College of Veterinary and Medical Sciences: Recent submissions

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Occurrence and seasonal variations of lead concentrations in river water and edible vegetables grown along Morogoro River Bank

Joseph, G.; Temba, B. (TANZANIA VETERINARY JOURNAL, 2019-11)

Urban vegetable farming is popular in Tanzania and other countries partly due to readily available market and reliable transport to reach consumers. River banks are usually used to grow such vegetables due to closer ...
The influence of weather on the occurrence of aflatoxin b1 in harvested maize from Kenya and Tanzania

Temba, Benigni A.; Darnell, Ross E.; Gichangi, Anne; Lwezaura, Deogratias; Pardey, Philip G.; Harvey, Jagger J.; Karanja, James; Massomo, Said M. S.; Ota, Noboru; Wainaina, James M.; Fletcher, Mary T.; Kriticos, Darren J. (MDIP, 2021)

: A study was conducted using maize samples collected from different agroecological zones of Kenya (n = 471) and Tanzania (n = 100) during the 2013 maize harvest season to estimate a relationship between aflatoxin B1 ...
Maize milling and modifying atmospheric conditions limit formation of aflatoxin B1 by aspergillus flavus

Temba, Benigni Alfred; Bakari, Gaymary George (Macrothink Institute, 2021)

Occurrence of mycotoxins in foods poses a serious health concern all over the world. Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is the most toxic, with widest occurrence in various foods, but mainly in cereals and nuts and its accumulation ...
Effects of sweet potato leaves, roselle calyces and beetroot on body weight, selected hematological and biochemical parameters in broiler chicken

Max, Robert Arsen; Kitimu, Shedrack Reuben; Mshamu, Shaabani; Temba, Benigni Alfred; Muhairwa, Amandus P. (Macrothink Institute, 2019)

The study was conducted to assess the effects of sweet potato leaves, roselle calyces and beetroot tubers on body weight, selected hematological and biochemical parameters in broiler chickens. Eighty four (84) broiler ...
The PCR identification of trypanosomes isolated from cattle and Glossina Spp. in wildlife-human-animal interface of Meatu District, North Eastern Tanzania

Malulu, Deusdedit J.; Tuntufye, Huruma N.; Temba, Benigni A.; Kimbita, Elikira N.; Malele, Imna. I; Kinung’hi, Safari; Nyingilili, Hamisi S.; Mbilu, Togolai; Kaboya, Josephat S.; Lyaruu, Eugene (JAVR, 2019)

African trypanosomes are etiological agents of trypanosomosis transmitted by tsetse flies (Glossina spp). Thus, identifying them in vectors and hosts together with their classification into species, sub species is crucial ...
Curcumin-based photosensitization inactivates aspergillus flavus and reduces aflatoxin B1 in maize kernels

Temba, Benigni A.; Fletcher, Mary T.; Fox, Glen P.; Harvey, Jagger; Okoth, Sheila A.; Sultanbawa, Yasmina (ELSEVIER, 2019)

Different methods have been applied in controlling contamination of foods and feeds by the carcinogenic fungal toxin, aflatoxin, but nevertheless the problem remains pervasive in developing countries. Curcumin is a ...
Tools for defusing a major global food and feed safety risk: non biological postharvest procedures to decontaminate mycotoxins in foods and feeds

Temba, Benigni A.; Sultanbawa, Yasmina; Kriticos, Darren J.; Fox, Glen P.; Harvey, Jagger J. W.; Fletcher, Mary T. (American Chemical Society, 2016)

Mycotoxin contamination of foods and animal feeds is a worldwide problem for human and animal health. Controlling mycotoxin contamination has drawn the attention of scientists and other food and feed stakeholders all over ...
Inactivation of aspergillus flavus spores by curcumin-mediated photosensitization

Temba, Benigni A.; Fletcher, Mary T.; Fox, Glen P.; Harvey, Jagger J. W. (ELSEVIER, 2016)

