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Colorectal Cancer Epidemiology in Tanzania: Patterns in Relation to Dietary and Lifestyle Factors
(American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2018-09-28)
Background: Chronic noncommunicable diseases are increasingly captured as contributing to morbidity and mortality in low and middle income countries. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the epidemiology of colorectal ...
Paraquat-Mediated Oxidative Stress in Anopheles gambiae Mosquitoes Is Regulated by An Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Stress Response
(MDPI, 2018-11-12)
Paraquat is a potent superoxide (O2−)-inducing agent that is capable of inducing an oxidative imbalance in the mosquito midgut. This oxidative imbalance can super-stress the malaria parasite, leading to arrested development ...
The Efficacy of Single-Dose versus Double-Dose Praziquantel Treatments on Schistosoma mansoni Infections: Its Implication on Undernutrition and Anaemia among Primary Schoolchildren in Two On-Shore Communities, Northwestern Tanzania
(Hindawi, 2017-09-28)
Administering more than one treatment may increase Praziquantel cure and egg reduction rates, thereby hastening achievement of schistosomiasis transmission control. A total of 431 S. mansoni-infected schoolchildren were ...
Intestinal Schistosomiasis among Primary Schoolchildren in Two On-Shore Communities in Rorya District, Northwestern Tanzania: Prevalence, Intensity of Infection and Associated Risk Factors
(Hindawi, 2016-10-16)
In Tanzania, Schistosoma mansoni is of great public health importance. Understanding the prevalence and infection intensity is important for targeted, evidence-based control strategies. This study aimed at studying the ...
Multiplex paper-based designs for point-of-care (POC) diagnostics
(International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2018-11)
Background: Accurate and timely diagnosis is usually the first step towards appropriate disease management. In
resource-limited settings, healthcare workers lack proper facilities to perform vital tests, and the diagnosis ...
One Health: a concept led by Africa, with global benefits
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2015-05-09)
One Health evolved from
the recognition that an
interdisciplinary approach is
required to understand complex
health problems, and that
the health of humans and
animals are inextricably linked.
Through closer ...
Efficiency of a constructed wetland in removing microbial contaminants from pre-treated municipal wastewater
(Elsevier, 2014)
In most capital towns, urban wastewater discharging into the environment is highly enriched in a wide range of microbial contaminants, thus threatening people’s health and the quality of the receiving basin water and other ...