• Reproduction of East-African bats may guide risk mitigation for coronavirus spillover 

  Montecino-Latorre, Diego; Goldstein, Tracey; Gilardi, Kirsten; Wolking, David; Van Wormer, Elizabeth; Kazwala, Rudovick; Ssebide, Benard; Nziza, Julius; Sijali, Zikankuba; Cranfield, Michael; PREDICT Consortium; Mazet, Jonna A. K. (BMC, 2020-02-07)

  Background: Bats provide important ecosystem services; however, current evidence supports that they host several zoonotic viruses, including species of the Coronaviridae family. If bats in close interaction with humans ...
• Factors lowering levels of rabies vaccination: a case of Kibaha town District of Tanzania 

  Chikoondo, F. M; Majid, K.S; Muhairwa, A.P; Mpelumbe-Ngeleja, C.A.R (Tanzania Veterinary Journal, 2019)

  A study was conducted in Kibaha Town Council of Pwani Region of Tanzania to survey the probable factors that negatively affected the anti-rabies vaccinations leading to low percent coverage in some selected wards. The ...
• Socio-cultural practices related to taenia solium taeniosis and cysticercosis Epidemiology in endemic areas 

  Kajuna, F.F; Mwang’onde, B.J; Holst, C.; Ngowi, B.; Noll, J; Winkler, A.S.; Ngowi, H.A. (TVA, 2020)

  Socio-cultural settings and lifestyles of communities in Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis (TSTC) in endemic areas influence significantly the epidemiology of the disease. This study investigated the community ...
• Challenges in the diagnosis of taenia solium cysticercosis and taeniosis in medical and veterinary settings in selected regions of Tanzania: a cross-sectional study 

  Mlowe, Fredy; Karimuribo, Esron; Mkupasi, Ernatus; Churi, Ayubu; Nyerere, Antony D.; Schmidt, Veronika; Ngowi, Helena; Winkler, Andrea S.; Mlangwa, James (Hindawi, 2022-06-30)

  Taenia solium (neuro) cysticercosis/taeniosis (TSCT) is a zoonotic disease complex. There is a perceived inefficient diagnosis of infections by either form, the adult pork tapeworm (taeniosis) and the larval stage of it ...
• Incidence estimates of acute Q fever and spotted fever group rickettsioses, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, from 2007 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2014 

  Pisharody, Sruti; Rubach, Matthew P.; Carugati, Manuela; Nicholson, William L.; Perniciaro, Jamie L.; Biggs, Holly M.; Maze, Michael J.; Hertz, Julian T.; Halliday, Jo E. B.; Allan, Kathryn J.; Mmbaga, Blandina T.; Saganda, Wilbrod; Lwezaula, Bingileki F.; Kazwala, Rudovick R.; Cleaveland, Sarah; Maro, Venance P.; Crump, John A. (The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2022)

  Q fever and spotted fever group rickettsioses (SFGR) are common causes of severe febrile illness in north- ern Tanzania. Incidence estimates are needed to characterize the disease burden. Using hybrid surveillance—coupl ...
• Detection and molecular characterization of canine parvovirus infection in Morogoro and Arusha regions of Tanzania 

  Uronu, Caroline Eliona (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2021)

  Canine parvovirus emerged as a viral pathogen of dogs in the late 1970s responsible for a severe global panzootic in dogs of all ages, characterized by haemorrhagic enteritis and myocarditis. The virus has evolved rapidly ...
• Integrative taxonomic approach of trypanosomes in the blood of rodents and soricids in Asian countries, with the description of three new species 

  Mafie, Eliakunda; Saito-Ito, Atsuko; Kasai, Masatoshi; Hatta, Mochammad; Rivera, Pilarita T; Ma, Xiao-Hang; Chen, Eng-Rin; Sato, Hiroshi; Takada, Nobuhiro (Springer, 2018)

  Trypanosoma lewisi (Kinetoplastea: Trypanosomatida: Trypanosomatidae) with a cosmopolitan distribution is the type species of the subgenus Herpetosoma, which includes ca. 50 nominal species isolated mainly from rodents. ...
• First record of trypanosoma dionisii of the T. cruzi clade from the Eastern bent-winged bat (miniopterus fuliginosus) in the far East 

  Mafie, Eliakunda; Rupa, Fatema Hashem; Takano, Ai; Suzuki, Kazuo; Maeda, Ken; Sato, Hiroshi (Springer, 2018)

  Chiropteran mammals worldwide harbour trypanosomes (Euglenozoa: Kinetoplastea: Trypanosomatida) of the subgenus ‘Schizotrypanum’ in the classical sense. Latterly, these trypanosomes have been referred to as members of the ...
• Brief review on atypical human trypanosomiasis of trypanosoma lewisi 

  Mafie, Eliakunda; Rupa, Fatema Hashem; Setsuda, Aogu; Saito-Ito, Atsuko; Sato, Hiroshi (2016)

  Trypanosomes (Kinetoplastea: Trypanosomatida: Trypanosomatidae), particularly salivarian trypanosome species as well as stercorarian Trypanosoma cruzi, are important parasites of humans and other animals that cause often ...
• Morphological and molecular genetic characterization of two Kudoa spp., k. musculoliquefaciens, and k. pleurogrammi n. sp. (myxosporea: multivalvulida), causing myoliquefaction Of commercial marine fish 

  Li, Ying-Chun; Mafie, Eliakunda; Sato, Hiroshi; Kasai, Akihiro (Springer, 2016-01)

