• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• Ectoparasites of free ranging local chickens in urban and peri-urban areas of Morogoro municipality, Tanzania 

  Materu, Adrian E; Mkhandi, Jastin W (Research Gate, 2022)

  A free range system of poultry production is an important economical investment to most of the poor farmers as a source of income and protein, however it faces several challenges including parasitic diseases such as ...
• A survey on ectoparasites and endoparasites of African pygmy hedgehogs (Atelerix albiventris) in urban and suburban areas of Morogoro municipal, Tanzania 

  Materu, Adrian E; Ndunguru, Max C; Ngayabosha, Nathanael J (Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 2022-08-06)

  The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of ectoparasites and endoparasites of the African pygmy hedgehogs in Morogoro municipality, Tanzania. A total of 20 African pygmy hedgehogs were captured during the ...
• Distribution of infectious endogenous retroviruses invading mixed and breeding cats. 

  Ngo, Minh; Soma, T; Endo, T; Makundi, Isaac; Miyake, A; Nga, B; Nguyen, H; Arnal, M; Fernandez, D; Nishigaki, K; Hatoya, S; Deshapriya, R; Kawasaki, J (SpringerLink, 2020)

  Endogenous retroviruses of domestic cats (ERV-DCs) are members of the genus Gammaretrovirus that infect domestic cats (Felis silvestris catus). Uniquely, domestic cats harbor replication-competent proviruses such as ERV-DC10 ...
• Occurrence of staphylococcus aureus in fresh Indian mackerel fish 

  Ali, F. S; Lupindu, A.M; Mdegela, R.H; Mmoch, A.J (Tanzania Veterinary Journal, 2019)

  Fish provide important protein to human population. The procedures to preserve and maintain quality of fish from fishing until consumption can play a role in contamination with pathogens. Consumption of contaminated sea ...
• Feline foamy virus transmission in tsushima leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus) on Tsushima island, Japan 

  AbuEed, Loai; Makundi, Isaac; Miyake, Ariko; Kawasaki, Junna; Minoura, Chisa; Koshida, Yushi; Nishigaki, Kazuo (MDPI, 2023-03-24)

  Tsushima leopard cats (TLC; Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus) only inhabit Tsushima Island, Nagasaki, Japan and are critically endangered and threatened by infectious diseases. The feline foamy virus (FFV) is widely ...
• Direct detection of brucella species in blood clots from live- stock in Northern Tanzania 

  AbdulHamid, S. Lukambagire; Akoko, James M.; Mathew, Coletha; Sambu, Rosamystica M.; Mwampashi, Raphael R.; Yapi, Richard; Amani, Nelson B.; Njau, Judith S.; Bonfoh, Bassirou; Shirima, Gabriel M.; Mmbaga, Blandina T.; Kasanga, Christopher J.; Katani, Robab; Halliday, Jo E.B.; Kazwala, Rudovick R. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2021)

  Brucellosis is an endemic zoonotic disease of public health priority in many sub-Saharan countries, where robust tools for detection of Brucella in animal populations are needed for sur- veillance. Blood collected from ...
• Occurence of aspergillus flavus and aspergillus parasiticus in stored maize in Morogoro Municipality and Makambako district,Tanzania 

  Makundi, Isaac; Mabruki, Fadhili; Temba, Benigni (Sokoine University of Agriculture., 2022-10-05)

  Maize is an important cash and food crop grown in Tanzania and other parts of the world. The crop is susceptible to fungal infestation and subsequent mycotoxins contamination that negatively affects human and animal health ...
• Identification of felis catus gammaherpesvirus 1 in Tsushima leopard cats (prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus) on Tsushima island, Japan 

  Makundi, Isaac; Koshida, Yushi; Endo, Yasuyuki; Nishigaki, Kazuo (MDPI, 2018-07-19)

  Felis catus gammaherpesvirus 1 (FcaGHV1) is a widely endemic infection of domestic cats. Current epidemiological data identify domestic cats as the sole natural host for FcaGHV1. The Tsushima leopard cat (TLC; Prionailurus ...
• Knowledge, awareness and post-harvest practices predisposing stored maize to aflatoxin contamination in Morogoro municipality and Makambako district, Tanzania 

  Makundi, Isaac; Mabruki, Fadhili; Temba, Benigni A. (Science and Education Publishing, 2022-07-01)

  Aflatoxin contamination in maize by Aspergillus species negatively affects the quality of food, economy as well as human and animal health worldwide and is hence a globally growing public health problem. This study aimed ...
• “Visiting old, learn new”: taxonomical overview of chiropteran trypanosomes from the morphology to the genes 

  Sato, Hiroshi; Mafie, Eliakunda (Springer, 2022-01-02)

  Bats (the order Chiroptera) account for more than 20% of all mammalian species in the world; remarkably, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight using their wing-like forelimbs. Since the beginning ...

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