• Antigenic differences among porcine circovirus type 2 strains, as demonstrated by the use of monoclonal antibodies 

  Lefebvre, D. J.; Costers, S.; Doorsselaere, J. V.; Misinzo, G.; Delputte, P. L.; Nauwynck, H. J. (Journal of General Virology, 2008)

  This study examined whether antigenic differences among porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV-2) strains could be detected using monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). A subtractive immunization protocol was used for the genotype 2 ...
• Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus entry into the porcine macrophage 

  Breedam, W. V.; Delputte, P. L.; Van Gorp, H.; Misinzo, G.; Vanderheijden, N.; Duan, X.; Nauwynck, H. J. (Journal of General Virology, 2010)

  Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) emerged in the late 1980s and rapidly became one of the most significant viral pathogens in the swine industry. In vivo, the virus shows a very narrow cell ...
• Replication kinetics of different porcine circovirus 2 strains in PK-15 cells, fetal cardiomyocytes and macrophages 

  Meerts, P.; Misinzo, G.; McNeilly, F.; Nauwynck, H. J. (2005)

  In this in vitro study, the replication kinetics of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) in porcine alveolar macrophages (PAM) and fetal cardiomyocytes (FCM), two target cells in vivo, was compared with that in PK-15 cells. ...
• Partial genetic characterization of peste des petits ruminants virus from goats in northern and eastern Tanzania 

  Kgotlele, T.; Macha, E. S.; Kasanga, C. J.; Kusiluka, L. J. M.; Karimuribo, E. D.; Doorsselaere, J. V.; Wensman, J. J.; Munir, M.; Misinzo, G. (Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2014)

  Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is an acute viral disease of small ruminants. The disease was first reported in Tanzania in 2008 when it was confined to the Northern Zone districts bordering Kenya. The present study was ...
• Preliminary investigation on presence of peste des petits ruminants in Dakawa, Mvomero district, Morogoro region, Tanzania 

  Kgotlele, T.; Kasanga, C. J.; Kusiluka, L. J. M.; Misinzo, G. (2014)

  Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is an acute viral disease of small ruminants characterised by the sudden onset of depression, fever, oculonasal discharges, sores in the mouth, foulsmelling diarrhoea and death. For many ...

• Antigenic differences among porcine circovirus type 2 strains, as demonstrated by the use of monoclonal antibodies 

  Lefebvre, D. J.; Costers, S.; Doorsselaere, J. V.; Misinzo, G.; Delputte, P. L.; Nauwynck, H. J. (Journal of General Virology, 2008)

  This study examined whether antigenic differences among porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV-2) strains could be detected using monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). A subtractive immunization protocol was used for the genotype 2 ...
• Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus entry into the porcine macrophage 

  Breedam, W. V.; Delputte, P. L.; Van Gorp, H.; Misinzo, G.; Vanderheijden, N.; Duan, X.; Nauwynck, H. J. (Journal of General Virology, 2010)

  Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) emerged in the late 1980s and rapidly became one of the most significant viral pathogens in the swine industry. In vivo, the virus shows a very narrow cell ...
• Replication kinetics of different porcine circovirus 2 strains in PK-15 cells, fetal cardiomyocytes and macrophages 

  Meerts, P.; Misinzo, G.; McNeilly, F.; Nauwynck, H. J. (2005)

  In this in vitro study, the replication kinetics of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) in porcine alveolar macrophages (PAM) and fetal cardiomyocytes (FCM), two target cells in vivo, was compared with that in PK-15 cells. ...
• Partial genetic characterization of peste des petits ruminants virus from goats in northern and eastern Tanzania 

  Kgotlele, T.; Macha, E. S.; Kasanga, C. J.; Kusiluka, L. J. M.; Karimuribo, E. D.; Doorsselaere, J. V.; Wensman, J. J.; Munir, M.; Misinzo, G. (Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2014)

  Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is an acute viral disease of small ruminants. The disease was first reported in Tanzania in 2008 when it was confined to the Northern Zone districts bordering Kenya. The present study was ...
• Preliminary investigation on presence of peste des petits ruminants in Dakawa, Mvomero district, Morogoro region, Tanzania 

  Kgotlele, T.; Kasanga, C. J.; Kusiluka, L. J. M.; Misinzo, G. (2014)

  Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is an acute viral disease of small ruminants characterised by the sudden onset of depression, fever, oculonasal discharges, sores in the mouth, foulsmelling diarrhoea and death. For many ...
• Seroprevalence of leptospira infection from agro pastoralist communities in Katavi ecosystem, Tanzania 

  Muller, S. K.; Asenga, L. F.; Matemba, L.; Misinzo, G.; Kazwala, R. (2014-04-14)

