Published on: May 21, 2021
Supply-side factors influencing informal payment for healthcare services in Tanzania
P, B., D, B., M, M., E, H., A, A., M, R., … M, M.
PubMed
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Published on: May 20, 2021
Semi-field evaluation of the exposure-free mosquito electrocuting trap and BG-Sentinel trap as an alternative to the human landing catch for measuring the efficacy of transfluthrin emanators against Aedes aegypti
Tambwe, M. M., Saddler, A., Kibondo, U. A., Mashauri, R., Kreppel, K. S., Govella, N. J., & Moore, S. J
Parasites & Vectors, 14(1), 265.
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Published on: May 13, 2021
Effectiveness of integrated nutrition interventions on childhood stunting: a quasi-experimental evaluation design.
Elisaria, E., Mrema, J., Bogale, T., Segafredo, G., & Festo, C.
BMC Nutrition, 7(1), 17
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Published on: May 11, 2021
Water and health in mining settings in sub-Saharan Africa: A mixed methods geospatial visualization
Leuenberger, A., Dietler, D., Lyatuu, I., Farnham, A., Kihwele, F., Brugger, F., & Winkler, M. S
Geospatial Health, 16(1).
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Published on: May 1, 2021
Malaria in Venezuela: Gabaldón’s legacy scattered to the winds.
Gabaldón-Figueira, J. C., Villegas, L., Grillet, M. E., Lezaun, J., Pocaterra, L., Bevilacqua, M., … Chaccour, C.
The Lancet Global Health. Elsevier Ltd
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Published on: April 30, 2021
Blood Virosphere in Febrile Tanzanian Children
Cordey, S., Laubscher, F., Hartley, M.-A., Junier, T., Keitel, K., Docquier, M., … Kaiser, L.
Emerging Microbes & Infections, 1–237
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Published on: April 29, 2021
High burden of tuberculosis infection and disease among people receiving medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorder in Tanzania
Minja, L. T., Hella, J., Mbwambo, J., Nyandindi, C., Omary, U. S., Levira, F., … Reither, K.
PLOS ONE, 16(4), e0250038
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Published on: April 27, 2021
Key Characteristics of Residual Malaria Transmission in Two Districts in South-Eastern Tanzania-Implications for Improved Control
Fredros, O., & Finda, M.
PubMed.
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Published on: April 24, 2021
Adapt or perish: SARS-CoV-2 antibody escape variants defined by deletions in the Spike N-terminal Domain
Ribes, M., Chaccour, C., & Moncunill, G.
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 6(1).
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Published on: April 24, 2021
How much healthcare is wasted? A cross-sectional study of outpatient overprovision in private-for-profit and faith-based health facilities in Tanzania
JJC, K., T, P.-J., C, M., J, H., & C, G
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33851694/
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Published on: April 22, 2021
Addressing power asymmetries in global health: Imperatives in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
Abimbola, S., Asthana, S., Cortes, C. M., Guinto, R. R., Jumbam, D. T., Louskieter, L., … Pai, M
PLoS Medicine, 18(4), e1003604
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Published on: April 19, 2021
Iron homeostasis during anemia of inflammation: a prospective study in patients with tuberculosis
Cercamondi, C. I., Stoffel, N., Moretti, D., Zoller, T., Swinkels, D. W., Zeder, C., … Zimmermann, M. B
Blood.
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Published on: April 15, 2021
Open letter to international funders of science and development in Africa
Erondu, N. A., Aniebo, I., Kyobutungi, C., Midega, J., Okiro, E., & Okumu, F
Nature Medicine, 27(5), 742–744
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Published on: April 12, 2021
Prevalence and Determinants of Undernutrition among 6- to 59-Months-Old Children in Lowland and Highland Areas in Kilosa District, Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study
Mrema, J. D., Elisaria, E., Mwanri, A. W., & Nyaruhucha, C. M.
Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2021, 1–9
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Published on: April 6, 2021
Real-time dispersal of malaria vectors in rural Africa monitored with lidar
Jansson, S., Malmqvist, E., Mlacha, Y., Ignell, R., Okumu, F., Killeen, G., … Brydegaard, M
PLOS ONE, 16(3), e0247803
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Published on: April 5, 2021
Effect of a home-based health, nutrition and responsive stimulation intervention and conditional cash transfers on child development and growth: a cluster-randomised controlled trial in Tanzania.
Sudfeld, C. R., Bliznashka, L., Ashery, G., Yousafzai, A. K., & Masanja, H.
BMJ Global Health, 6(4), e005086
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Published on: April 1, 2021
A partially randomised trial of pretomanid, moxifloxacin and pyrazinamide for pulmonary TB
Tweed, C. D., Wills, G. H., Crook, A. M., Amukoye, E., Balanag, V., Ban, A. Y. L., … Gillespie, S. H
The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease : The Official Journal of the Internation
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Published on: March 29, 2021
The consequences of declining population access to insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) on net use patterns and physical degradation of nets after 22 months of ownership.
Mboma, Z. M., Festo, C., Lorenz, L. M., Massue, D. J., Kisinza, W. N., Bradley, J., … Moore, S. J.
Malaria Journal, 20(1).
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Published on: March 26, 2021
Barriers and enablers to routine register data collection for newborns and mothers: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study
Shamba, D., Day, L. T., Zaman, S. Bin, Sunny, A. K., Tarimo, M. N., Peven, K., … Lawn, J. E.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21(Suppl 1), 233
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Published on: March 26, 2021
Immediate newborn care and breastfeeding: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study.
Tahsina, T., Hossain, A. T., Ruysen, H., Rahman, A. E., Day, L. T., Peven, K., … Lawn, J. E.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21, 237.
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Published on: March 26, 2021
Stillbirths including intrapartum timing: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study
Peven, K., Day, L. T., Ruysen, H., Tahsina, T., Kc, A., Shabani, J., … Lawn, J. E
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21, 226
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Published on: March 26, 2021
Birthweight: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study.
Kong, S., Day, L. T., Zaman, S. Bin, Peven, K., Salim, N., Sunny, A. K., … Lawn, J. E.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21, 240.
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Published on: March 26, 2021
Antibiotic use for inpatient newborn care with suspected infection: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study
Rahman, A. E., Hossain, A. T., Zaman, S. Bin, Salim, N., K C, A., Day, L. T., … Lawn, J. E
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21, 229.
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Published on: March 26, 2021
Chlorhexidine for facility-based umbilical cord care: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study
Zaman, S. Bin, Siddique, A. B., Ruysen, H., Kc, A., Peven, K., Ameen, S., … Arifeen, S. El
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21, 239.
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Published on: March 26, 2021
Survey of women’s report for 33 maternal and newborn indicators: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study.
Ameen, S., Siddique, A. B., Peven, K., Rahman, Q. S. U., Day, L. T., Shabani, J., … Lawn, J. E.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21(Suppl 1), 238.
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Published on: March 26, 2021
Counting on birth registration: mixed-methods research in two EN-BIRTH study hospitals in Tanzania.
Reed, S., Shabani, J., Boggs, D., Salim, N., Ng’unga, S., Day, L. T., … Cousens, S.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21(Suppl 1).
