[HTML][HTML] Prioritizing smallholder animal health needs in East Africa, West Africa, and South Asia using three approaches: Literature review, expert workshops, and …

Z Campbell, P Coleman, A Guest, P Kushwaha… - Preventive veterinary …, 2021 - Elsevier
Managing the health needs of livestock contributes to reducing poverty and improving the
livelihoods of smallholder and pastoralist livestock keepers globally. Animal health …

Molecular Investigation of Tick-Borne Haemoparasites Isolated from Indigenous Zebu Cattle in the Tanga Region, Tanzania

AE Ringo, HE Nonga, EM Galon, S Ji, MA Rizk… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Tick-transmitted diseases are the main constraint in the development of
the livestock industry in Tanzania. In this study, we investigated the occurrence of pathogens …

Combining landscape genomics and ecological modelling to investigate local adaptation of indigenous Ugandan cattle to East Coast fever

E Vajana, M Barbato, L Colli, M Milanesi… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
East Coast fever (ECF) is a fatal sickness affecting cattle populations of eastern, central, and
southern Africa. The disease is transmitted by the tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, and …

Climate change and cattle vector-borne diseases: Use of participatory epidemiology to investigate experiences in pastoral communities in Northern Tanzania

EG Kimaro, JALML Toribio, SM Mor - Preventive veterinary medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Climate change is predicted to increase incidence of vector-borne diseases in humans,
however, little is known about the impact of such diseases in livestock. In the absence of …

Prevalence and risk factors associated with Theileria parva infection in cattle in three regions of Tanzania

II Kerario, MC Simuunza, SW Chenyambuga… - Tropical animal health …, 2017 - Springer
Ticks and tickborne diseases (TBDs) are serious constraints to cattle production in Tanzania
and other tropical and subtropical countries. Among the TBDs, East Coast fever (ECF) is the …

Molecular detection and characterization of tick-borne haemoparasites among cattle on Zanzibar Island, Tanzania

AE Ringo, MA Rizk, PFA Moumouni, M Liu, EM Galon… - Acta Tropica, 2020 - Elsevier
Tick-borne diseases (TBDs) are serious constraints to livestock production in Tanzania and
other tropical and subtropical countries and impact the livelihoods of resource-poor farming …

Seasonal occurrence of Theileria parva infection and management practices amongst Maasai pastoralist communities in Monduli District, Northern Tanzania

EG Kimaro, SM Mor, P Gwakisa, JA Toribio - Veterinary parasitology, 2017 - Elsevier
Theileria parva causes an economically devastating tick-borne disease called East Coast
fever (ECF), which affects cattle in central, eastern and southern Africa. Determination of …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring knowledge and management practices on ticks and tick-borne diseases among agro-pastoral communities in Southern Highlands, Tanzania

II Kerario, M Simuunza, ELK Laisser… - Veterinary …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aim: The current study was conducted to assess the farmers' knowledge and management
practices on ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) through individual interview using a …

[HTML][HTML] A cross-sectional survey to establish Theileria parva prevalence and vector control at the wildlife-livestock interface, Northern Tanzania

FK Allan, E Sindoya, KE Adam, M Byamungu… - Preventive Veterinary …, 2021 - Elsevier
East Coast fever (ECF) in cattle is caused by the protozoan parasite Theileria parva,
transmitted by Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks. In cattle ECF is often fatal, causing …

Diversity of two Theileria parva CD8+ antigens in cattle and buffalo-derived parasites in Tanzania

II Kerario, SW Chenyambuga, ED Mwega… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2019 - Elsevier
Theileria parva is a tick-transmitted protozoan parasite that causes a disease called East
Coast fever (ECF) in cattle. This important tick borne-disease (TBD) causes significant …