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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 ...
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 ...
Brucellosis testing patterns at health facilities in Arusha region, northern Tanzania
(Plos one, 2022-03-23)
Background
Brucellosis is listed as one of six priority zoonoses in Tanzania’s One Health strategic plan which highlights gaps in data needed for the surveillance and estimation of human brucellosis burdens. This study ...
“If You Do Not Take the Medicine and Complete the Dose…It Could Cause You More Trouble”: Bringing Awareness, Local Knowledge and Experience into Antimicrobial Stewardship in Tanzania
(MDPI, 2023-01-25)
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health issue disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries. In Tanzania, multi-drug-resistant bacteria (MDR) are highly prevalent in clinical and community settings, ...
Seroprevalence and risk factors for brucellosis amongst livestock and humans in a multi-herd ranch system in Kagera, Tanzania
(Frontiers, 2024-11-01)
Background: Brucellosis remains a significant health and economic challenge for livestock and humans globally. Despite its public health implications, the factors driving the endemic persistence of Brucella at the ...
How public health crises expose systemic, day-to-day health inequalities in low- and-middle income countries: an example from East Africa
(Springer Nature, 2022-02-14)
Background: The current Coronavirus disease pandemic reveals political and structural inequities of the world’s
poorest people who have little or no access to health care and yet the largest burdens of poor health. This ...
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 ...
Participatory mapping identifies risk areas and environmental predictors of endemic anthrax in rural Africa
(Springer Nature Limited, 2022-06-12)
Disease mapping reveals geographical variability in incidence, which can help to prioritise control
efforts. However, in areas where this is most needed, resources to generate the required data are often
lacking. ...
Antimicrobial resistant coliforms across four poultry production systems in Arusha and Moshi, Tanzania
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2022-01-11)
Introduction: resistance to antimicrobials poses a
threat to human and animal health. This study
aimed to determine the prevalence of resistant
coliforms in poultry cloacal samples collected from
different poultry ...
Performance characteristics and costs of serological tests for brucellosis in a pastoralist community of northern Tanzania
(Springer Nature Limited, 2021-03-09)
The control of brucellosis across sub-Saharan Africa is hampered by the lack of standardized testing and the use of tests with poor performance. This study evaluated the performance and costs of serological assays for human ...