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Published on: March 26, 2021
EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study
Kc, A., Peven, K., Ameen, S., Msemo, G., Basnet, O., Ruysen, H., … Lawn, J. E
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21(Suppl 1), 235
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Published on: March 26, 2021
Uterotonics for prevention of postpartum haemorrhage: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study
Ruysen, H., Shabani, J., Hanson, C., Day, L. T., Pembe, A. B., Peven, K., … Lawn, J. E.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21(Suppl 1), 230.
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Published on: March 26, 2021
Birthweight measurement processes and perceived value: qualitative research in one EN-BIRTH study hospital in Tanzania
Gladstone, M. E., Salim, N., Ogillo, K., Shamba, D., Gore-Langton, G. R., Day, L. T., … Lawn, J. E
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21(Suppl 1), 232
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Published on: March 26, 2021
Electronic data collection for multi-country, hospital-based, clinical observation of maternal and newborn care: EN-BIRTH study experiences.
Ruysen, H., Rahman, A. E., Gordeev, V. S., Hossain, T., Basnet, O., Shirima, K., … Lawn, J. E.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21, 234
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Published on: March 26, 2021
Kangaroo mother care: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study
Salim, N., Shabani, J., Peven, K., Rahman, Q. S. U., Kc, A., Shamba, D., … Lawn, J. E.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21, 231
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Published on: March 25, 2021
Quality Control of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets: Are We Neglecting It
Karl, S., Katusele, M., Freeman, T. W., & Moore, S. J.
Trends in Parasitology.
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Published on: March 24, 2021
Proceedings of an expert workshop on community agreement for gene drive research in Africa - Co-organised by KEMRI, PAMCA and Target Malaria.
Thizy, D., Pare Toe, L., Mbogo, C., Matoke-Muhia, D., Alibu, V. P., Barnhill-Dilling, S. K., … Tountas, K. H
Gates Open Research, 5, 19
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Published on: March 20, 2021
Potential metabolic resistance mechanisms to ivermectin in Anopheles gambiae: a synergist bioassay study.
Nicolas, P., Kiuru, C., Wagah, M. G., Muturi, M., Duthaler, U., Hammann, F., … Chaccour, C.
Parasites and Vectors, 14(1).
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Published on: March 18, 2021
Sub-lethal aquatic doses of pyriproxyfen may increase pyrethroid resistance in malaria mosquitoes.
Opiyo, M. A., Ngowo, H. S., Mapua, S. A., Mpingwa, M., Nchimbi, N., Matowo, N. S., … Okumu, F. O.
PLoS ONE, 16(3 March
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Published on: March 18, 2021
A cohort study of survival following discharge from hospital in rural Tanzanian children using linked data of admissions with community-based demographic surveillance.
Mukasa, O., Masanja, H., DeSavigny, D., & Schellenberg, J.
Emerging Themes in Epidemiology, 18(1), 4.
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Published on: March 17, 2021
A systematic review and an individual patient data meta-analysis of ivermectin use in children weighing less than fifteen kilograms: Is it time to reconsider the current contraindication?
Jittamala, P., Monteiro, W., Smit, M. R., Pedrique, B., Specht, S., Chaccour, C. J., … Kobylinski, K. C
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(3).
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Published on: March 17, 2021
The pharmacokinetics and drug-drug interactions of ivermectin in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
Duthaler, U., Weber, M., Hofer, L., Chaccour, C., Maia, M., Müller, P., … Hammann, F.
PLoS Pathogens, 17(3).
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Published on: March 12, 2021
Fitness characteristics of the malaria vector Anopheles funestus during an attempted laboratory colonization
Ngowo, H. S., Hape, E. E., Matthiopoulos, J., Ferguson, H. M., & Okumu, F. O
Malaria Journal, 20(1), 148
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Published on: March 10, 2021
Dog ownership practices and responsibilities for children’s health in terms of rabies control and prevention in rural communities in Tanzania
Sikana, L., Lembo, T., Hampson, K., Lushasi, K., Mtenga, S., Sambo, M., … Kreppel, K.
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(3), e0009220.
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Published on: March 6, 2021
Hybrid mosquitoes? Evidence from rural Tanzania on how local communities conceptualize and respond to modified mosquitoes as a tool for malaria control.
Finda, M. F., Okumu, F. O., Minja, E., Njalambaha, R., Mponzi, W., Tarimo, B. B., … Christofides, N.
Malaria Journal, 20(1), 134.
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Published on: March 6, 2021
Hybrid mosquitoes? Evidence from rural Tanzania on how local communities conceptualize and respond to modified mosquitoes as a tool for malaria control
Finda, M. F., Okumu, F. O., Minja, E., Njalambaha, R., Mponzi, W., Tarimo, B. B., … Christofides,
Malaria Journal, 20(1), 134.
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Published on: March 6, 2021
How to bring research evidence into policy? Synthesizing strategies of five research projects in low-and middle-income countries
Erismann, S., Pesantes, M. A., Beran, D., Leuenberger, A., Farnham, A., Berger Gonzalez de White, M., … Prytherch, H
Health Research Policy and Systems,
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Published on: March 4, 2021
Real-time dispersal of malaria vectors in rural Africa monitored with lidar
Jansson, S., Malmqvist, E., Mlacha, Y., Ignell, R., Okumu, F., Killeen, G., … Brydegaard, M.
PLOS ONE, 16(3), e0247803
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Published on: March 2, 2021
Addressing key gaps in implementation of mosquito larviciding to accelerate malaria vector control in southern Tanzania: results of a stakeholder engagement process in local district councils
Mapua, S. A., Finda, M. F., Nambunga, I. H., Msugupakulya, B. J., Ukio, K., Chaki, P. P., … Okumu, F. O
Malaria Journal, 20(1).
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Published on: March 2, 2021
Addressing key gaps in implementation of mosquito larviciding to accelerate malaria vector control in southern Tanzania: results of a stakeholder engagement process in local district councils
Mapua, S. A., Finda, M. F., Nambunga, I. H., Msugupakulya, B. J., Ukio, K., Chaki, P. P., … Okumu, F. O
Malaria Journal, 20(1).
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Published on: Feb. 24, 2021
The effect of ivermectin alone and in combination with cobicistat or elacridar in experimental Schistosoma mansoni infection in mice
Vicente, B., López-Abán, J., Chaccour, J., Hernández-Goenaga, J., Nicolas, P., Fernández-Soto, P., … Chaccour, C
Scientific Reports, 11(1).
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Published on: Feb. 22, 2021
Human Botfly Infestation in an Amerindian Girl in Southern Venezuela
Gabaldon-Figueira, J. C., Pritt, B. S., & Chaccour, C
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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Published on: Feb. 22, 2021
Xpert Ultra versus Xpert MTB/RIF for pulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults with presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis
Zifodya, J. S., Kreniske, J. S., Schiller, I., Kohli, M., Dendukuri, N., Schumacher, S. G., … Horne, D.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2.
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Published on: Feb. 16, 2021
Poor linkage to care for HIV-positive OVC with disabled caregivers: a longitudinal study in Tanzania.
Bajaria, S., Exavery, A., Toroka, N., & Abdul, R.
