• Poultry farmers’ information needs and extension advices in Kilosa, Tanzania: evidence from Mobile-based extension, advisory and learning system (meals) 

  Msoffe, Grace; Chengula, Augustino; Kipanyula, Maulilio J; Mlozi, Malongo R.S; Sanga, Camilius A (University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2018)

  Poultry farmers need different information in order to improve their farming and contribute to the national economy. Information on poultry management is usually obtained from family members, friends, and neighbors with ...
• Aedes aegypti abundance, larval indices and risk for dengue virus transmission In Kinondoni district, Tanzania 

  Ngingo, Baraka L; Mboera, Leonard E. G; Chengula, Augustino; Machelle, Ines; Makange, Mariam R; Msolla, Michael; Mwanyika, Gaspary O; Rugarabamu, Sima; Misinzo, Gerald (BMC, 2022)

  Background: Tanzania has experienced periodic dengue outbreaks with increased incidence since 2010. However, there is limited information on vector dynamics and transmission risk in most parts of the country. This study ...
• Assessing the awareness, knowledge, attitude and practice of the community towards solid waste disposal and identifying the threats and extent of bacteria in the solid waste disposal sites in Morogoro municipality in Tanzania 

  Chengula, Augustino; Lucas, Bahati K; Mzula, Alexanda (IISTE, 2015)

  Solid wastes comprise all the wastes arising from human and animal activities that are normally solid, discarded as useless or unwanted materials. Health hazards associated with improper disposal of solid wastes to ...
• Determination of the presence of babesia DNA in blood samples of cattle, camel and sheep in Iran by PCR 

  Khamesipour, Faham; Doosti, Abbas; Koohi, Arman; Chehelgerdi, Mohammad; Mokhtari-Farsani, Abbas; Chengula, Augustino Alfred (Belgrade, 2014-10-13)

  Babesia species are protozoan parasites that parasitize the erythrocytes of domestic animals and humans, caus- ing anemia in the host affected. These parasites cause a zoonotic disease known as babesiosis. Polymerase chain ...
• A study of rift valley fever virus in Morogoro and Arusha regions of Tanzania - serology and farmers’ perceptions 

  Wensman, Jonas J; Lindahl, Johanna; Wachtmeister, Nica; Torsson, Emeli; Gwakisa, Paul; Kasanga, Christopher; Misinzo, Gerald (Taylor & Francis Group, 2015-11-18)

  Introduction: Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonosis primarily affecting ruminants, resulting in epidemic abortions, fever, nasal and ocular discharges, haemorrhagic diarrhoea, and a high mortality rate among young animals. ...
• Diagnosis and genotyping of African swine fever viruses from 2015 outbreaks in Zambia 

  Thoromo, Jonas; Simulundu, Edgar; Chambaro, Herman M; Mataa, Liywalii; Lubaba, Caesar H; Pandey, Girja S; Takada, Ayato; Misinzo, Gerald; Mweene, Aaron S (AOSIS Publishing, 2016-04-29)

  In early 2015, a highly fatal haemorrhagic disease of domestic pigs resembling African swine fever (ASF) occurred in North Western, Copperbelt, and Lusaka provinces of Zambia. Molecular diagnosis by polymerase chain ...
• History and current status of peste des petits ruminants virus in Tanzania 

  Torsson, Emeli; Kgotlele, Tebogo; Berg, Mikael; Mtui-Malamsha, Niwael; Swai, Emanuel S; Wensman, Jonas Johansson; Misinzo, Gerald (Co-acting Publishing, 2016-10-20)

  Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) causes the acute, highly contagious disease peste des petits ruminants (PPR) that affects small domestic and wild ruminants. PPR is of importance in the small livestock-keeping industry ...
• Antimicrobial susceptibility of flavobacteriaceae isolates from nile tilapia (oreochromis niloticus) in Tanzania 

  Mwega, Elisa; Chengula, Augustino; Colquhoun, Duncan; Mutoloki, Stephen; Mdegela, Robinson; Evensen, Øystein; Wasteson, Yngvild (African Journal of Microbiology Research, 2020)

  This study aimed to assess antimicrobial susceptibility of members of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Antimicrobial susceptibility of 67 Flavobacteriaceae isolates originating ...
• Knowledge, attitudes and practices on rift valley fever among pastoral and agropastoral communities of Ngorongoro in the rift valley ecosystem, Tanzania, conducted in 2021/2022 

  Issae, Amina Ramadhani; Katakweba, Abdul Ahmed Selemani; Kicheleri, Rose Peter; Chengula, Augustino Alfred; Kasanga, Christopher Jacob (PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023)

  Epidemics of Rift Valley fever (RVF), a mosquito-borne zoonotic disease caused by RVF virus, have been linked to exceptionally heavy rainfall and widespread flooding. The disease is endemic in most African countries and ...
• Knowledge, attitude, and preventive practices toward rodent-borne diseases in Ngorongoro district, Tanzania 

