• Quantitative analysis of risk factors associated with brucellosis in livestock in the Katavi-Rukwa ecosystem, Tanzania 

  Assenga, J A; Matemba, E L; Malakalinga, J J; Muller, S K; Kazwala, R R (Springer.com, 2015-11-12)

  t Brucellosis is a neglected contagious bacterial diseaseofpublichealthand economicimportance.Nevertheless, its spread is not well known to many livestock farmers. Unmatched case control study was carried out to identify ...
• Population dynamics and breeding patterns of multimammate mouse, Mastomysnatalensis (Smith1834), inirrigated rice fields in Eastern Tanzania 

  Mulungu, L S; Ngowo, V; Mdangi, M; Katakweba, S A; Tesha, P; Mrosso, P F; Mchomvu, M; Sheyo, P M; Kilonzo, S B (Willey online library, 2012-06-21)

  Multimammate mice are the most important vertebrate pests in Sub-Saharan Africa and are also reservoirs of many zoonotic diseases, including sylvan plague. This study investigated the population dynamics and breeding ...
• Relationship between sampling intensity and precision for estimating damage to maize caused by rodents 

  Mulungu, Loth S.; Massawe, Apia W.; Makundi, Rhodes H.; Leirs, Herwing (Blackwell Publishing and IOZ/CAS, 2007)

  In this study we aimed to determine the relationship between sampling intensity and precision for estimating rodent damage. We used the systematic row sampling technique to provide data to achieve precision and accuracy ...
• Contribution of land use to rodent flea load distribution in the plague endemic area of Lushoto District, Tanzania 

  Hieronimo, Proches; Kihupi, Nganga I.; Kimaro, Didas N.; Gulinck, Hubert; Mulungu, Loth S.; Msanya, B. M.; Leirs, Herwing; Deckers, Jozef A. (Sokoine University of Agriculture,, 2014-07-01)

  Fleas associated with different rodent species are considered as the major vectors of bubonic plague, which is still rampant in different parts of the world. The objective of this study was to investigate the contribution ...
• Comparative Study of Population Dynamics and Breeding Patterns of Mastomys natalensis in System Rice Intensification (SRI) and Conventional Rice Production in Irrigated Rice Ecosystems in Tanzania 

  Loth, Mulungu S; Lopa, Happy; Mdangi, Mashak E (Sokoine University of Agriculture,, 2016-01-07)

  Mastomys natalensis is among the most important rodent pests in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study investigated the population dynamics and breeding patterns of this mouse in system rice intensification (SRI) and in ...
• Impact of spatio-temporal simulations of rat damageon yield of rice (Oryza sativa L.) and implications forrodent pest management 

  Mulungu, L, S.; Lagwen, P, P.; Mdangi, M, E.; Kilonzo, B, S.; Belmain, S, R. (Taylor & Francis Group, 2014-11)

  Rodents often damage crops throughout the growing season, from germination to harvest, thus making it difficult tounderstand the cumulative effects of rodent damage for crops such as rice that are able to partially compensate ...
• Control of rodent pests in rice cultivation 

  Brown, P. R; Htwe, N. M.; Mulungu, L. (Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited, 2017-01-01)
• Population dynamics and breeding patterns of multimammate mouse,Mastomys natalensis (Smith1834),inirrigatedricefieldsinEastern Tanzania 

  Mulungu, L S; Ngowo, V; Mdangi, M; Katakweba, A S; Tesha, P; Mrosso, P F; Mchomvu, M; Sheyo, P M; Kilonzo, B S (Willey Online Library, 2012-06-21)

  Multimammate mice are the most important vertebrate pests in Sub-Saharan Africa and are also reservoirs of many zoonotic diseases, including sylvan plague. This study investigated the population dynamics and breeding ...
• Food preferences of the multi-mammate mouse, Mastomys natalensis, in irrigated rice habitats in Tanzania 

  Mulungu, L S; Ngowo, v; Mdangi, M; Katakweba, S A; Tesha, P; Mrosso, F P; Mchomvu, M; Sheyo, P M; Kilonzo, B S (Taylor & Francis, 2014-01-16)

  We investigated the composition of the diet of the multi-mammate mouse, Mastomys natalensis, within irrigated rice and fallow field habitats at set time periods related to rice crop growth stages. In both habitats, ...
• Population dynamics and breeding patterns of Multi-mammate mouse, Mastomys natalensis (Smith 1834) in irrigated rice field in Eastern Tanzania 

  Mulungu, Loth; Ngowo, Victoria; Mdangi, Mashaka; Katakweba, Abdul; Tesha, Protas; Mrosso, Furaha; Mchomvu, Mary; Sheyoe, Paul; Kilonzo, Bukhet (Wiley Online Library, 2012-06-21)