BMC Public Health, 21(1).
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Published on: Jan. 29, 2021
Pay-for-performance reduces bypassing of health facilities: Evidence from Tanzania
Bezu, S., Binyaruka, P., Mæstad, O., & Somville, V
Social Science and Medicine, 268.
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Published on: Jan. 28, 2021
Fine-scale distribution of malaria mosquitoes biting or resting outside human dwellings in three low-altitude Tanzanian villages
Mmbando, A. S., Kaindoa, E. W., Ngowo, H. S., Swai, J. K., Matowo, N. S., Kilalangongono, M., … Nelli, L.
PLOS ONE, 16(1), e0245750
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Published on: Jan. 26, 2021
Role of human Pegivirus infections in whole Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite vaccination and controlled human malaria infection in African volunteers
Tumbo, A. M., Schindler, T., Dangy, J. P., Orlova-Fink, N., Bieri, J. R., Mpina, M., … Daubenberger, C
Virology Journal, 18(1).
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Published on: Jan. 23, 2021
Inequalities in stunting among under-five children in Tanzania: decomposing the concentration indexes using demographic health surveys from 2004/5 to 2015/6.
Musheiguza, E., Mahande, M. J., Malamala, E., Msuya, S. E., Charles, F., Philemon, R., & Mgongo, M.
International Journal for Equity in Health, 20(1)
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Published on: Jan. 20, 2021
Predicting the impact of outdoor vector control interventions on malaria transmission intensity from semi-field studies.
Denz, A., Njoroge, M. M., Tambwe, M. M., Champagne, C., Okumu, F., van Loon, J. J. A., … Chitnis, N.
Parasites and Vectors, 14(1).
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Published on: Jan. 20, 2021
The coArtHA trial—identifying the most effective treatment strategies to control arterial hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Mapesi, H., Gupta, R., Wilson, H. I., Lukau, B., Amstutz, A., Lyimo, A., … Weisser, M.
Trials, 22(1).
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Published on: Jan. 19, 2021
The effect of early treatment with ivermectin on viral load, symptoms and humoral response in patients with non-severe COVID-19: A pilot, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial.
Chaccour, C., Casellas, A., Blanco-Di Matteo, A., Pineda, I., Fernandez-Montero, A., Ruiz-Castillo, P., … Fernández-Alonso, M
EClinicalMedicine, 100720
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Published on: Jan. 13, 2021
Association between dietary diversity with overweight and obesity: A cross-sectional study conducted among pastoralists in Monduli District in Tanzania
Khamis, A. G., Ntwenya, J. E., Senkoro, M., Mfinanga, S. G., Kreppel, K., Mwanri, A. W., … Kwesigabo, G
PLoS ONE, 16(1 January)
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Published on: Jan. 11, 2021
Evaluating putative repellent ‘push’ and attractive ‘pull’ components for manipulating the odour orientation of host-seeking malaria vectors in the peri-domestic space.
Njoroge, M. M., Fillinger, U., Saddler, A., Moore, S., Takken, W., van Loon, J. J. A., & Hiscox, A.
Parasites and Vectors, 14(1)
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Published on: Jan. 6, 2021
Comparison of Two Different Semiquantitative Urinary Dipstick Tests with Albumin-to-Creatinine Ratio for Screening and Classification of Albuminuria According to KDIGO. A Diagnostic Test Study
Hodel, N. C., Hamad, A., Reither, K., Kasella, I. M., Abdulla, S., Schoetzau, A., … Mayr, M.
Diagnostics, 11(1), 81
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Published on: Jan. 6, 2021
Using pastoralist community knowledge to locate and treat dry-season mosquito breeding habitats with pyriproxyfen to control Anopheles gambiae s.l. and Anopheles funestus s.l. in rural Tanzania.
Lupenza, E. T., Kihonda, J., Limwagu, A. J., Ngowo, H. S., Sumaye, R. D., & Lwetoijera, D. W.
Parasitology Research
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Published on: Jan. 6, 2021
Single blinded semi-field evaluation of MAÏA® topical repellent ointment compared to unformulated 20% DEET against Anopheles gambiae, Anopheles arabiensis and Aedes aegypti in Tanzania
Mbuba, E., Odufuwa, O. G., Tenywa, F. C., Philipo, R., Tambwe, M. M., Swai, J. K., … Moore, S. J.
Malaria Journal, 20(1).
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Published on: Jan. 1, 2021
The Clean pilot study: evaluation of an environmental hygiene intervention bundle in three Tanzanian hospitals
Gon, G., Kabanywanyi, A. M., Blinkhoff, P., Cousens, S., Dancer, S. J., Graham, W. J., … Aiken, A. M.
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 10(1).
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Published on: Dec. 28, 2020
Occurrence of 4 Dengue Virus Serotypes and Chikungunya Virus in Kilombero Valley, Tanzania, During the Dengue Outbreak in 2018
Chipwaza, B., Sumaye, R. D., Weisser, M., Gingo, W., Yeo, N. K.-W., Amrun, S. N., … Ng, L. F. P.
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 8(1).
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Published on: Dec. 24, 2020
A network analysis of patient referrals in two district health systems in Tanzania.
Francetic, I., Tediosi, F., & Kuwawenaruwa, A.
Health Policy and Planning, 36(2), 162–175
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Published on: Dec. 21, 2020
Nanotechnological immunoassay for rapid label-free analysis of candidate malaria vaccines.
Brunetti, G., Padovani, F., De Pastina, A., Rotella, C., Monahan, A., Hoffman, S. L., … Hegner, M.
Nanoscale, 13(4)
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Published on: Dec. 20, 2020
Small and sick newborn care during the COVID-19 pandemic: global survey and thematic analysis of healthcare providers’ voices and experiences
Rao, S. P. N., Minckas, N., Medvedev, M. M., Gathara, D., Y N, P., Seifu Estifanos, A., … Lawn, J. E.
BMJ Global Health, 6(3), e004347.
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Published on: Dec. 20, 2020
Effects of a community health worker delivered intervention on maternal depressive symptoms in rural Tanzania.
Bliznashka, L., Yousafzai, A. K., Asheri, G., Masanja, H., & Sudfeld, C. R.
Health Policy and Planning, 36(4).
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Published on: Dec. 19, 2020
Predictors of disease severity in children presenting from the community with febrile illnesses: A systematic review of prognostic studies
Chandna, A., Tan, R., Carter, M., Van Den Bruel, A., Verbakel, J., Koshiaris, C., … Keitel, K
BMJ Global Health, 6(1).
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Published on: Dec. 9, 2020
Small and sick newborn care during the COVID-19 pandemic: global survey and thematic analysis of healthcare providers’ voices and experiences.
Rao, S. P. N., Minckas, N., Medvedev, M. M., Gathara, D., Y N, P., Seifu Estifanos, A., … Lawn, J. E
BMJ Global Health, 6(3), e004347.
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Published on: Dec. 4, 2020
Exploring the evolution of policies for universal antiretroviral therapy and their implementation across three sub-Saharan African countries: Findings from the SHAPE study.
Kumwenda, M., Skovdal, M., Wringe, A., Kalua, T., Kweka, H., Songo, J., … Renju, J.
