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Characterization and thermostabilization of avibacterium paragallinarum candidate strains with potential use as candidate vaccine strains in Tanzania

Chota, Andrew Claud (Sokoine University Of Agriculture, 2013)

This study was conducted to isolate, characterize, thermostabilize and develop an easier and cheap technique for preparation of inactivated and live vaccines against Infectious coryza (IC). Fifty six (56) samples were ...
Screening for foot and mouth disease virus in buffaloes and cattle in selected livestock-wildlife interface areas of Tanzania

Peter, Emma (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2013)

Rapid and accurate diagnosis is paramount in understanding the infection status of foot and-mouth disease (FMD) virus (FMDV) in animals. In this study, the singleplex real time RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) assay employing the Callahan ...
Biological activity of extracts from commiphora swynnertonii against microbes of veterinary importance in chickens

Bakari, Gaymary George (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2013)

Studies were carried out to establish ethno-botanical information and biological activities of crude extracts from Commiphora swynnertonii against selected microbes of veterinary importance in chickens. Initially, a ...
Spatial and temporal distribution of foot and mouth disease virus in the eastern zone of Tanzania

Mwanandota, Julius Joseph (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2013)

This study was conducted to establish the spatial and temporal distribution of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus (FMDV) serotypes and evaluate the awareness of people on FMD in the eastern zone of Tanzania. Both observational ...
Coenurosis in slab-slaughtered sheep and goats in Ngorongoro district: prevalence and predisposing factors of the disease

Miran, Miran Bushelegi (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2013)

Taenia multiceps is a worldwide in distribution which inhabits the small intestine of dogs, foxes, coyotes and jackals. However, until recently, there were no reports of the occurrence of Taenia multiceps associated ill ...
Epidemiological study of rift valley fever virus in Kigoma, Tanzania

Kifaro, Emmanuel George (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2013)

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an acute, zoonotic viral disease, caused by a Phlebovirus belonging to the Bunyaviridae family. RVF virus (RVFV) historically has been responsible for large explosive outbreaks of severe human ...
Studies on the prevalance of east coast fever among cattle in Kilosa district

Tarimo, Mary Aloyce (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2013)

The most important bovine theilerial species in sub-Saharan Africa, Theileria parva, causes widespread morbidity and mortality in endemic areas. A study was conducted in Kilosa District, Morogoro Region, to determine sero ...
Genetic Diversity of Rice (Oryza sativa l.) Landraces conserved at the National Genebank as revealed by simple sequence repeat (SSR) DNA markers

Mausa, Emmanuel Abrahamu (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2014)

There is high degree of rice diversity in Tanzania. Increased human population pressure and activities has caused the population of wild rice to disappear at alarming rate. NPGRC collected over 125 accessions of rice ...
Prevalence of plasmodium infection and accuracy of diagnostic tests for malaria infection in children under five in the health zone of Mont Ngafula1, an endemic area for malaria in Kinshasa, DRC

Tevuzula, Vivi Maketa (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2014)

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the five countries that carry half of the global disease burden. Yet, malaria is an entirely preventable and treatable disease, when currently recommended interventions are ...
Foot-and-mouth disease seroprevalence and socioeconomic impact in relation to animal movements in selected wildlife-livestock interface and non interface areas of Tanzania

Mdetele, Daniel Pius (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2014)

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is an acute, highly contagious viral infection of domestic and wild cloven-hoofed animals. In Tanzania the disease is known to be endemic with periodic outbreaks occurring in different geographical ...
Prevalence of antimicrobial resistance and characterization of fecal indicator bacteria and staphylococcus aureus from farm animals, wildlife, pets and humans in Tanzania

Katakweba, Abdul Ahmed Selemani (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2014)

This thesis is prepared according to “Publishable manuscript” format of the Sokoine University of Agriculture. It is divided into four sections; the first section presents introduction, problem statement, objectives, ...
The prevalence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolated from raw bovine milk in the Morogoro municipality, Tanzania

Mohammed, Jibril (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2015)

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have the ability to cause superficial skin infections and occasionally causes invasive and serious diseases. This study was performed in a cross sectional design to determine ...
Investigating the perfomance of lateral flow devices in diagnosis and genetic characterization of foot and mouth disease virus in Tanzania

Raphael, Paulo Fupi (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2015)

A study on rapid detection and diagnosis of foot and mouth disease (FMD) field outbreaks was carried out in field settings using a Svanodip® foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV)- antigen (Ag) test lateral flow device (LFD) ...
Studies on spirometra species isolate from Minjingu and seroprevalence of human sparganosis in selected Districts of Manyara and Arusha regions,Tanzania

Kavana, Nicholas Jairo (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2015)

The genus Spirometra belongs to the order Pseudophyllidea and family Diphyllobothridea. The aim of the present study was to determine the complete life cycle of the tapeworm Spirometra and characterize the parasite using ...
Molecular characterization of African Swine fever virus in selected areas of Northern and Southern Tanzania during 2014 outbreaks

Mauya, Pendo Vincent (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2015)

African swine fever virus (ASFV) is a large double stranded DNA virus of Asfarviridae family that causes African swine fever (ASF), a highly contagious and fatal hemorrhagic disease of domestic pigs. African swine fever ...
Mosquito abundance and molecular detection of arboviruses in Kyela district, Tanzania

Ntagereka, Patrick Bisimwa (Sokoine University of Agriculture., 2015)

Arboviruses belong to various families of viruses that are transmitted by arthropods, mainly mosquitoes and ticks causing clinical disease symptoms in humans ranging from febrile illnesses to hemorrhagic fevers. A systematic ...
The spectrum of bacteria causing urinary tract infection among pregnant women attending Sabasaba clinic and their susceptibility to antimicrobial agents

Matalingana, Ramadhan Ally (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2015)

Urinary tract infections (UTI) during pregnancy can lead to serious obstetric complications, poor maternal and perinatal outcomes. The purpose of this study was to determinethe prevalence of bacterial UTI in pregnant women ...
A study of the economic and political drivers of foot-and-mouth disease control in Tanzania

Ndhlovu, Gloria (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2016)

The Livestock sector plays a vital role in the economies of many developing countries. It provides food, income, employment and possibly foreign exchange. Consumption and trade of livestock and livestock products in ...
Assessment of the epidemiological status,seroprevalence and molecular detection of Peste des Petits Ruminants in goats and sheep along Tanzania-Malawi Border

Kamwendo, Gladson Chikaiko (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2016)

Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a highly contagious viral animal disease that impact negatively on food security of livestock keepers in Africa due to its fast spread and death of small ruminants. The disease was first ...
Inter – epidemic transmission of rift valley fever virus in Ngorongoro District, Northern Tanzania

Mhina, Athanas Dustan (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2016)

Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) causes an acute Rift Valley fever (RVF) disease in humans and domestic ruminants whose occurrence assumes an epidemic pattern in most cases. Understanding the maintenance of RVFV in susceptible ...

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