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    Epidemiology of leptospirosis in Tanzania: A review of the current status, serogroup diversity and reservoirs 

    Motto, Shabani; Shirima, Gabriel; Bronsvoort, Barend; Cook, Elizabeth (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 ...
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    Molecular epidemiology of Brucella species in mixed livestock-human ecosystems in Kenya 

    Akoko, James; Pelle, Roger; Lukambagire, AbdulHamid; Machuka, Eunice; Nthiwa, Daniel; Mathew, Coletha; Fèvre, Eric; Bett, Bernard; Cook, Elizabeth; Othero, Doreen; Bonfoh, Bassirou; Kazwala, Rudovick; Shirima, Gabriel; Schelling, Esther; Halliday, Jo; Ouma, Collins (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 ...
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    Brucella Species Circulating in Smallholder Dairy Cattle in Tanzania 

    Mengele, Isaac; Akoko, James; Shirima, Gabriel; Bwatota, Shedrack; Motto, Shabani; Hernandez-Castro, Luis; Komwihangilo, Daniel; Lyatuu, Eliamoni; de Clare Bronsvoort, Barend; Cook, Elizabeth (MDPI, 2024-09-21)
    Brucellosis is a zoonosis caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella, which results in economic losses relating to livestock and threatens public health. A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the molecular ...
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    Diagnostic challenges of brucellosis in humans and livestock in Tanzania: A thematic review 

    Mengele, Isaac; Shirima, Gabriel; Bronsvoort, Barend; Hernandez-Castro, Luis; Cook, Elizabeth (CABI One Health, 2023-01-13)
    Brucellosis is an endemic bacterial zoonosis in Tanzania, and is among the most prioritized zoonotic diseases in the country. Brucellosis affects public health and livestock production in developing countries. Most human ...
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    Seroprevalence and Risk Factors for Q fever (Coxiella burnetii) Exposure in Smallholder Dairy Cattle in Tanzania 

    Bwatota, Shedrack; Shirima, Gabriel; Hernandez-Castro, Luis; Bronsvoort, Barend; Wheelhouse, Nick; Mengele, Isaac; Motto, Shabani; Komwihangilo, Daniel; Lyatuu, Eliamoni; Cook, Elizabeth (MDPI, 2022-11-28)
    Q fever is a zoonotic disease, resulting from infection with Coxiella burnetii. Infection in cattle can cause abortion and infertility, however, there is little epidemiological information regarding the disease in dairy ...
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    Epidemiology of Q-fever in domestic ruminants and humans in Africa. A systematic review 

    Bwatota, Shedrack; Cook, Elizabeth; Bronsvoort, Barend; Wheelhouse, Nick; Hernandez-Castro, Luis; Shirima, Gabriel (CABI One Health, 2022-11-17)
    Q-fever is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by the gram-negative, intracellular, spore-forming bacterium Coxiella burnetii . Infected ruminants (cattle, sheep, and goats) are the reservoirs of the pathogen and thus ...
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    Seroepidemiology of Leptospira serovar Hardjo and associated risk factors in smallholder dairy cattle in Tanzania 

    Motto, Shabani; Hernandez-Castro, Luis; Shirima, Gabriel; Mengele, Isaac; Bwatota, Shedrack; Bronsvoort, Barend; Lyatuu, Eliamoni; Komwihangilo, Daniel; Cook, Elizabeth (PLOS ONE, 2023-04-05)
    Background Smallholder dairy farming is crucial for the Tanzanian dairy sector which generates income and employment for thousands of families. This is more evident in the northern and southern highland zones where dairy ...
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    The Status and Risk Factors of Brucellosis in Smallholder Dairy Cattle in Selected Regions of Tanzania 

    Mengele, Isaac; Shirima, Gabriel; Bwatota, Shedrack; Motto, Shabani; Bronsvoort, Barend; Komwihangilo, Daniel; Lyatuu, Eliamoni; Cook, Elizabeth; Hernandez-Castro, Luis (MDPI, 2023-02-14)
    Bovine brucellosis is a bacterial zoonoses caused by Brucella abortus. We conducted a cross-sectional study to determine brucellosis seroprevalence and risk factors among smallholder dairy cattle across six regions in ...
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    Genetic estimates and genome-wide association studies of antibody response in Tanzanian dairy cattle 

    Hernandez-Castro, Luis; Cook, Elizabeth; Matika, Oswald; Mengele, Isaac; Motto, Shabani; Bwatota, Shedrack; Zirra-Shallangwa, Bibiana; Pong-Wong, Ricardo; Prendergast, James; Mrode, Raphael; Toye, Philip; Komwihangilo, Daniel; Lyatuu, Eliamoni; Karani, Benedict; Nangekhe, Getrude; Mwai, Ally; Shirima, Gabriel; Bronsvoort, Barend (Frontiers Media SA, 2025-04-24)
    Identifying the genetic determinants of host defence against infectious pathogens is central to enhancing disease resilience and therapeutic efficacy in livestock. Here, we investigated immune response heritability to ...

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