Global Public Health.
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Published on: Dec. 1, 2020
Assessment of health facility quality improvements, United Republic of Tanzania
Gage, A. D., Yahya, T., Kruk, M. E., Eliakimu, E., Mohamed, M., Shamba, D., & Roder-DeWan, S.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 98(12), 849-858A
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Published on: Nov. 26, 2020
OUP accepted manuscript
I, M., MM, B., AL, B., CR, C., D, M., S, B., … WW, F
The Journal of Nutrition.
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Published on: Nov. 26, 2020
Food Crop Diversity, Women’s Income-Earning Activities, and Distance to Markets in Relation to Maternal Dietary Quality in Tanzania
Madzorera, I., Blakstad, M. M., Bellows, A. L., Canavan, C. R., Mosha, D., Bromage, S., … Fawzi, W. W
The Journal of Nutrition, 151(1), 186–196
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Published on: Nov. 26, 2020
A New Test of a Theory about Old Mosquitoes.
Smith, D. L., Musiime, A. K., Maxwell, K., Lindsay, S. W., & Kiware, S.
Trends in Parasitology.
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Published on: Nov. 26, 2020
Home gardening improves dietary diversity, a cluster-randomized controlled trial among Tanzanian women.
Blakstad, M. M., Mosha, D., Bellows, A. L., Canavan, C. R., Chen, J. T., Mlalama, K., … Fawzi, W. W.
Maternal and Child Nutrition.
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Published on: Nov. 24, 2020
Efficacy and safety of intravenous ferric carboxymaltose compared with oral iron for the treatment of iron deficiency anaemia in women after childbirth in Tanzania: a parallel-group, open-label, randomised controlled phase 3 trial
Vanobberghen, F., Lweno, O., Kuemmerle, A., Mwebi, K. D., Asilia, P., Issa, A., … Meyer-Monard, S.
The Lancet Global Health
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Published on: Nov. 23, 2020
Providing Ancillary Care in Clinical Research: A Case of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma during a Malaria Vaccine Trial in Equatorial Guinea
Manock, S. R., Mtoro, A., Urbano Nsue Ndong, V., Olotu, A., Chemba, M., Sama Roca, A. E., … Hoffman, S. L.
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
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Published on: Nov. 20, 2020
Reduced human-biting preferences of the African malaria vectors Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles gambiae in an urban context: controlled, competitive host-preference experiments in Tanzania.
Mlacha, Y. P., Chaki, P. P., Muhili, A., Massue, D. J., Tanner, M., Majambere, S., … Govella, N. J
Malaria Journal, 19(1)
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Published on: Nov. 17, 2020
Rollout of dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa and its public health implications.
Wilson, H. I., & Mapesi, H.
Pan African Medical Journal, 37.
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Published on: Nov. 10, 2020
Immunization costs, from evidence to policy: Findings from a nationally representative costing study and policy translation effort in Tanzania
Vaughan, K., Clarke-Deelder, E., Tani, K., Lyimo, D., Mphuru, A., Manzi, F., … Ozaltin, A
Vaccine.
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Published on: Nov. 6, 2020
Harnessing the health systems strengthening potential of quality improvement using realist evaluation: an example from southern Tanzania
Manzi, F., Marchant, T., Hanson, C., Schellenberg, J., Mkumbo, E., Mlaguzi, M., & Tancred,
Health Policy and Planning, 35(2), ii9–ii21.
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Published on: Oct. 29, 2020
Implementation and experiences of integrated prevention of mother-to-child transmission services in Tanzania, Malawi and South Africa: A mixed methods study.
Hassan, F., Renju, J., Songo, J., Chimukuche, R. S., Kalua, T., McLean, E., … Wringe, A.
Global Public Health, 1–15.
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Published on: Oct. 27, 2020
Factors associated with sub-microscopic placental malaria and its association with adverse pregnancy outcomes among HIV-negative women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a cohort study
Kalinjuma, A. V., Darling, A. M., Mugusi, F. M., Abioye, A. I., Okumu, F. O., Aboud, S., … Fawzi, W. W
BMC Infectious Diseases, 20(1
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Published on: Oct. 19, 2020
Genotype-Informed Versus Empiric Management Of VirEmia (GIVE MOVE): study protocol of an open-label randomised clinical trial in children and adolescents living with HIV in Lesotho and Tanzania
Brown, J. A., Ringera, I., Luoga, E., Cheleboi, M., Kimera, N., Muhairwe, J., … Labhardt, N. D
BMC Infectious Diseases, 20(1)
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Published on: Oct. 15, 2020
Adaptation and validation of social accountability measures in the context of contraceptive services in Ghana and Tanzania.
Boydell, V., Steyn, P. S., Cordero, J. P., Habib, N., Nguyen, M. H., Nai, D., & Shamba, D.
International Journal for Equity in Health, 19(1
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Published on: Oct. 14, 2020
Prevalence and determinants of hypertension among pastoralists in Monduli District, Arusha region in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
Khamis, A. G., Senkoro, M., Mwanri, A. W., Kreppel, K., Mfinanga, S. G., Bonfoh, B., & Kwesigabo, G.
Archives of Public Health, 78(1)
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Published on: Oct. 13, 2020
Nebulized ivermectin for COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases, a proof of concept, dose-ranging study in rats
Chaccour, C., Abizanda, G., Irigoyen-Barrio, Á., Casellas, A., Aldaz, A., Martínez-Galán, F., … Gil, A. G.
Scientific Reports, 10(1).
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Published on: Oct. 10, 2020
Modelling the influence of short-term climate variability on drinking water quality in tropical developing countries: A case study in Tanzania.
Guo, D., Thomas, J., Lazaro, A. B., Matwewe, F., & Johnson, F.
Science of the Total Environment, 142932
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Published on: Oct. 7, 2020
Lure, retain, and catch malaria mosquitoes. How heat and humidity improve odour-baited trap performance
Cribellier, A., Spitzen, J., Fairbairn, H., Van De Geer, C., Van Leeuwen, J. L., & Muijres, F. T
Malaria Journal, 19(1).
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Published on: Oct. 5, 2020
Assessment of health facility quality improvements, United Republic of Tanzania
Gage, A. D., Yahya, T., Kruk, M. E., Eliakimu, E., Mohamed, M., Shamba, D., & Roder-Dewan, S. (n.d.)
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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Published on: Sept. 21, 2020
Protocol for a prospective, longitudinal cohort of people with COVID-19 and their household members to study factors associated with disease severity: the Predi-COVID study
Fagherazzi, G., Fischer, A., Betsou, F., Vaillant, M., Ernens, I., Masi, S., … Huiart, L.
BMJ Open, 10(11), e041834.
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Published on: Sept. 14, 2020
Cost and cost drivers associated with setting-up a prime vendor system to complement the national medicines supply chain in Tanzania.
Kuwawenaruwa, A., Wyss, K., Wiedenmayer, K., & Tediosi, F.
BMJ Global Health, 5(9), e002681
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Published on: Sept. 5, 2020
Mortality in a Cohort of People Living with HIV in Rural Tanzania, Accounting for Unseen Mortality Among Those Lost to Follow-up.
