opportunities and preferred futures in Arusha and Ngorongoro: hearing women’s voices
(Petrucka et al. BMC Res Notes, 2015)
With the approaching sunset on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Tanzania continues with
its final national push towards achievement of MDG #4 and MDG #5. The Mama Kwanza Socio-economic Health Initiative
(MKSHI) ...
Molecular detection of Coxiella burnetii infection in small mammals from Moshi Rural and Urban Districts, northern Tanzania.
(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 ...
Maasai Community Perception of Oral Thrush: A Qualitative Study
(Journal of Scientific Research & Reports, 2015-02-03)
Aim: To determine perception and understanding of oral thrush among Maasai women of reproductive age (WRA), Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs), village leaders and health care
workers in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area ...
Modeling the proteome of a Marek's disease transformed cell line: a natural animal model for CD30 overexpressing lymphomas.
(Proteomics, 2007-04-18)
Marek's disease (MD) in the chicken, caused by the highly infectious MD alpha-herpesvirus (MDV), is both commercially important and a unique, naturally occurring model for human T-cell lymphomas overexpressing the Hodgkin's ...
Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Risk Factors among Maasai Communities in Simanjiro, Tanzania
(Archives of Current Research International, 2015-10-30)
Aims: This study was conducted within a rural pastoral community of Maasai in Simanjiro District
of Tanzania to determine prevalence of hypertension and its determinants.
Study Design: This study was a population based ...
Prevalence of Group A Rotavirus in Piglets in a Peri-Urban Setting of Arusha, Tanzania
(Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2016-01-07)
Aims: Rotavirus-associated enteritis is a major problem in livestock, notably in young piglets and
calves, and is also a zoonosis. It is also associated with diarrhoea mainly in children less than five
years of age. In ...
Differences in Hypertension Risk Factors between Rural Maasai in Ngorongoro and Urban Maasai in Arusha Municipal: A Descriptive Study
(Journal of Applied Life Sciences International, 2014-08-08)
Background: Many ethnic groups within Tanzania are migrating from rural to urban
areas in search of jobs and better livelihoods. One such group is the Maasai, whose
distinct ethnicity and lifestyle potentially offers ...