Minimizing fungal infection is essential to the control of mycotoxin contamination of foods and feeds but many potential control methods are not without their own safety concerns for the consumers. Photo dynamic inactivation ...
Accessibility and use of information and communication tools among farmers for improving chicken production in Morogoro municipality, Tanzania

Temba, B. A.; Kajuna, F. K.; Pango, G. S.; Benard, R (Livestock Research for Rural Development, 2016)

Obtaining correct and appropriate extension services is an important aspect of maximizing production among farmers. This is a cross sectional study carried out to assess the use of information and communication tools (ICTs) ...
The prevalence of leptospira species in fresh water fish in selected areas of Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania

Alexander, M. N. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2018)

Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonotic disease of world wide public health importance. Rodents are major reservoirs of leptospira although wetland and aquatic migratory birds also carry and transmit leptospira. Studies ...
Molecular detection and evolutionary characteristics of recently recovered serotypes a and o foot-and-mouth disease viruses in selected areas of Tanzania

Julieth, E. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2020)

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious disease that infects cloven hoofed animals. FMD is caused by FMD virus (FMDV), a picornavirus with a positive sense single stranded RNA genome of about 8.5 kb in size. ...
Toxoplasma gondii infection among outpatients attending Dodoma regional referral hospital in central Tanzania: prevalence and associated risk factors in central Tanzania

Lema, G. B (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2020)

Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic zoonotic disease caused by coccidian intracellular protozoan parasite, Toxoplasma gondii. The parasite is ubiquitous and infects almost all warm blooded animals including humans. Primary ...
Indiscriminate use of agro-verinary pesticides and susceptibility status of xenopsylla cheopis (family: pulicidae) in plague endemic foci in Tanzania

Rugalema, G. P (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2020)

The control of rodent-borne fleas, which play major role in the transmission of plague, is the mainstay of plague control. The application of chemical insecticides forms the most powerful and widely used control measure. ...
Genetic characterization of treponema pallidum isolates and detection of viruses of human health relevance in Free-ranging non-human primates of Tanzania

Chuma, I.S (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2020)

Treponema pallidum is a group of non-cultivable spiral bacteria that cause treponematoses in humans in Europe and non-human primates (NHPs) since 1490s and 1960s, respectively. In humans, T. pallidum pallidum causes ...
Arbovirus infections in aedes mosquitoes at the interface of human-livestock-wildlife ecosystem in Kilosa district, Tanzania

Machelle, I. S (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2020)

Arboviruses refer to a group of viruses, which are transmitted by arthropods including mosquitoes and ticks. The objective of this study was to determine mosquito transmission potential of arboviruses at the interface ...
Evaluation of innate immunity to newcastle disease in selected free-range local chicken ecotypes in Tanzania

Mushi, J. R (2020)

Newcastle disease (ND) is a major problem in poultry husbandry, causing tremendous losses to farmers in Tanzania. The problem is even bigger in the extensive free-range management system practices for free-range local ...
Southern Africa Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance (SACIDS)

Mgaya, F. X (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2020)

The current study was carried out to determine the occurrence of multiple drug resistant, resistance profiles and extended spectrum beta lactamase producing Escherichia coli in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. A total of 384 raw ...
Chikungunya knowledge, attitude, and practices and its Transmission indices in Tanga city, north-eastern Tanzania

Msolla, M.J (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2020)

Chikungunya is among the important re-emerging arboviral disease caused by Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an alphavirus belonging to Togaviridae family. Since the first outbreak in Tanganyika (now Tanzania) in 1952/53, several ...
Prevalence and antimicrobial profiles of staphylococcus Aureus isolated from raw bovine milk in dairy and pastoral Farms of Morogoro, Tanzania

Evans, N. K (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2020)

Staphylococcus aureus is an economic significant bacterium in dairy industry that can be spread to humans through consumption of raw milk causing foodborne infections. Severity of S. aureus infections either in animals ...
Exclusive breast feeding and its determinants in Yaounde Cameroon: a retrospective survival analysis

Akah gloria, N. O (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2020)

Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) of infants for the first six months of life is now considered a global public health goal that is linked to reduction of morbidity and mortality in infants especially in developing countries. ...

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