Vanobberghen, F., Weisser, M., Kasuga, B., Katende, A., Battegay, M., Tanner, M., … KIULARCO Study Group, on behalf of the.
American Journal of Epidemiology
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Published on: Sept. 3, 2020
Emergence of behavioural avoidance strategies of malaria vectors in areas of high LLIN coverage in Tanzania
Kreppel, K. S., Viana, M., Main, B. J., Johnson, P. C. D., Govella, N. J., Lee, Y., … Ferguson, H. M.
Scientific Reports, 10(1).
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Published on: Sept. 3, 2020
Causes of fever in Tanzanian adults attending outpatient clinics: a prospective cohort study.
Boillat-Blanco, N., Mbarack, Z., Samaka, J., Mlaganile, T., Kazimoto, T., Mamin, A., … D’Acremont, V
Clinical Microbiology and Infection.
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Published on: Aug. 28, 2020
Viewpoint of a WHO Advisory Group Tasked to Consider Establishing a Closely-Monitored Challenge Model of COVID-19 in Healthy Volunteers
Levine, M. M., Abdullah, S., Arabi, Y. M., Darko, D. M., Durbin, A. P., Estrada, V., … Restrepo, A. M. H.
Clinical Infectious Diseases
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Published on: Aug. 27, 2020
Level of confidence in and endorsement of the health system among internet users in 12 low-income and middle-income countries
Roder-DeWan, S., Gage, A., Hirschhorn, L. R., Twum-Danso, N. A. Y., Liljestrand, J., Asante-Shongwe, K., … Kruk, M.
BMJ Global Health, 5(8).
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Published on: Aug. 21, 2020
Consequences of male partner engagement policies on HIV care-seeking in three African countries: Findings from the SHAPE UTT study
Dube, A., Renju, J., Wamoyi, J., Hassan, F., Seeley, J., Chimukuche, R. S., … Wringe, A.
Global Public Health.
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Published on: Aug. 20, 2020
Influence of evolving HIV treatment guidance on CD4 counts and viral load monitoring: A mixed-methods study in three African countries
Renju, J., Rice, B., Songo, J., Hassan, F., Chimukuche, R. S., McLean, E., … Wringe, A
Global Public Health, 1–17.
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Published on: Aug. 19, 2020
Prevalence and factors associated with parents self-medicating under-fives with antibiotics in bagamoyo district council, tanzania: A cross-sectional study.
Simon, B., & Kazaura, M
Patient Preference and Adherence, 14, 1445–1453
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Published on: Aug. 14, 2020
Effectiveness of the innovative 1,7-malaria reactive community-based testing and response (1, 7-mRCTR) approach on malaria burden reduction in Southeastern Tanzania
Mlacha, Y. P., Wang, D., Chaki, P. P., Gavana, T., Zhou, Z., Michael, M. G., … Zhou, X.-N
Malaria Journal, 19(1), 292.
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Published on: Aug. 11, 2020
Controlling Human Rabies: The Development of an Effective, Inexpensive and Locally Made Passive Cooling Device for Storing Thermotolerant Animal Rabies Vaccines
Lugelo, A., Hampson, K., Bigambo, M., Kazwala, R., & Lankester, F.
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 5(3), 130
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Published on: Aug. 10, 2020
Evaluating performance-based financing in low-income and middle-income countries: the need to look beyond average effect
Peter Binyaruka, Julia Lohmann, Manuela De Allegri
BMJ
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Published on: July 31, 2020
Semi-field evaluation of freestanding transfluthrin passive emanators and the BG sentinel trap as a “push-pull control strategy” against Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
Tambwe, M. M., Moore, S. J., Chilumba, H., Swai, J. K., Moore, J. D., Stica, C., & Saddler, A.
Parasites & Vectors, 13(1), 392
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Published on: July 23, 2020
Molecular malaria surveillance using a novel protocol for extraction and analysis of nucleic acids retained on used rapid diagnostic tests
Guirou, E. A., Schindler, T., Hosch, S., Donfack, O. T., Yoboue, C. A., Krähenbühl, S., … Daubenberger, C
Scientific Reports, 10(1).
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Published on: July 21, 2020
Smartphone-Enhanced Training, QA, Monitoring, and Evaluation of a Platform for Secondary Prevention of Cervical Cancer: Opportunities and Challenges to Implementation in Tanzania
Yeates, K., Erwin, E., Mtema, Z., Magoti, F., Nkumbugwa, S., Yuma, S., … Ginsburg, O.
JCO Global Oncology, 6(6), 1114–1123
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Published on: July 16, 2020
Patterns of pesticide usage in agriculture in rural Tanzania call for integrating agricultural and public health practices in managing insecticide-resistance in malaria vectors
Matowo, N. S., Tanner, M., Munhenga, G., Mapua, S. A., Finda, M., Utzinger, J., … Okumu, F. O.
Malaria Journal, 19(1), 257
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Published on: July 14, 2020
Proteome-wide analysis of a malaria vaccine study reveals personalized humoral immune profiles in Tanzanian adults.
Camponovo, F., Campo, J. J., Le, T. Q., Oberai, A., Hung, C., Pablo, J. V., … Penny, M. A
ELife, 9.
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Published on: July 13, 2020
Erratum: Correction to: Methods and indicators for measuring patterns of human exposure to malaria vectors (Malaria journal (2020) 19 1 (207))
Monroe, A., Moore, S., Okumu, F., Kiware, S., Lobo, N. F., Koenker, H., … Killeen, G. F.
Malaria Journal. NLM (Medline).
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Published on: July 10, 2020
Update on malaria
Varo, R., Chaccour, C., & Bassat, Q
Medicina Clinica. Ediciones Doyma, S.L
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Published on: July 7, 2020
HIV coinfection is associated with low fitness rpoB variants in rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Loiseau, C., Brites, D., Reinhard, M., Zürcher, K., Borrell, S., Ballif, M., … Gagneux, S.
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
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Published on: July 3, 2020
Ensemble deep learning for cervix image selection toward improving reliability in automated cervical precancer screening
Guo, P., Xue, Z., Mtema, Z., Yeates, K., Ginsburg, O., Demarco, M., … Antani, S
Diagnostics, 10(7
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Published on: July 1, 2020
Passive Outdoor Host Seeking Device (POHD): Designing and Evaluation against Outdoor Biting Malaria Vectors
Kessy, S. T., Mnyone, L. L., Nyundo, B. A., & Lyimo, I. N.
TheScientificWorldJournal, 2020, 4801068
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Published on: July 1, 2020
Why lockdown? Why national unity? Why global solidarity? Simplified arithmetic tools for decision-makers, health professionals, journalists and the general public to explore containment options for the 2019 novel coronavirus
Killeen, G. F., & Kiware, S. S.
Infectious Disease Modelling, 5, 442–458
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Published on: June 24, 2020
Evaluating performance-based financing in low-income and middle-income countries: the need to look beyond average effect
Binyaruka, P., Lohmann, J., & De Allegri, M
BMJ Global Health, 5(8), e003136
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Published on: June 23, 2020
Household factors associated with access to insecticide-treated nets and house modification in Bagamoyo and Ulanga districts, Tanzania
Odufuwa, O. G., Ross, A., Mlacha, Y. P., Juma, O., Mmbaga, S., Msellemu, D., & Moore, S.
