• Role of potential reservoir hosts and flea vectors in plague epidemiology in eastern Zambia 

  Nyirenda, S. S. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2017)

  This thesis is prepared according to “Published manuscripts” format of the Sokoine University of Agriculture. This thesis discusses the role of potential plague reservoirs and their flea-vectors in the plague epidemiology ...
• Tsetse and trypanosomosis in Meatu district: socio-economic assessment, parasitological and molecular characterization 

  John, D. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2017)

  This study sought to evaluate tsetse and trypanosomes and to investigate the socio economic importance of trypanosomosis in Meatu district where sleeping sickness cases have been reported in villages that border state-protected ...
• Treponema pallidum Infection in the Wild Baboons of East Africa: Distribution and Genetic Characterization of the Strains Responsible 

  Harper, K. N.; Fyumagwa, R. D.; Hoare, R.; Wambura, P. N.; Coppenhaver, D. H.; Sapolsky, R. M.; Alberts, S. C.; Tung, J.; Rogers, J.; Kilewo, M.; Batamuzi, E. K.; Leendertz, F. H.; Armelagos, G. J.; Knauf, S. (PLOS ONE, 2012)

  It has been known for decades that wild baboons are naturally infected with Treponema pallidum, the bacterium that causes the diseases syphilis (subsp. pallidum), yaws (subsp. pertenue), and bejel (subsp. endemicum) in ...
• Bacterial contaminants of African indigenous leafy vegetables and their antibiotics sensitivity characteristics: A case study of Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania 

  Kimaro, E. N. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2017)

  A study was conducted in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania to investigate the bacterial load found on African indigenous leafy vegetables, their sources and their sensitivity to commonly used antibiotics. A total of 126 ...
• Urinary tract infection: The role of canine transmissible venereal tumour 

  Batamuzi, E. K.; Kristensen, F. (Wiley Online Library, 1996)

  The role of transmissible ‘venereal tumours in the pathogenesis of urinary tract infection in dogs was investigated in 86 dogs. Fifty-five had transmissible venereal tumours, and the remaining 31 animals were used as ...

• Role of potential reservoir hosts and flea vectors in plague epidemiology in eastern Zambia 

  Nyirenda, S. S. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2017)

  This thesis is prepared according to “Published manuscripts” format of the Sokoine University of Agriculture. This thesis discusses the role of potential plague reservoirs and their flea-vectors in the plague epidemiology ...
• Tsetse and trypanosomosis in Meatu district: socio-economic assessment, parasitological and molecular characterization 

  John, D. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2017)

  This study sought to evaluate tsetse and trypanosomes and to investigate the socio economic importance of trypanosomosis in Meatu district where sleeping sickness cases have been reported in villages that border state-protected ...
• Treponema pallidum Infection in the Wild Baboons of East Africa: Distribution and Genetic Characterization of the Strains Responsible 

  Harper, K. N.; Fyumagwa, R. D.; Hoare, R.; Wambura, P. N.; Coppenhaver, D. H.; Sapolsky, R. M.; Alberts, S. C.; Tung, J.; Rogers, J.; Kilewo, M.; Batamuzi, E. K.; Leendertz, F. H.; Armelagos, G. J.; Knauf, S. (PLOS ONE, 2012)

  It has been known for decades that wild baboons are naturally infected with Treponema pallidum, the bacterium that causes the diseases syphilis (subsp. pallidum), yaws (subsp. pertenue), and bejel (subsp. endemicum) in ...
• Bacterial contaminants of African indigenous leafy vegetables and their antibiotics sensitivity characteristics: A case study of Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania 

  Kimaro, E. N. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2017)

  A study was conducted in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania to investigate the bacterial load found on African indigenous leafy vegetables, their sources and their sensitivity to commonly used antibiotics. A total of 126 ...
• Urinary tract infection: The role of canine transmissible venereal tumour 

  Batamuzi, E. K.; Kristensen, F. (Wiley Online Library, 1996)

  The role of transmissible ‘venereal tumours in the pathogenesis of urinary tract infection in dogs was investigated in 86 dogs. Fifty-five had transmissible venereal tumours, and the remaining 31 animals were used as ...
• 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 ...

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