  BACKGROUND: Multimammate mice are the most important vertebrate pests in Sub-Saharan Africa and are also reservoirs of many zoonotic diseases, including sylvan plague. This study investigated the population dynamics and ...
• Ecology of major rodent pest species in maize and rice cropping system in Eastern Uganda 

  Mayamba, Alex (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2020)

  Rodent pests cause significant losses on several cereal crops but more so on maize and rice crops and thus pose a threat to the food security in Uganda and the rest of East Africa. In order to develop an effective ...
• Pattern of ovulation in an ancient, solitary mole-rat lineage: Heliophobius argenteocinereus emini from Tanzania 

  Katandukila, J. V.; Ngalameno, M. K.; Mgode, G. F.; Bastos, A. D. S.; Bennett, N. C. (CORNELL UNIVERSITY, 2017)

  Heliophobius is an ancient subterranean rodent lineage within the family Bathyergidae, that displays seasonal breeding over a broad geographical range. In East Africa, reproduction in these solitary mole-rats has been ...
• Effectiveness of the domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus) urine extracts odour against commensal rodents 

  Mulungu, L. S.; Ngowo, V.; Mdangi, M. E.; Magadula, A. J. J.; Kapingu, M.; Mbukwa, E.; Mgina, C. A.; Mwatawala, M. W.; Kichuki, M.; Mwakalobo, A. S.; Mgode, G. F. (COSTECH, 2017)

  The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of an extract of cat urine odour as a repellant of commensal rodents in houses. Cat urine was drawn and stored frozen in universal bottles at -20 0 C until use. The ...
• Using giant african pouched rats to detect human tuberculosis: A review 

  Poling, A.; Mahoney, A.; Beyene, N.; Mgode, G.; Weetjens, B.; Cox, C.; Durgin, A. (Pan African Medical Journal, 2015-08-31)

  Despite its characteristically low sensitivity, sputum smear microscopy remains the standard for diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) in resource-poor countries. In an attempt to develop an alternative or adjunct to microscopy, ...
• Tuberculosis detection by pouched rats: Opportunities for reinforcement under low-prevalence conditions 

  Edwards, T. L.; Ellis, H.; Watkins, E. E.; Mulder, C.; Mgode, G.; Cox, C.; Poling, A. (2017 Elsevier B.V, 2017)

  Giant African pouched rats (Cricetomys ansorgei) have been employed successfully in two operational tuberculosis-detection projects in which they sniff sputum samples from symptomatic individuals who have visited ...
• Active tuberculosis detection by pouched rats in 2014: more than 2,000 new patients found in two countries 

  Poling, A.; Beyene, N.; Valverde, E.; Mulder, C.; Cox, C.; Mgode, G.; Edwards, T. L. (2016 Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 2016)

  Tuberculosis (TB) is a major problem in poor countries because sensitive diagnostic tools are unavail- able. In 2014, our pouched rats evaluated sputum from 21,600 Tanzanians and 9,048 Mozambicans whose sputum had ...
• Leptospirosis in sugarcane plantation and fishing communities in Kagera northwestern Tanzania 

  Mgode, G. F.; Japhary, M. M.; Mhamphi, G. G.; Kiwelu, I.; Athaide, I.; Machang’u, R. S. (PLOS/ Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019-05-31)

  Background Leptospirosis is a bacterial zoonotic disease of worldwide importance, though relatively neglected in many African countries including sub Saharan Africa that is among areas with high burden of this disease. ...
• Rapid molecular evolution of pain insensitivity in multiple African rodents 

  Eigenbrod, O.; Debus, K. Y.; Reznick, J.; Bennett, N. C.; Sánchez-Carranza, O.; Omerbašić, D.; Hart, D. W.; Barker, A. J.; Zhong, W.; Lutermann, H.; Katandukila, J. V.; Mgode, G.; Park, T. J.; Lewin, G. R. (Science sciencemag, 2019-05-31)

  Noxious substances, called algogens, cause pain and are used as defensive weapons by plants and stinging insects. We identified four previously unknown instances of algogen-insensitivity by screening eight African rodent ...
• Tuberculosis diagnostic technology: an African solution ... think rats 

  Mulder, C.; Mgode, G.; Reid, S. E. (AOSIS, 2017-03-31)

  Introduction Tuberculosis has now gained ranking alongside HIV as one of the two leading causes of death from infectious diseases worldwide. 1 In 2014, it was estimated that 1.5 million people died as a result of and ...
• Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of leptospirosis in slaughter pigs; a neglected public health risk, western Kenya 

  Ngugi, J. N.; Fèvre, E. M.; Mgode, G. F.; Obonyo, M.; Mhamphi, G. G.; Otieno, C. A.; Cook, E. A. J. (BMC Veterinary Research, 2019)

  Background: Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonosis of public health importance transmitted through contact with contaminated soil, water or urine of infected animals. In pigs the disease is characterized by abortion, still ...

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