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Taenia multiceps in Northern Tanzania: An Important but Preventable Disease Problem in Pastoral and Agropastoral Farming Systems
(MDPI, 2022-08-26)
Coenurosis due to Taenia multiceps has emerged as a major concern to small ruminant-
owning communities in northern Tanzania. Although a high incidence of disease has been reported,
gaps still remain in our knowledge of ...
Local and wide-scale livestock movement networks inform disease control strategies in East Africa
(Springer Nature Limited, 2023-06-14)
Livestock mobility exacerbates infectious disease risks across sub-Saharan Africa, but enables critical access to grazing and water resources, and trade. Identifying locations of high livestock traffic offers opportunities ...
Livestock movement informs the risk of disease spread in traditional production systems in East Africa
(Springer Nature Limited, 2021-08-12)
In Africa, livestock are important to local and national economies, but their productivity is constrained by infectious diseases. Comprehensive information on livestock movements and contacts is required to devise appropriate ...
The Prevalence and Determinants of Taenia multiceps Infection (Cerebral Coenurosis) in Small Ruminants in Africa: A Systematic Review
(MDPI, 2022-06-10)
Cerebral coenurosis is a fatal parasitic neurological disease affecting the brain and spinal cord of goats and sheep. Despite the large population of sheep and goats in Africa, there is very little awareness about the scale ...
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 ...
How can we realise the full potential of animal health systems for delivering development and health outcomes?
(Europe PMC, 2021-08-21)
Animal health services play an essential role in supporting livestock production, with the potential to address the challenges of hunger, poverty, health, social justice and environmental health as part of the path towards ...
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. ...
Molecular epidemiology of Brucella species in mixed livestock-human ecosystems in Kenya
(Springer Nature Limited, 2021-04-23)
Brucellosis, caused by several species of the genus Brucella, is a zoonotic disease that affects humans and animal species worldwide. Information on the Brucella species circulating in different hosts in Kenya is largely ...
Epidemiology of leptospirosis in Tanzania: A review of the current status, serogroup diversity and reservoirs
(PLOS, 2021-11-16)
Background
Tanzania is among the tropical countries of Sub-Saharan Africa with the environmental conditions favorable for transmission of Leptospira. Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonotic disease, and although there are ...
Multiple Pathogens Contribute to Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Related Sepsis in Addition to Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A Prospective Cohort in Tanzania
(PubMed Central, 2022-10-20)
Background:
Mortality from tuberculosis (TB) sepsis is common among patients living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV). We aimed to detect M. tuberculosis (MTB) and additional sepsis etiologies, and mortality ...