  Genetic characterization of myxosporean species, including members of the genus Kudoa, has advanced dramat- ically throughout the last decade. This is in stark contrast to those species described further back in time. ...
• Endoparasites of Vietnamese lizards recorded in the last 50 years (1966−2015) 

  Thi Tran, Binh; Nguyen, Son Truong; Nguyen, Tao Thien; Van Luc, Pham; Mafie, Eliakunda; Rupa, Fatema Hashem; Sato, Hiroshi (2016)

  At present, there is a limited knowledge of amphibian and reptile parasites in Vietnam. To date, 45 species of endoparasite in Vietnamese lizards have been recorded. These species consist of 11 cestode, 12 trematode, ...
• Genetic diversity of cervid trypanosoma theileri In Honshu sika deer (cervus nippon) in Japan 

  Rosyadi, Imron; Setsuda, Aogu; Eliakunda, Mafie; Takano, Ai; Maeda, Ken; Saito-Ito, Atsuko; Suzuki, Kazuo; Sato, Hiroshi (Cambridge University Press, 2021)

  The taxonomy of ruminant Trypanosoma theileri and its relatives (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) is controversial, with recent phylogenetic studies segregating T. theileri in cattle and other ruminants worldwide into ...
• New host records of monacanthid fish for three kudoa spp. (k. septempunctata, k. thyrsites, and k. shiomitsui) prevalent In the olive flounder (paralichthys olivaceus), with the description Of k. parathyrsites n. sp. from a black scraper (thamnaconus modestus) 

  Kasai, Akihiro; Li, Ying-Chun; Mafie, Eliakunda; Sato, Hiroshi (Springer, 2016)

  Kudoa septempunctata (Myxosporean: Multivalvulida) is known as a cause of foodborne disease associated with consumption of raw flesh of the olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus). Knowledge of its life cycle, particu- larly ...
• Towards an integrated animal health surveillance system in Tanzania: making better use of existing and potential data sources for early warning surveillance 

  George, Janeth; Häsler, Barbara; Komba, Erick; Sindato, Calvin; Rweyemamu, Mark; Mlangwa, James (BMC Veterinary Research, 2021)

  Background: Effective animal health surveillance systems require reliable, high-quality, and timely data for decision making. In Tanzania, the animal health surveillance system has been relying on a few data sources, ...
• Leveraging sub-national collaboration and influence for improving animal health surveillance and response: a stakeholder mapping in Tanzania 

  George, Janeth; Häsler, Barbara; Komba, Erick V. G.; Sindato, Calvin; Rweyemamu, Mark; Kimera, Sharadhuli I.; Mlangwa, James E. D. (Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021-12-13)

  Animal health surveillance plays a vital role in ensuring public health, animal welfare, and sustainable food production by monitoring disease trends, early detecting (new) hazards, facilitating disease control and ...
• Mechanisms and contextual factors affecting the implementation of animal health surveillance in Tanzania: a process evaluation 

  George, Janeth; Häsler, Barbara; Komba, Erick V. G.; Rweyemamu, Mark; Kimera, Sharadhuli I.; Mlangwa, James E. D. (Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022-01-13)

  A strong animal health surveillance system is an essential determinant of the health of animal and human population. To ensure its functionality and performance, it needs to be evaluated regularly. Therefore, a process ...
• In ovo antiviral potency of the leaf constituents of Tanzanian Toussaintia species against Infectious Bursal Disease Virus and Newcastle Disease Virus 

  Nyandoro, Stephen S; Msoffe, Peter L.M; Cosam, Joseph C; Nkunya, Mayunga H.H (2014-06)

  The chemical constituents of Toussantia orientalis and T. patriciae (Annonaceae) leaf extracts were evaluated for their antiviral activities in ovo against Infectious Bursal Disease Virus (IBDV) and Newcastle Disease ...
• Are we prepared for emerging and re-emerging diseases? experience and lessons from epidemics that occurred in Tanzania during the last five decades 

  Karimuribo, E.D; Mboera, L. E.G; Mbugi, Erasto; Simba, Azma; Kivaria, F. M; Mmbuji, Peter; Rweyemamu, M. M (2012-03)

  his paper reviews preparedness for containing and controlling emerging and re-emerging diseases drawing lessons from disease events that occurred in animal and human populations in the last five decades (1961-2011). A ...
• Molecular characterization of African swine fever virus from domestic pigs in northern Tanzania during an outbreak in 2013 

  Misinzo, Gerald; Kwavi, David E; Sikombe, Christopher D; Makange, Mariam; Peter, Emma; Muhairwa, Amandus P; Madege, Michael J (Springer Netherlands, 2014-10)

  African swine fever (ASF) is an acute, highly contagious and deadly viral hemorrhagic fever of domestic pigs caused by African swine fever virus (ASFV), a double-stranded DNA virus of the family Asfarviridae. In this study, ...
• Molecular characterization of foot-and-mouth disease viruses collected in Tanzania between 1967 and 2009 

  Kasanga, C. J; Wadsworth, J; Mpelumbe-Ngeleja, C. A. R; Sallu, R; Kivaria, F; Wambura, P. N; Yongolo, M. G. S; Rweyemamu, M. M; Knowles, N. J; King, D. P (Trans boundary and Emerging Disease, 2014-06-12)

  This paper describes the molecular characterization of foot-and-mouth disease viruses (FMDV) recovered from outbreaks in Tanzania that occurred between 1967 and 2009. A total of 44 FMDV isolates, containing representatives ...

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