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Histoplasmosis among hospitalized febrile patients in northern Tanzania [PDF]

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2012
Histoplasmosis may be common in East Africa but the diagnosis is rarely confirmed. We report 9 (0.9%) cases of probable histoplasmosis retrospectively identified among 970 febrile inpatients studied in northern Tanzania. Median (range) age was 31 (6, 44) years, 6 (67%) were female, 6 (67%) HIV-infected; 7 (78%) were clinically diagnosed with ...
Lofgren, Sarah M, Kirsch, Emily J, Maro, Venance P, Morrissey, Anne B, Msuya, Levina J, Kinabo, Grace D, Saganda, Wilbrod, Diefenthal, Helmut C, Ramadhani, Habib O, Wheat, L Joseph, Crump, John A   +10 more
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Cystic echinococcosis in northern Tanzania: a pilot study in Maasai livestock-keeping communities

Parasites & Vectors, 2022
Background There are close similarities between the life-cycles of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (E. granulosus s.l.) that causes cystic echinococcosis (CE) in humans and Taenia multiceps/Coenurus cerebralis that causes cerebral coenurosis in small ...
Francesca Tamarozzi, Tito Kibona, William A. de Glanville, Tauta Mappi, Elly Adonikamu, Anande Salewi, Kennedy Misso, Venance Maro, Adriano Casulli, Azzurra Santoro, Federica Santolamazza, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Sarah Cleaveland   +12 more
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Barriers to Cancer Care in Northern Tanzania: Patient and Health-System Predictors for Delayed Presentation

JCO Global Oncology, 2021
PURPOSECancer is a growing problem in Africa, and delays in receiving timely cancer care often results in poorer outcomes. The purpose of this study was to identify the patient and health-system factors associated with delayed cancer care in adults ...
Tara J. Rick, Magdeline Aagard, Erica Erwin, Caara Leintz, Elizabeth Danik, Furaha Serventi, Oliver Henke, Karen Yeates   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Good death: An exploratory study on perceptions and attitudes of patients, relatives, and healthcare providers, in northern Tanzania.

PLoS ONE, 2020
ImportanceIn the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania, there are no advance care planning (ACP) protocols being used to document patient preferences for end-of-life (EoL) care.
Temitope O Gafaar, Msafiri Pesambili, Oliver Henke, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Blandina Theophil Mmbaga, Catherine Staton   +5 more
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One Health Research in Northern Tanzania - Challenges and Progress [PDF]

East African Health Research Journal, 2017
East Africa has one of the world's fastest growing human populations-many of whom are dependent on livestock-as well as some of the world's largest wildlife populations. Humans, livestock, and wildlife often interact closely, intimately linking human, animal, and environmental health.
Ladbury, Georgia, Allan, Kathryn J., Cleaveland, Sarah, Davis, Alicia, de Glanville, William A., Forde, Taya L., Halliday, Jo E.B., Haydon, Daniel T., Kibiki, Gibson, Kiwelu, Ireen, Lembo, Tiziana, Maro, Venance, Mmbaga, Blandia T., Ndyetabura, Theonest, Sharp, Jo, Thomas, Kate, Zadoks, Ruth N.   +16 more
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Classification and characterisation of livestock production systems in northern Tanzania.

PLoS ONE, 2020
Livestock keepers in sub-Saharan Africa face a range of pressures, including climate change, land loss, restrictive policies, and population increase.
William A de Glanville, Alicia Davis, Kathryn J Allan, Joram Buza, John R Claxton, John A Crump, Jo E B Halliday, Paul C D Johnson, Tito J Kibona, Blandina T Mmbaga, Emmanuel S Swai, Christopher B Uzzell, Jonathan Yoder, Jo Sharp, Sarah Cleaveland   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

How cold is too cold? A theoretical analysis of the optimal trigger for index insurance for frost damage to crops

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Crop insurance is undoubtedly an extremely valuable element in protecting agricultural businesses, but in many cases standard indemnity‐based products have had very low uptake due to high transaction costs elevating premiums to unaffordable levels.
Amogh Prakasha Kumar, Laura Meriluoto, Richard Watt   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seeds of change: The impact of Ethiopia's direct seed marketing approach on smallholders' seed purchases and productivity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen, Gashaw T. Abate, Seid Yimam, Rui Benfica, David J. Spielman, Frank Place   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source