  Issae, Amina; Chengula, Augustino; Kicheleri, Rose; Kasanga, Christopher; Katakweba, Abdul (Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2023-01-12)

  transmit diseases. Most of rodent-borne diseases are endemic in rural Africa and sporadically lead to epidemics. Ngorongoro district is inhabited by humans, livestock, and wild animals.Therefore, a cross-sectional study ...
• Poultry ecto-, endo- and haemoparasites in Tanzania: a review 

  Rukambile, EJ; Chengula, A; Swai, ES; Jongejan, F (Austin Publishing Group, 2020)

  Poultry production plays an essential role in food and nutrition security at household level through the provision of eggs and meat and income generation. Ecto-, endo- and haemoparasites occurring in poultry singly or a ...
• Exploring pathogenic and zoonotic bacteria from wild rodents, dogs, and humans of the Ngorongoro district in Tanzania using metagenomics next-generation sequencing 

  Issae, Amina Ramadhani; Katakweba, Abdul Selemani; Kicheleri, Rose Peter; Chengula, Augustino Alfred; Van Zwetselaar, Marco; Kasanga, Christopher Jacob (MDPI, 2023)

  Globally, zoonoses have serious consequences due to their socioeconomic impacts. Ngoron- goro District is home to a diverse range of wildlife and domestic animals, including rodents and dogs, which often coexist in close ...
• Genetic diversity of newcastle disease virus involved in the 2021 outbreaks in backyard poultry farms in Tanzania 

  Amoia, Charlie F.; Hakizimana, Jean N; Chengula, Augustino A; Rohaim, Mohammed A; Munir, Muhammad; Weger-Lucarelli, James; Misinzo, Gerald (MDPI, 2023)

  Newcastle disease virus is a significant avian pathogen with the potential to decimate poultry populations all over the world and cause enormous economic losses. Distinct NDV genotypes are currently causing outbreaks ...
• Tilapia lake virus does not hemagglutinate avianand piscine erythrocytes and nh 4 cl does not inhibit viral replication in vitro 

  Chengula, Augustino Alfred; Mutoloki, Stephen; Evensen, Øystein; Munang’andu, Hetron Mweemba (MDPI, 2019)

  Tilapia lake virus (TiLV) is a negative-sense single-stranded RNA (-ssRNA) icosahedral virus classified to be the only member in the family Amnoonviridae. Although TiLV segment-1 shares homology with the influenza C virus ...
• Porcine circovirus 2 uses heparan sulfate and chondroitin sulfate B glycosaminoglycans as receptors for its attachment to host cells 

  Misinzo, Gerald; Delputte, Peter L; Meerts, Peter; Lefebvre, David J; Nauwynck, Hans J (Journal of virology, 2006)

  Monocyte/macrophage lineage cells are target cells in vivo for porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) replication. The porcine monocytic cell line 3D4/31 supports PCV2 replication in vitro, and attachment and internalization kinetics ...
• Historical environmental change in africa drives divergence and admixture of aedes aegypti mosquitoes:aprecursor to successful worldwide colonization? 

  Bennett, Kelly louise; Shija, Fortunate; Linton, Yvonne-marie; Misinzo, Gerald; Kaddumukasa, Martha; Djouaka, Rousseau; Anyaele, Okorie; Harris, Angela; Irish, Seth; Hlaing, Thaung; P r a k a s h, A n i l; L u t w a m a, J u l i u s; Walton, Catherine (John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2016)

  Increasing globalization has promoted the spread of exotic species, including disease vectors. Understanding the evolutionary processes involved in such colonizations is both of intrinsic biological interest and important ...
• Human leptospirosis in tanzania:sequencing and phylogenetic analysis confirm that pathogenic leptospira species circulate among agro-pastoralists living in Katavi-Rukwa ecosystem 

  Muller, Shabani K; Assenga, Justine A; Matemba, Lucas E; Misinzo, Gerald; Kazwala, Rudovick R (BMC, 2016)

  Background: Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonotic disease of worldwide public health importance. The disease affects humans, domestic animals and wildlife. However, leptospirosis is challenging in its diagnosis in ...
• Climate change influences potential distribution of infected aedes aegypti co-occurrence with dengue epidemics risk areas in Tanzania 

  Mweya, Clement N; Kimera, Sharadhuli I; Stanley, Grades; Misinzo, Gerald; Mboera, Leonard E. G (PLOS, 2016)

  Dengue is the second most important vector-borne disease of humans globally after malaria. Incidence of dengue infections has dramatically increased recently, potentially due to changing climate. Climate projections ...
• Studies on the effects of trypanosoma congolense infection on the reproductive function of the ram 

  Mutayoba, Benezeth Mugyabuso (University of Glasgow, 1993-12)

  This thesis describes a series of studies carried out in Scottish blackface rams experimentally infected with Trypanosoma congolense stabilates 57/10 and 57/11 (originally imported from ILRAD, Kenya as ILRAD 1180) with ...
• Aspects of the morphological, radiographic and ultrasonographic anatomy of the red panda (Ailurus fulgens) and ring-tailed lemur (Lemur Catta) 

  Makungu, Modesta L. J. (University of Pretoria, 2015-07)

  The red panda and ring-tailed lemur are species, which are commonly kept in zoological gardens. The red panda and ring-tailed lemur are classified as vulnerable and endangered, respectively, by the International Union ...

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