Malaria Journal, 19(1).
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Published on: June 23, 2020
Aquatic habitats of the malaria vector Anopheles funestus in rural south-eastern Tanzania.
Nambunga, I. H., Ngowo, H. S., Mapua, S. A., Hape, E. E., Msugupakulya, B. J., Msaky, D. S., … Okumu, F. O
Malaria Journal, 19(1)
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Published on: June 22, 2020
Patterns of human exposure to malaria vectors in Zanzibar and implications for malaria elimination efforts.
Monroe, A., Msaky, D., Kiware, S., Tarimo, B. B., Moore, S., Haji, K., … Okumu, F
Malaria Journal, 19(1), 212
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Published on: June 18, 2020
An autoencoder and artificial neural network-based method to estimate parity status of wild mosquitoes from near-infrared spectra.
Milali, M. P., Kiware, S. S., Govella, N. J., Okumu, F., Bansal, N., Bozdag, S., … Povinelli, R. J.
PLoS ONE, 15(6)
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Published on: June 14, 2020
Acceptability of a Prime Vendor System in Public Healthcare Facilities in Tanzania.
Kuwawenaruwa, A., Tediosi, F., Metta, E., Obrist, B., Wiedenmayer, K., Msamba, V.-S., & Wyss, K.
International Journal of Health Policy and Management
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Published on: June 13, 2020
The Use of Granular Cyclopentanone as Alternative to Artificial Source of Carbon Dioxide in Improved Passive Outdoor Host Seeking Device (POHD).
5. Kessy, S. T., Nyundo, B. A., Mnyone, L. L., & Lyimo, I. N
Scientific World Journal, 2020.
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Published on: June 5, 2020
Adherence to Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Kasulu Communities in North-Western Tanzania.
Lyoba, W. B., Mwakatoga, J. D., Charles, F., Mrema, J., & Elisaria, E
International Journal of Reproductive Medicine.
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Published on: June 3, 2020
Ivermectin and COVID-19: Keeping rigor in times of urgency
Chaccour, C., Hammann, F., Ramón-García, S., & Rabinovich, N. R
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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Published on: June 2, 2020
Pregnancy outcomes and risk of placental malaria after artemisinin-based and quinine-based treatment for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in pregnancy: a WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis
Saito, M., Mansoor, R., Kennon, K., Anvikar, A. R., Ashley, E. A., Chandramohan, D., Cohee, L. M., D’Alessandro, U., Genton, B., Gilder, M. E., Juma, E., Kalilani-Phiri, L., Kuepfer, I., Laufer, M. K., Lwin, K. M., Meshnick, S. R., Mosha, D., Muehlenbachs, A., Mwapasa, V., … Guérin, P. J
BMC Medicine, 18(1), 138
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Published on: June 1, 2020
Implications of HIV treatment policies on the health workforce in rural Malawi and Tanzania between 2013 and 2017: Evidence from the SHAPE-UTT study
Songo, J., Wringe, A., Hassan, F., McLean, E., Vyas, S., Dube, A., Luwanda, L., Kalua, T., Kajoka, D., Crampin, A., Todd, J., Schouten, E., Seeley, J., Geubbels, E., & Renju, J.
Global Public Health, 1–18
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Published on: May 27, 2020
Assessing the implementation of facility-based HIV testing policies in Malawi, South Africa and Tanzania from 2013-2018: Findings from SHAPE-UTT study.
Luwanda, L. B., Vyas, S., Songo, J., Chimukuche, R. S., McLean, E., Hassan, F., Schouten, E., Todd, J., Geubbels, E., Wringe, A., & Renju, J.
Global Public Health
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Published on: May 26, 2020
Effect of history of tuberculosis on specificity of Xpert MTB/RIF.
Haraka, F., Schumacher, S. G., Ross, A., Mantsoki, A., Gagneux, S., Reither, K., & Denkinger, C. M.
The European Respiratory Journal
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Published on: May 26, 2020
The Equatoguinean Malaria Vaccine Initiative: From the Launching of a Clinical Research Platform to Malaria Elimination Planning in Central West Africa.
Peter F. Billingsley, Carl D. Maas, Ally Olotu, Christopher Schwabe, Guillermo A. García, Matilde Riloha Rivas, Dianna E. B. Hergott, Claudia Daubenberger, Elizabeth Saverino, Adel Chaouch, Oscar Embon, Mwajuma Chemba, Elizabeth Nyakrungu, Ali Hamad, Carlos Cortes, Tobias Schindler, Maximillian Mpina, Ali Mtoro, Kim Lee B. Sim, Thomas L. Richie, Ken McGhee, Marcel Tanner, Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, Salim Abdulla, Stephen L. Hoffman and Mitoha Ondo’o Ayekaba
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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Published on: May 24, 2020
High malaria parasitemia among outpatient febrile children in low endemic area, East-Central Tanzania in 2013.
Chipwaza, B., & Sumaye, R. D.
BMC Research Notes
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Published on: May 20, 2020
Arts-based approaches to promoting health in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.
Bunn, C., Kalinga, C., Mtema, O., Abdulla, S., Dillip, A., Lwanda, J., Mtenga, S. M., Sharp, J., Strachan, Z., Gray, C. M., & Culture and Bodies’ Team.
BMJ Global Health
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Published on: May 20, 2020
Assessment of diabetes and prediabetes prevalence and predictors by HbA1c in a population from sub-Saharan Africa with a high proportion of anemia: a prospective cross-sectional study.
Hodel, N. C., Hamad, A., Reither, K., Mwangoka, G., Kasella, I., Praehauser, C., Abdulla, S., Hatz, C. F. R., & Mayr, M.
BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
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Published on: May 15, 2020
Ultrasound in managing extrapulmonary tuberculosis: a randomized controlled two-center study.
Ndege, R., Ngome, O., Bani, F., Temba, Y., Wilson, H., Vanobberghen, F., Hella, J., Gingo, W., Sasamalo, M., Mnzava, D., Kimera, N., Hiza, H., Wigayi, J., Mapesi, H., Kato, I. B., Mhimbira, F., Reither, K., Battegay, M., Paris, D. H., … Rohacek, M.
BMC Infectious Diseases
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Published on: May 13, 2020
Lidar reveals activity anomaly of malaria vectors during pan-African eclipse.
Brydegaard, M., Jansson, S., Malmqvist, E., Mlacha, Y. P., Gebru, A., Okumu, F., Killeen, G. F., & Kirkeby, C.
Science Advances
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Published on: May 13, 2020
Antigen-stimulated PBMC transcriptional protective signatures for malaria immunization.
Gemma Moncunill, Anja Scholzen, Maximillian Mpina, Augusto Nhabomba, Aurore Bouyoukou Hounkpatin, Lourdes Osaba, Raquel Valls, Joseph J. Campo, Hèctor Sanz, Chenjerai Jairoce, Nana Aba Williams, Erica M. Pasini, David Arteta, Joan Maynou, Lourdes Palacios, Miquel Duran-Frigola, John J. Aponte, Clemens H. M. Kocken, Selidji Todagbe Agnandji, José Manuel Mas, Benjamin Mordmüller, Claudia Daubenberger, Robert Sauerwein and Carlota Dobaño
Science Translational Medicine
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Published on: May 6, 2020
Infection prevention and control compliance in Tanzanian outpatient facilities: a cross-sectional study with implications for the control of COVID-19.
