• Assessment of semen quality parameters of three Tanzanian native chickens 

  Luvanga, Julius Donatus (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2022)

  Tanzania has a total chicken population of approximately 92.8 million, of which about 42.7 million are native breeds (Gallus gallus domesticus) and 50.1 million are exotic breeds kept primarily for commercial purposes. ...
• Challenges in the diagnosis of taenia solium cysticercosis and taeniosis in medical and veterinary settings in selected regions of Tanzania: a cross-sectional study 

  Mlowe, Fredy; Karimuribo, Esron; Mkupasi, Ernatus; Churi, Ayubu; Nyerere, Antony D.; Schmidt, Veronika; Ngowi, Helena; Winkler, Andrea S.; Mlangwa, James (Hindawi, 2022-06-30)

  Taenia solium (neuro) cysticercosis/taeniosis (TSCT) is a zoonotic disease complex. There is a perceived inefficient diagnosis of infections by either form, the adult pork tapeworm (taeniosis) and the larval stage of it ...
• Characterization of the reef-associated elasmobranchs fishery in Tanzania mainland 

  Rugabela, Rutaihwa Patrick (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2022)

  In Tanzania, coral reef-associated elasmobranchii fisheries are among the most important as they contribute significantly in small-scale subsistence (artisanal) category in some cases representing the major income for ...
• Comparative assessment of productive and reproductive performances of Mpwapwa breed cattle and its crosses 

  Mabruck, Mercy Maxwell (Sokoine University of Agricurture, 2022)

  Mpwapwa breed, an Indo-African composite dual-purpose cattle, is suitable for production in medium to low input production systems, established in Tanzania in 1960s with the breeding goal of 2,300 kg milk yield per 305-day ...
• Design of synthetic human gut microbiota ecosystem model for screening potential prebiotics from phytochemicals 

  Mabwi, Humphrey Andalo (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2022)

  The human gut microbiota (GM) is a complex and diverse microbial population that is integral to health maintenance. Mechanistic studies of human GM are limited due to its complexity with of over 1,000 species of ...
• Effects of heavy metals on bacterial growth, biochemical properties and antimicrobial susceptibility 

  Ngwewa, Faith (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2022)

  Heavy metals are metallic elements that occur naturally and have high atomic weights and densities that are five times greater than the density of water. Several studies have demonstrated that metal contamination in ...
• Species composition and genetic stock structure of elasmobranchs in the Indo - West Pacific Ocean 

  Simwanza, Rehema Joseph (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2022)

  Although Tanzania has prohibited the capture and sale of endangered elasmobranchs, there is a chance that the fish are traded in processed form because fish products in the country are traded in such forms. Therefore, ...
• The prospective of using plants with antifertility effects in controlling the rodent pest, mastomys natalensis 

  Mwangengwa, Lusekelo Msomba (Sokoine university of agriculture, 2022)

  The prolific nature of some rodents has been a significant threat to the livelihood and public health in sub-Saharan Africa escalating the use of rodenticides. Regrettably, rodent pests are increasingly becoming resistant ...
• Innovative approaches to brucellosis diagnosis 

  Lukambagire, Abdulhamid Settenda (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2022)

  Brucellosis is an endemic zoonotic disease of public health importance in many low- and middle-income countries. The main zoonotic species implicated in human infection however are Brucella melitensis, B. abortus and B. ...
• Development and evaluation of a reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid typing of serotype “o” foot-and-mouth disease virus in endemic settings of Tanzania 

  Njeru, Sarah Mueni (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2021)

  The foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is an economically important transboundary animal disease (TADs) affecting all cloven-hoofed animals. It is caused by foot-and- mouth disease virus (FMDV), which has seven antigenically ...
• Antibiotic resistance and virulence profiles of staphylococcus aureus and escherichia coli from rodents, humans and chicken coexisting in Karatu, Tanzania. 

  Sonola, V. S. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2022)

  Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a rapidly growing multifaceted problem which threatens global security, public health and the economy. Currently, about 700 000 humans worldwide lose lives annually due to AMR infections ...
• Prevalence and genotyping of human adenovirus among under-five children with acute febrile illnesses in Kasulu district, Kigoma, Tanzania 

  Masala, Mwinyi Benjamin (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2022)

  Respiratory tract infections are the most frequent presenting complaint accounting for up to 60% of children with acute febrile illnesses (AFI) seeking health care in Tanzania. The emergence of COVID-19 has increased the ...
• Effect of women empowerment on sustainable household food security: a case of Monduli district in Tanzania 

  Muhoze, Linda-Darlene (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2022)

  Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for active and healthy life. Food insecurity ...
• Risk factors and economic implications of African swine fever in the pig value chain in Songwe and Ruvuma Regions, Tanzania 

  Ngosomwile, Ntuli (Sokoine university of agriculture, 2022)

  African Swine Fever (ASF) is a highly contagious hemorrhagic disease of domestic and wild pigs. The disease has economic consequences not only to food security and people’s livelihoods but also on international trade as ...
• Molecular investigation of foot-and-mouth disease during the 2021 outbreak in Mvomero District, Morogoro. 

  Acsa, Igizeneza (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2021)

  Foot-and-mouth disease is a highly contagious infection of cloven hoofed animals. The disease is caused by an RNA virus from the genus Aphthovirus in the Picornaviridae family. Foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV) affect ...
• Incidence estimates of acute Q fever and spotted fever group rickettsioses, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, from 2007 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2014 

  Pisharody, Sruti; Rubach, Matthew P.; Carugati, Manuela; Nicholson, William L.; Perniciaro, Jamie L.; Biggs, Holly M.; Maze, Michael J.; Hertz, Julian T.; Halliday, Jo E. B.; Allan, Kathryn J.; Mmbaga, Blandina T.; Saganda, Wilbrod; Lwezaula, Bingileki F.; Kazwala, Rudovick R.; Cleaveland, Sarah; Maro, Venance P.; Crump, John A. (The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2022)

  Q fever and spotted fever group rickettsioses (SFGR) are common causes of severe febrile illness in north- ern Tanzania. Incidence estimates are needed to characterize the disease burden. Using hybrid surveillance—coupl ...
• Diversity among local chicken ecotypes in Tanzania. 

  Msoffe, Peter L. M. (Sokoine University of Agriculture., 2003)

  This study was conducted in order to establish the genetic and phenotypic diversity among nine local chicken ecotypes of Tanzania namely Ching’wekwe, Kuchi, Mbeya, Morogoro-medium, N’zenzegere, Pemba, Singamagazi, Tanga ...
• Risk factors associated with HIV/AIDS infection among itinerant women entrepreneurs in Mbeya city and Kyela district, Tanzania 

  Kirway, Jeremiah Norbert (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2009)

  The study to assess risk factors associated with HIV/AIDS infection among itinerant women entrepreneurs (IWE) was conducted in Mbeya City and Kyela District in Mbeya Region. Women in the two districts have trade links ...
• Urinalysis in companion animals : a urinary sediment, microbiology and protein study 

  Batamuzi, Emmanuel K. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 1996)

  This thesis is comprised of two parts, first is a general part which is an overview of the diagnostic methods for the diseases of the urinary system. The purpose of the general part is to bring together contemporary ...
• The evolutionary dynamics of genetic determinants of plasmodium falciparum resistance to sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (sp) in South Eastern Tanzania 

  Malisa, Allen Lewis (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2008)

  This study reports a systematic follow up of genetic changes in the genes encoding the dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) and dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS) enzymes of Plasmodium falciparum, in isolates from three rural ...

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