• In ovo antiviral potency of the leaf constituents of Tanzanian Toussaintia species against Infectious Bursal Disease Virus and Newcastle Disease Virus 

  Nyandoro, Stephen S; Msoffe, Peter L.M; Cosam, Joseph C; Nkunya, Mayunga H.H (2014-06)

  The chemical constituents of Toussantia orientalis and T. patriciae (Annonaceae) leaf extracts were evaluated for their antiviral activities in ovo against Infectious Bursal Disease Virus (IBDV) and Newcastle Disease ...
• Are we prepared for emerging and re-emerging diseases? experience and lessons from epidemics that occurred in Tanzania during the last five decades 

  Karimuribo, E.D; Mboera, L. E.G; Mbugi, Erasto; Simba, Azma; Kivaria, F. M; Mmbuji, Peter; Rweyemamu, M. M (2012-03)

  his paper reviews preparedness for containing and controlling emerging and re-emerging diseases drawing lessons from disease events that occurred in animal and human populations in the last five decades (1961-2011). A ...
• Molecular characterization of African swine fever virus from domestic pigs in northern Tanzania during an outbreak in 2013 

  Misinzo, Gerald; Kwavi, David E; Sikombe, Christopher D; Makange, Mariam; Peter, Emma; Muhairwa, Amandus P; Madege, Michael J (Springer Netherlands, 2014-10)

  African swine fever (ASF) is an acute, highly contagious and deadly viral hemorrhagic fever of domestic pigs caused by African swine fever virus (ASFV), a double-stranded DNA virus of the family Asfarviridae. In this study, ...
• Molecular characterization of foot-and-mouth disease viruses collected in Tanzania between 1967 and 2009 

  Kasanga, C. J; Wadsworth, J; Mpelumbe-Ngeleja, C. A. R; Sallu, R; Kivaria, F; Wambura, P. N; Yongolo, M. G. S; Rweyemamu, M. M; Knowles, N. J; King, D. P (Trans boundary and Emerging Disease, 2014-06-12)

  This paper describes the molecular characterization of foot-and-mouth disease viruses (FMDV) recovered from outbreaks in Tanzania that occurred between 1967 and 2009. A total of 44 FMDV isolates, containing representatives ...
• Epidemiological investigation into the introduction and factors for spread of Peste des Petits Ruminants, southern Tanzania: 

  Muse, Epaphras A; Karimuribo, Esron D; Misinzo, Gerald; Mellau, Lesakit SB; Msoffe, Peter LM; Gitao, George C; Swai, Emmanuel S (AOSIS, 2012-01)

  A study was carried out to confirm and identify sources and elucidate factors associated with the introduction of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) in southern Tanzania. This study was conducted in Tandahimba and Newala ...
• Heavy metals and organochlorine residues in water, sediments, and fish in aquatic ecosystems in urban and peri-urban areas in Tanzania 

  Mdegela, R; Braathen, M; Pereka, A; Mosha, R; Sandvik, M; Skaare, J (Springer, 2009-02-09)

  Heavy metals and organochlorine residues were determined in water, sediment, fish muscle, and freshwater shrimps from aquatic environments in urban and peri-urban areas in Morogoro, Tanzania. Most of the water samples ...
• A systematic review on integration mechanisms in human and animal health surveillance systems with a view to addressing global health security threats 

  George, Janeth; Häsler, Barbara; Mremi, Irene; Mboera, Leonard E. G; Rweyemamu, Mark; Mangwa, James (BMC, 2020-06)

  Background: Health surveillance is an important element of disease prevention, control, and management. During the past two decades, there have been several initiatives to integrate health surveillance systems using ...
• Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia vaccines: the need for improvements 

  Rweyemamu, M.M; Litamoi, J; Palya, V; Sylla, D (2004-01)

  Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) vaccines are routinely used only in Africa. The vaccines are usually produced from one of two strains (T1/44 and KH3J), each of which has a streptomycin-resistant variant. The ...
• Epidemiology of Leptospirosis in Africa: A systematic review of a neglected zoonosis and a paradigm for ‘one health’ in Africa 

  Allan, Kathryn J.; Biggs, Holly M.; Halliday, Jo E. B.; Kazwala, Rudovick R.; Maro, Venance P.; Cleaveland, Sarah; Crump, John A. (PLOS, 2015-09)

  Background Leptospirosis is an important but neglected bacterial zoonosis that has been largely overlooked in Africa. In this systematic review, we aimed to summarise and compare current knowledge of: (1) the geographic ...
• Retrospective study on sero-epidemiology of peste des petits ruminants before its official confirmation in Northern Tanzania in 2008 

  Karimuribo, E.D.; Loomu, P. M.; Mellau, L.S.B.; Swai, E.S. (Roavs, 2011)

