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Determination of Vitamins A, C and D Status Using Serum Markers and a 24-Hour Dietary Recall among Maasai Women of Reproductive Age
(Open Access Library Journal, 2014-11)
We previously reported that the prevalence of oral thrush among Maasai women of reproductive age in Ngorongoro Conservation Area was abnormally high (32%) in the absence of immune-com- promising diseases such as HIV. This ...
Identifying Age Cohorts Responsible for Peste Des Petits Ruminants Virus Transmission among Sheep, Goats, and Cattle in Northern Tanzania.
(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 ...
Graphene and graphene like 2D graphitic carbon nitride: Electrochemical detection of food colorants and toxic substances in environment
(Elsevier, 2019)
Excessive consumption of substances such as food colorants, exposure to doses of metal ions, antibiotic
residues and pesticides residues above maximum tolerance limit have a detrimental effect on human
health. Hence in ...
Geographical and behavioral risks associated with Schistosoma haematobium infection in an area of complex transmission
(Parasites & Vectors, 2018)
Background: Schistosoma haematobium infection in endemic areas varies depending on the nature and complexity
of the transmission networks present. Studies of micro-geographical transmission of S. haematobium infection ...
Genotype-Dependent Tumor Regression in Marek’s Disease Mediated at the Level of Tumor Immunity
(Springer, 2008-03-18)
Marek’s disease (MD) of chickens is a unique
natural model of Hodgkin’s and Non Hodgkin’s lymphomas
in which the neoplastically-transformed cells over-express
CD30 (CD30hi) antigen. All chicken genotypes can be
infected ...
Monitoring of efficacy and safety of artemisininbased anti-malarials for treatment of uncomplicated malaria: a review of evidence of implementation of anti-malarial therapeutic efficacy trials in Tanzania
(BioMed Central, 2015)
Background: Prompt diagnosis and effective treatment are considered the cornerstones of malaria control and
artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is currently the main anti-malarial drugs used for case management.
After ...
Molecular species identification of bushmeat recovered from the Serengeti ecosystem in Tanzania.
(PLOS ONE, 2020-09-14)
Bushmeat harvesting and consumption represents a potential risk for the spillover of endemic zoonotic pathogens, yet remains a common practice in many parts of the world. Given that the harvesting and selling of bushmeat ...
Molecular Detection of Group A Rotavirus in Children under Five in Urban and Peri-urban Arusha, Tanzania
(British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research, 2015-12-16)
age of five years worldwide. However, very little information is available on Rotavirus status in
Tanzania.
Aims: The project aimed at investigating Rotavirus infection in Tanzanian children to reflect
prevalence post ...
Molecular marker of Plasmodium falciparum resistance to chloroquine (Pfcrt) in an area with long history of antimalarial resistance
(American Journal of Research Communication, 2014)
Background
High levels Plasmodium falciparum resistance to Chloroquine (CQ) compelled Tanzania to replace CQ with Suphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) as first-line antimalarial in 2001 which was however replaced with Artemether ...
Surface waters in northern Tanzania harbor fecal coliform and antibiotic resistant Salmonella spp. capable of horizontal gene transfer
(African Journal of Microbiology Research, 2016-03-21)
Some Salmonella spp. are important pathogenic bacteria that can be transmitted to people via food and
water and that can cause disease characterized by mild to severe enteric and systemic illness. In
developing countries, ...