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Optimal model formula for ensuring nutritional adequacy for infants and young children (6 – 23 months)
(NM-AIST, 2018-08)
Infant and young child feeding practices rank among the most effective interventions to promote child growth and development. Improving the quality of complementary food has been observed as an important strategy for ...
Epidemiology of intestinal schistosomiasis and efficacy of single versus repeated dose praziquantel treatments among schoolchildren in Rorya district, Northwestern Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2018-12)
In Schistosoma mansoni endemic areas, administering repeated treatments may increase
praziquantel cure rate (CR) and egg reduction rate (ERR), thereby improving morbidity
reduction and hastening achievement of transmission ...
Drought Tolerance Mechanisms in Plants: Physiological Responses Associated with Water Deficit Stress in Solanum lycopersicum
(Advances in Crop Science and Technology, 2018-05-17)
Drought is among the top largest causes of agricultural productivity losses globally. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is a commercially important crop considerably hampered by drought. It is considered a drought sensitive ...
Status and Management of Cashew Disease in Tanzania
(Infogain Publication, 2018-09)
Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.)is one of the most important export cropsand the main source of cash income in the southern part of Tanzania. However it is challenged by a number of factors such as drought, declining ...
Epidemiology of intestinal schistosomiasis and efficacy of single versus repeated dose praziquantel treatments among schoolchildren in Rorya district, Northwestern Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2018-12)
In Schistosoma mansoni endemic areas, administering repeated treatments may increase praziquantel cure rate (CR) and egg reduction rate (ERR), thereby improving morbidity reduction and hastening achievement of transmission ...
Detection of peste des petits ruminants and concurrent secondary diseases in sheep and goats in Ngorongoro district, Tanzania
(Springer, 2018-11-15)
Small ruminants play an important role in the livelihoods of resource-constrained communities. This study was initiated because of a massive outbreak of a respiratory disease in sheep and goats in Loliondo area in Ngorongoro ...
Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) on Hantavirus Infections at Community Level in Mbeya Region, Tanzania
(Longdom Publishing., 2018-10-26)
Background: Hantaviruses are zoonotic RNA viral pathogens of public health concern in Tanzania and
worldwide. These viruses circulate in both human and reservoir host in Tanzania, however, there is a gap in the
assessment ...
Spatial and temporal risk as drivers for adoption of foot and mouth disease vaccination.
(Elsevier Ltd., 2018-08-09)
Identifying the drivers of vaccine adoption decisions under varying levels of perceived disease risk and benefit provides insight into what can limit or enhance vaccination uptake. To address the relationship of perceived ...
Re-emergence of Bovine Brucellosis in Smallholder Dairy Farms in Urban Settings of Tanzania
(Journal of Applied Life Sciences International, 2018-04-30)
Aims: Brucellosis infection was previously encountered in all livestock farming systems in Tanzania
but reported to decline below 2% in smallholder dairy subsector due to the stringent calf-hood
vaccination using S19 ...
Prevalence and predictors of undernutrition among underfive children in Arusha District, Tanzania
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2018)
Childhood undernutrition is a global health challenge impacting child growth and survival rates. This deficit in nutritional status contributes to the increasing chronic disease prevalence and economic burden in individuals ...