Life sciences and Bio-engineering: Recent submissions
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Extinction and persistence of lumpy skin disease: a deep learning framework for parameter estimation and model simulation
(Springer Nature Link, 2024-12-31)Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) of cattle, an infectious and fatal viral ailment, poses a significant challenge to the farming sector due to its economic impact. A deterministic Susceptible-Exposed-Infectious-Recovered-Susceptible ... -
Curbing the major and growing threats from invasive alien species is urgent and achievable
(Nature Publishing Group UK, 2024-06-03)Although invasive alien species have long been recognized as a major threat to nature and people, until now there has been no comprehensive global review of the status, trends, drivers, impacts, management and governance ... -
Assessing the Ethnobotanical Uses, Harvesting Practices, and Conservation Awareness of Warburgia ugandensis in Northern Tanzania
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2024-12-09)Warburgia ugandensis is unsustainably harvested commercially, threatening its survival and potentially leading to local extinction in its native range areas in Northern Tanzania. Our study aimed to assess the extent of ... -
Multiporate Poaceae pollen grains observed in the recent fossil record from the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem and Lake Victoria region
(Elsevier, 2025-02-01)The analysis of fossil pollen from sediments is used to understand past vegetation and land cover variability. The observations of multiporate Poaceae pollen from sediments have received little attention in the literature ... -
Roles of Maasai Alalili Systems in Sustainable Conservation of Fodder Species of East African Rangelands
(Elsevier, 2025-01-01)Alalili systems are among the indigenous rangeland management strategies that face pressures from unsustainable land use practices and impacts of climate change. We aimed to establish the vascular fodder plants' composition ... -
The relationship between feeding practices and stunting among children under two years in Tanzania mainland: a mixed-method approach
(Springer Nature, 2024-10-28)Background Proper infant and young child feeding practices have gained attention over the years as one of the interventions to reduce childhood stunting. However, there is still a gap in research to determine these ... -
Elevated viral small RNA profiling in cassava cultivars suppress the occurrence of Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD)
(Elsevier, 2024-03)Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD), caused by cassava brown streak virus (CBSV) and; Ugandan cassava brown streak virus (UCBSV) causes the most destructive cassava disease in Tanzania. Thus, breeders urgently need ... -
Empirical and model-based evidence for a negligible role of cattle in peste des petits ruminants virus transmission and eradication
(Nature Publishing Group UK, 2024-08-03)Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) is a multi-host pathogen with sheep and goats as main hosts. To investigate the role of cattle in the epidemiology of PPR, we simulated conditions similar to East African zero-grazing ... -
Seroprevalence of bovine brucellosis and associated risk factors among smallholder dairy cattle farmers in Hai and Meru District Councils Northern Tanzania.
(CrossMark, 2023-12-30)Brucellosis is an endemic zoonotic disease caused by a facultative intracellular gram-negative bacterium of the genus Brucella. This study was carried out to establish the current status of brucellosis and possible associated ... -
Epidemiology of brucellosis in smallholder dairy cattle in Hai and Meru Districts, Northern Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2024-06)Brucellosis is an endemic zoonotic disease in most developing countries caused by a facultative intracellular gram-negative bacterium of the genus Brucella. Brucellosis is one of the six priority zoonotic diseases in ... -
HIV viral suppression and risk of viral rebound in patients on antiretroviral therapy: a two- year retrospective cohort study in Northern Tanzania
(Springer Nature Link, 2024-04-11)Background The world is moving towards the third target of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS to ensure most people receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) are virologically suppressed. Little is known about ... -
Factors associated with poor compliance to rabies post-exposure prophylaxis among dog bite victims in Maswa District in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
(Public health, 2024-05-22)Introduction: administering rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) in a timely and appropriate manner remains the most fundamental measure for preventing human rabies. However, a number of barriers to accessing and ... -
Characterization of population connectivity for enhanced cross-border surveillance of yellow fever at Mutukula and Namanga borders in Tanzania
(Elsevier, 2024-12)Objectives Yellow fever (YF) remains a public health threat in Sub-Saharan Africa and South America, with an estimated 200,000 cases and 30,000 deaths annually. Although the World Health Organization considers Tanzania ... -
Seroprevalence and molecular analysis of yellow fever virus in mosquitoes at Namanga and Mutukula borders in Tanzania
(Elsevier, 2025-01-01)Objectives Yellow fever (YF) is a major public health concern, particularly in Africa and South America. This study aimed to detect YF in human and mosquito samples to understand transmission dynamics in the Tanzania–Uganda ... -
Unlocking nature’s pharmacy: Euphorbia hirta (L.) as a potent defense against Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in Tanzania
(Elsevier, 2024)Background Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common bacterial infections, primarily caused by Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae, both of which have mostly developed resistance to various antibiotics. ... -
The effect of Helichrysum shrub encroachment on orchids in a tropical, montane grassland ecosystem, Tanzania
(CSIRO PUBLISHING, 2024-11-08)Context Although shrub encroachment is a common phenomenon in grasslands, which often suppress co-existing herbaceous plants, little is known about how encroaching native shrubs affect endemic and threatened orchid ... -
Status and future prospects for mobile phone-enabled diagnostics in Tanzania
(PLOS, 2024-08-09)Introduction Diagnosis is a key step towards the provision of medical intervention and saving lives. However, in low- and middle-income countries, diagnostic services are mainly centralized in large cities and are costly. ... -
Prevalence of Taenia solium cysticercosis in domestic pigs following albendazole deworming intervention in rural communities of Mbulu district, Tanzania
(Elsevier, 2024-09)Taeniosis and cysticercosis are infections caused by cestodes, Taenia solium is among them. T.solium neurocysticercosis accounts for 30% of acquired epilepsy in human in developing countries. This study was carried out to ... -
Implementation of One Health Approach in Tanzania: Strengths and Challenges
(CABI Digital Library, 2024-06-26)One Health (OH) approach has recently been defined by the OH High-Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP) as an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals, and ecosystems. ... -
Climate smart agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa: Review of the potentials for maize and common beans smallholder farmers in semi-arid areas
(INNSpub, 2024-08)Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is an alternative approach to tackle food insecurity under climate change conditions. Its credibility is gaining wide acceptance to double food production to feed the growing population in ...