Powell-Jackson, T., King, J. J. C., Makungu, C., Spieker, N., Woodd, S., Risha, P., & Goodman, C.
The Lancet
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Published on: May 1, 2020
Peer support for people with severe mental illness versus usual care in high-, middle- and low-income countries: study protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial (UPSIDES-RCT).
Moran, G. S., Kalha, J., Mueller-Stierlin, A. S., Kilian, R., Krumm, S., Slade, M., Charles, A., Mahlke, C., Nixdorf, R., Basangwa, D., Nakku, J., Mpango, R., Ryan, G., Shamba, D., Ramesh, M., Ngakongwa, F., Grayzman, A., Pathare, S., Mayer, B., & Puschner, B.
Trials
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Published on: April 25, 2020
Control of malaria vectors and management of insecticide resistance through universal coverage with next-generation insecticide-treated nets.
Killeen, G. F.
Lancet
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Published on: April 23, 2020
Determinants of Home Delivery among Women Aged 15-24 Years in Tanzania.
Kimario, F. F., Festo, C., Shabani, J., & Mrisho, M.
International Journal of MCH and AIDS
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Published on: April 23, 2020
Opinions of key stakeholders on alternative interventions for malaria control and elimination in Tanzania.
Finda, M. F., Christofides, N., Lezaun, J., Tarimo, B., Chaki, P., Kelly, A. H., Kapologwe, N., Kazyoba, P., Emidi, B., & Okumu, F. O.
Malaria Journal
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Published on: April 22, 2020
Vector bionomics and vectorial capacity as emergent properties of mosquito behaviors and ecology.
Sean L. Wu, Héctor M. Sánchez C., John M. Henry, Daniel T. Citron, Qian Zhang, Kelly Compton, Biyonka Liang, Amit Verma, Derek A. T. Cummings, Arnaud Le Menach, Thomas W. Scott, Anne L. Wilson, Steven W. Lindsay, Catherine L. Moyes, Penny A. Hancock, Tanya L. Russell, Thomas R. Burkot, John M. Marshall, Samson Kiware, Robert C. Reiner Jr, David L. Smith
PLoS Computational Biology
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Published on: April 20, 2020
Cardiovascular safety and population pharmacokinetic properties of piperaquine in African patients with uncomplicated falciparum malaria – a pooled multicentre analysis .
Thanaporn Wattanakul, Bernhards Ogutu, Abdunoor M. Kabanywanyi, Kwaku-Poku Asante, Abraham Oduro, Alex Adjei, Ali Sie, Esperanca Sevene, Eusebio Macete, Guillaume Compaore, Innocent Valea, Isaac Osei, Markus Winterberg, Margaret Gyapong, Martin Adjuik, Salim Abdulla, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Nicholas J. White, Nicholas P. J. Day, Halidou Tinto, Rita Baiden, Fred Binka, Joel Tarning
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
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Published on: April 17, 2020
Sustaining LLIN coverage with continuous distribution: The school net programme in Tanzania.
Yukich, J., Stuck, L., Scates, S., Wisniewski, J., Chacky, F., Festo, C., Kabulika, G., Dimoso, K., Mandike, R., Greer, G., Serbantez, N., Elisaria, E., Nyoni, W., Dadi, D., Akim, I., Lengeler, C., Brown, N., & Koenker, H.
Malaria Journal
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Published on: April 17, 2020
Investigating Health Impacts of Natural Resource Extraction Projects in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mozambique, and Tanzania: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.
Andrea Farnham, MPH, PhD ; Hermínio Cossa, BA, MSc ; Dominik Dietler, BA, MSc ; Rebecca Engebretsen, BA, MSc, PhD ; Andrea Leuenberger, BA, MSc ; Isaac Lyatuu, BA, MSc ; Belinda Nimako, BA, MD ; Hyacinthe R Zabre, BA, MPH ; Fritz Brugger, BA, PhD ; Mirko S Winkler, MSc, PhD, DTM&H
JMIR Research Protocols
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Published on: April 16, 2020
Ivermectin and Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Keeping Rigor in Times of Urgency
CarlosChaccour, FelixHammann, SantiagoRamo ́n-Garc ́ıa, N.Regina Rabinovich
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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Published on: April 9, 2020
Behavioural and Electrophysiological Responses of Female Anopheles gambiae Mosquitoes to Volatiles from a Mango Bait.
Meza, F. C., Roberts, J. M., Sobhy, I. S., Okumu, F. O., Tripet, F., & Bruce, T. J. A.
Journal of Chemical Ecology
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Published on: April 8, 2020
Evaluation of personal protection afforded by repellent-treated sandals against mosquito bites in south-eastern Tanzania.
Sangoro, O. P., Gavana, T., Finda, M., Mponzi, W., Hape, E., Limwagu, A., Govella, N. J., Chaki, P., & Okumu, F. O.
Malaria Journal
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Published on: March 31, 2020
Vitamin B12 is Low in Milk of Early Postpartum Women in Urban Tanzania, and was not Significantly Increased by High dose Supplementation
Omar N. Lweno, Christopher R. Sudfeld, Ellen Hertzmark, Karim P. Manji, Said Aboud, Ramadhani A. Noor, Honorati Masanja, Nahya Salim, Setareh Shahab-Ferdows, Lindsay H. Allen and Wafaie W. Fawzi
Nutrients
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Published on: March 18, 2020
Breast milk vitamin B12 concentration and incidence of diarrhea and respiratory infections among infants in urban Tanzania: a prospective cohort study.
Omar N. Lweno, Christopher R. Sudfeld, Ellen Hertzmark, Karim P. Manji, Anne Marie Darling & Wafaie W. Fawzi
BMC Research Notes
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Published on: March 14, 2020
Long-lasting insecticidal nets retain bio-efficacy after 5 years of storage: implications for malaria control programmes.
Jeremiah J. Musa, Sarah J. Moore, Jason Moore, Emmanuel Mbuba, Edgar Mbeyela, Dickson Kobe, Johnson K. Swai & Olukayode G. Odufuwa
Malaria Journal
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Published on: March 10, 2020
Creating mosquito-free outdoor spaces using transfluthrin-treated chairs and ribbons
John P. Masalu, Marceline Finda, Gerry F. Killeen, Halfan S. Ngowo, Polius G. Pinda & Fredros O. Okumu
Malaria Journal
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Published on: March 10, 2020
Epitope Mapping and Fine Specificity of Human T and B Cell Responses for Novel Candidate Blood-Stage Malaria Vaccine P27A.
Kristina M. Geiger, Daniel Guignard, Che Yang, Jean-Pierre Bikorimana, Bruno E. Correia, Sophie Houard, Catherine Mkindi, Claudia A. Daubenberger, François Spertini, Giampietro Corradin and Régine Audran
Frontiers in Immunology
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Published on: March 5, 2020
Rationale and design of a complex intervention measuring the impact and processes of social accountability applied to contraceptive programming: CaPSAI Project.