  A retrospective sero-epidemiological investigation of Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) was carried out in Ngorongoro district, situated in northern part of Tanzania and bordering Kenya. The study involved collection ...
• Antimicrobial resistance in human and animal pathogens in Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique and Tanzania 

  Mshana, Stephen E; Matee, Mecky; Rweyemamu, Mark (Annals of clinical microbiology and Antimicrobials, 2013-12)

  A review of the published and unpublished literature on bacterial resistance in human and animals was performed. Sixty-eight articles/reports from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia ...
• Incursions of foot-and mouth disease virus into Europe between 1985 and 2006 date of issue: 

  Valarcher, J; Leforban, Y; Rweyemamu, M; Roeder, P; Gerbie, G; Mackay, D; Paton, D (Blackwell Verlag, 2008)

  Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is one of the biggest threats to animal health in European countries. In the last 22 years (1985–2006), FMD has occurred 37 times in 14 European countries. Serotype O was most frequently ...
• Incidence and distribution of Foot-and-mouth disease in Asia, Africa and South America; combining expert opinion, official disease information and livestock populations to assist risk assessment 

  Sumption, K; Rweyemamu, M; Wint, W (Blackwell Verlag, 2008)

  Risk assessment procedures frequently require quantitative data on the preva- lence of the disease in question. Although most countries are members of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), the importance attached ...
• Planning for the progressive control of foot-and-mouth disease worldwide 

  Rweyemamu, M; Roede, P; MacKay, D; Sumption, K; Brownlie, J; Leforban, Y (Blackwell Verlag, 2008)

  In the wake of on-going successful programmes for global eradication of rin- derpest and the current effort to contain the spread of avian influenza, the pro- gressive world-wide control of FMD must be regarded as a major ...
• Culturing circular ssDNA viruses for the production of vaccines Inventors 

  Meerts, Peter; Nauwynck, Hans; Misinzo, Gerald (2007-11-27)

  The present invention relates to the use of interferon in the in vitro cultivation of animal circular ssDNA virus such as Porcine Circovirus 2 or human TT virus in an animal cell line. Increased titres of animal circular ...
• Evaluation of the gill filament-based EROD assay in African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) as a monitoring tool for waterborne PAH-type contaminants 

  Mdegela, Robinson; Myburgh, Jan; Correia, Dacia; Braathen, Marte; Ejobi, Francis; Botha, Christo; Sandvik, Morten; Skaare, Janneche Utne (Springer, 2005-05-15)

  The ability of African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) in inducing cytochrome P-450 class 1A (CYP1A) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) biomarkers was determined in liver and gill filaments after 4 days of ...
• A socio-economic approach to one health policy research in Southern Africa 

  Lyamuya, Eligius; Rushton, Jonathan; Coker, Richard; Kock, Richard; Kayunze, Kim A.; Kiwara, Angwara D.; Kambarage, Dominic M.; Coker, Richard; Rweyemamu, Mark M. (2012-06)

  One-health approaches have started being applied to health systems in some countries in controlling infectious diseases in order to reduce the burden of disease in humans, livestock and wild animals collaboratively. ...
• Inhibition of endosome-lysosome system acidification enhances porcine circovirus 2 infection of porcine epithelial cells 

  Misinzo, Gerald; Delputte, Peter L; Nauwynck, Hans J (American Society for Microbiology, 2008-02)

  Recently, Misinzo et al. (G. Misinzo, P. Meerts, M. Bublot, J. Mast, H. M. Weingartl, and H. J. Nauwynck, J. Gen. Virol. 86:2057-2068, 2005) reported that inhibiting endosome-lysosome system acidification reduced porcine ...
• Forty-­two years of responding to ebola virus outbreaks in Sub-­Saharan Africa: a review 

  Rugarabamu, Sima; Mboera, Leonard; Rweyemamu, Mark; Mwanyika, Gaspary; Lutwama, Julius; Paweska, Janusz; Misinzo, Gerald (BMJ Global Health, 2020-01)

  Ebola virus disease (EVD) is one of the deadliest haemorrhagic fevers affecting humans and non-­ human primates. Thirty-­four outbreaks have been reported in Africa since it was first recognised in 1976. This review analysed ...
• Exploring local knowledge and perceptions on zoonoses among pastoralists in northern and eastern Tanzania 

  Mangesho, Peter Ernest; Neselle, Moses Ole; Karimuribo, Esron D; Mlangwa, James E; Queenan, Kevin; Mboera, Leonard E. G; Rushton, Jonathan; Kock, Richard; Häsler, Barbara; Kiwara, Angwara; Rweyemamu, Mark (PLOS, 2017-02)

  Zoonoses account for the most commonly reported emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, there is limited knowledge on how pastoral com- munities perceive zoonoses in relation to their ...

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