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Spatial and temporal distribution of foot-and-mouth disease in four districts situated along the Uganda-Tanzania border: Implications for cross-border efforts in disease control.
(AOSIS, 2018-08-27)
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is one of the major trans-boundary animal diseases in East Africa causing economic loss to farmers and other stakeholders in the livestock industry. Foot-and-mouth disease occurs widely in both ...
Prevalence and speciation of brucellosis in febrile patients from a pastoralist community of Tanzania.
(Springer Nature Limited, 2020-04-27)
Brucellosis is an endemic zoonosis in sub-Saharan Africa. Pastoralists are at high risk of infection but data on brucellosis from these communities are scarce. The study objectives were to: estimate the prevalence of human ...
Integrating serological and genetic data to quantify cross-species transmission: brucellosis as a case study
(Cambridge University Press, 2016-03-03)
Epidemiological data are often fragmented, partial, and/or ambiguous and unable to yield the desired level of understanding
of infectious disease dynamics to adequately inform control measures. Here, we show how the ...
Low topotype diversity of recent foot-and-mouth disease virus serotypes O and A from districts located along the Uganda and Tanzania border.
(The Korean Society of Veterinary Science, 2019-03-01)
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is one of the most important livestock diseases in East Africa with outbreaks reported annually that cause severe economic losses. It is possible to control disease using vaccination, but ...
Occurrence of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Serotypes in Uganda and Tanzania (2003 to 2015): A Review and Implications for Prospective Regional Disease Control
(Journal of Agricultural Science, 2020-05-15)
Endemic foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) presents a global economic challenge to the livestock industry. The
progressive control pathway for FMD (PCP-FMD) specifies successive steps through which a country/region can
reduce ...
Complete genome sequence of Brucella abortus isolated from a human blood culture sample in Tanzania
(American society for microbiology, 2024-01-30)
Brucella abortus causes infections in humans and livestock. Bacterial isolates
are challenging to obtain, and very little is known about the genomic epidemiology
of this species in Africa. Here, we report the complete ...
Latent class evaluation of the performance of serological tests for exposure to Brucella spp. in cattle, sheep, and goats in Tanzania
(PLOS Medicine, 2021-08-24)
Brucellosis is a neglected zoonosis endemic in many countries, including regions of sub-Saharan Africa. Evaluated diagnostic tools for the detection of exposure to Brucella spp. are important for disease surveillance and ...
Prevalence and risk factors for human leptospirosis at a hospital serving a pastoralist community, Endulen, Tanzania
(PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023-12-20)
Background
Leptospirosis is suspected to be a major cause of illness in rural Tanzania associated with close contact with livestock. We sought to determine leptospirosis prevalence, identify infecting Leptospira serogroups, ...
Prevalence and risk factors for Q fever, spotted fever group rickettsioses, and typhus group rickettsioses in a pastoralist community of northern Tanzania, 2016–2017
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2024-01-12)
Background: In northern Tanzania, Q fever, spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsioses,
and typhus group (TG) rickettsioses are common causes of febrile illness. We sought to
describe the prevalence and risk factors for these ...
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 ...