  Background: Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonotic disease of worldwide public health importance which affects both humans, domestic and wildlife. Our previous study in Katavi ecosystem showed that prevalence of leptospirosis ...
• Correlation between the presence of neutralizing antibodies against porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) and protection against replication of the virus and development of PCV2-associated disease 

  Meerts, P.; Misinzo, G.; Lefebvre, D.; Nielsen, J.; Bøtner, A.; Kristensen, C. S.; Nauwynck, H. J. (2006-01-30)

  Background: In a previous study, it was demonstrated that high replication of Porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) in a gnotobiotic pig was correlated with the absence of PCV2-neutralizing antibodies. The aim of the present study ...
• Increased yield of porcine circovirus-2 by a combined treatment of PK-15 cells with interferon-gamma and inhibitors of endosomallysosomal system acidification 

  Misinzo, G.; Delputte, P. L.; Lefebvre, D. J.; Nauwynck, H. J. (2007-12-17)

  Treatment of porcine kidney (PK-15) cells with either interferon-gamma (IFN-g) or endosomallysosomal system acidification inhibitors increases replication of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2). In the present study, the ...
• Increased porcine circovirus type 2 replication in porcine leukocytes in vitro and in vivo by concanavalin A stimulation 

  Lefebvre, D. J.; Meerts, P.; Costers, S.; Misinzo, G.; Barbe, F.; Reeth, K. V.; Nauwynck, H. J. (Veterinary Microbiolog, 2008-05-05)

  Previously, it was shown that modulation of the immune system enhances porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) replication in pigs. In the present study, the effect of the mitogen concanavalin A (ConA) on PCV2 replication was ...
• Epidemiological investigation into the introduction and factors for spread of Peste des Petits Ruminants, southern Tanzania 

  Muse, E. A.; Karimuribo, E. D.; Gitao, G. C.; Misinzo, G.; Mellau, L. S. B.; Msoffe, P. L. M.; Swai, E. S.; Albano, M. O. (2012)

  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 ...
• Binding and entry characteristics of porcine circovirus 2 in cells of the porcine monocytic line 3D4/31 

  Misinzo, G.; Meerts, P.; Bublot, M.; Mast, J.; Weingartl, H. M.; Nauwynck, H. J. (2005)

  Porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) is associated with post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome and reproductive problems in pigs. Cells of the monocyte/macrophage lineage are important target cells in PCV2-infected pigs, but ...
• Genetic characterization of African swine fever viruses from a 2008 outbreak in Tanzania 

  Misinzo, G.; Magambo, J.; Masambu, J.; Yongolo, M. G.; Doorsselaere, J. V.; Nauwynck, H. J. (2011-02)

  Outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) have been reported in the past from several countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this study was to genotype ASF viruses (ASFVs) from the 2008 outbreak in Morogoro and Dar es ...
• Multilocus sequence typing method for identification and genotypic classification of pathogenic Leptospira species 

  Ahmed, N.; Devi, S. M.; Valverde, M.; Vijayachari, P.; Machang'u, R. S.; Ellis, W. A.; Hartskeerl, R. A. (2006-11-23)

  Leptospira are the parasitic bacterial organisms associated with a broad range of mammalian hosts and are responsible for severe cases of human Leptospirosis. The epidemiology of leptospirosis is complex and dynamic. ...
• Studies on prevalence and the importance of cattle leech infestation in Ngorongoro district, Tanzania 

  Nyamsingwa, Z. I. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2016)

  Leech infestations are not common in humans and animals, but occur through infested water by drinking or taking bath. It is endemic in rural areas because of inadequate use of safe and clean water. Extent of the problem ...
• Prevalence of Theileria parva and trypanosome infections in the dry season: A case of Monduli district, northern Tanzania 

  Yiryele, M. Z. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2016)

  East Coast fever (ECF) caused by Theileria parva and African animal trypanosomosis (AAT) caused by some Trypanosoma species are the most devastating cattle diseases that affect cattle productivity in Eastern, central and ...
• Epidemiological study of infectious bursal disease virus in selected districts of the Copperbelt province in Zambia 

  Chawinga, Kenneth (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2016)

  Infectious bursal disease (IBD) is a highly contagious disease of young chickens between 3 and 6 weeks of age. It is caused by infectious bursal disease virus(IBDV) which occursworldwide affecting livelihoods of resource ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• Molecular characterization of malaria vectors in Gonja-Same District: the impact of insecticide treated net interventions 

  Sambu, Edward Zakayo (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2016)

  An entomological survey was conducted in the lowland and highland of Gonja Maore and Bombo villages respectively in Same District north - eastern Tanzania. The aim of this survey was to estimate the malaria vectors abundance ...
• 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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