Petrus S Steyn, Victoria Boydell, Joanna Paula Cordero, Heather McMullen, Ndema Habib, Thi My Huong Nguyen, Dela Nai, Donat Shamba, James Kiarie
Gates Open Research
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Published on: March 4, 2020
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients in rural Tanzania: The prospective Kilombero and Ulanga antiretroviral cohort
Armon Arpagaus , Fabian Christoph Franzeck , George Sikalengo, Robert Ndege, Dorcas Mnzava, Martin Rohacek, Jerry Hella, Klaus Reither, Manuel Battegay, Tracy Renee Glass, Daniel Henry Paris, Farida Bani, Omary Ngome Rajab, Maja Weisser
PLOS ONE
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Published on: March 3, 2020
Prospective assessment of loss to follow-up: incidence and associated factors in a cohort of HIV-positive adults in rural Tanzania.
Aneth V Kalinjuma, Tracy R Glass, Maja Weisser, Selarine J Myeya, Bryson Kasuga, Yassin Kisung'a, George Sikalengo, Andrew Katende, Manuel Battegay and Fiona Vanobberghen
Journal of the International AIDS Society
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Published on: Feb. 14, 2020
One Health in practice: using Integrated Bite Case Management to increase detection of rabid animals in Tanzania
Kennedy Lushasi, Rachel Steenson, Jubilate Bernard, Joel Jackson Changalucha, Nicodem James Govella, Daniel T. Haydon, Husna Hoffu, Felix Lankester, Frank Magoti, Emmanuel Abraham Mpolya, Zacharia Mtema, Hesron Nonga and Katie Hampson
Frontiers in Public Health
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Published on: Feb. 12, 2020
Human unconventional T cells in Plasmodium falciparum infection.
Mathias Schmaler, Nina Orlova-Fink, Tobias Rutishauser, Salim Abdulla & Claudia Daubenberger
Seminars in Immunopathology
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Published on: Feb. 8, 2020
Challenges for HIV-infected adolescents during transition from paediatric to adult HIV clinics in Africa.
Herry Mapesi
Journal of Public Health. Springer.
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Published on: Feb. 7, 2020
Habitat characteristics and insecticide susceptibility of Aedes aegypti in the Ifakara area, south-eastern Tanzania.
Najat F. Kahamba, Alex J. Limwagu, Salum A. Mapua, Betwel J. Msugupakulya, Dickson S. Msaky, Emmanuel W. Kaindoa, Halfan S. Ngowo & Fredros O. Okumu
Parasites & Vectors
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Published on: Feb. 7, 2020
Immune system development varies according to age, location, and anemia in African children.
Danika L. Hill, Edward J. Carr, Tobias Rutishauser, Gemma Moncunill, Joseph J. Campo, Silvia Innocentin, Maxmillian Mpina, Augusto Nhabomba, Anneth Tumbo, Chenjerai Jairoce, Henriëtte A. Moll, Menno C. van Zelm, Carlota Dobaño, Claudia Daubenberger and Michelle A. Linterman
Science Translational Medicine
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Published on: Feb. 2, 2020
Mobile-based and open-source case detection and infectious disease outbreak management systems: a review.
Alexei Yavlinsky, Swaib A. Lule, Rachel Burns, Alimuddin Zumla, Timothy D. McHugh, Francine Ntoumi, Honorati Masanja, Solomon Mwakasungula, Ibrahim Abubakar, Robert W. Aldridge
Wellcome Open Research
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Published on: Jan. 29, 2020
Molecular methods for tracking residual Plasmodium falciparum transmission in a close-to-elimination setting in Zanzibar.
Benjamin Grossenbacher, Aurel Holzschuh, Natalie E. Hofmann, Kali Abdullah Omar, Logan Stuck, Bakar Shariff Fakih, Abdullah Ali, Joshua Yukich, Manuel W. Hetzel & Ingrid Felger
Malaria Journal
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Published on: Jan. 21, 2020
Optimal timing of primaquine to reduce Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage when co-administered with artemether-lumefantrine.
Seif Shekalaghe, Dominic Mosha, Ali Hamad, Thabit A. Mbaga, Michael Mihayo, Teun Bousema, Chris Drakeley & Salim Abdulla
Malaria Journal
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Published on: Jan. 15, 2020
Preferred resting surfaces of dominant malaria vectors inside different house types in rural south-eastern Tanzania
Betwel J. Msugupakulya, Emmanuel W. Kaindoa, Halfan S. Ngowo, Japhet M. Kihonda, Najat F. Kahamba, Dickson S. Msaky, Damaris Matoke-Muhia, Patrick K. Tungu & Fredros O. Okumu
Malaria Journal
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Published on: Jan. 13, 2020
High failure rates of protease inhibitor-based antiretroviral treatment in rural Tanzania - A prospective cohort study
Rahel E. Bircher , Alex J. Ntamatungiro , Tracy R. Glass, Dorcas Mnzava, Amina Nyuri, Herry Mapesi, Daniel H. Paris, Manuel Battegay, Thomas Klimkait , Maja Weisser
PloS One
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Published on: Jan. 13, 2020
The Effects of Medicines Availability and Stock-Outs on Household's Utilization of Healthcare Services in Dodoma Region, Tanzania
August Kuwawenaruwa, Kaspar Wyss, Karin Wiedenmayer, Emmy Metta, Fabrizio Tediosi
Health Policy and Planning
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Published on: Jan. 7, 2020
Rapid in-country sequencing of whole virus genomes to inform rabies elimination programmes.
Kirstyn Brunker, Gurdeep Jaswant, S.M. Thumbi, Kennedy Lushasi, Ahmed Lugelo, Anna M. Czupryna, Fred Ade, Gati Wambura, Veronicah Chuchu, Rachel Steenson, Chanasa Ngeleja, Criselda Bautista, Daria L. Manalo, Ma. Ricci R. Gomez, Maria Yna Joyce V. Chu, Mary Elizabeth Miranda, Maya Kamat, Kristyna Rysava, Jason Espineda, Eva Angelica V. Silo, Ariane Mae Aringo, Rona P. Bernales, Florencio F. Adonay, Michael J. Tildesley, Denise A. Marston, Daisy L. Jennings, Anthony R. Fooks, Wenlong Zhu, Luke W. Meredith, Sarah C. Hill, Radoslaw Poplawski, Robert J. Gifford, Joshua B. Singer, Mathew Maturi, Athman Mwatondo, Roman Biek, Katie Hampson
Wellcome Open Research
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Published on: Jan. 6, 2020
Effects of school-based physical activity and multi-micronutrient supplementation intervention on growth, health and well-being of schoolchildren in three African countries: The KaziAfya cluster randomised controlled trial protocol with a 2 × 2 factorial design.
Markus Gerber, Serge A. Ayekoé, Johanna Beckmann, Bassirou Bonfoh, Jean T. Coulibaly, Dao Daouda, Rosa du Randt, Lina Finda, Stefanie Gall, Getrud J. Mollel, Christin Lang, Kurt Z. Long, Sebastian Ludyga, Honorati Masanja, Ivan Müller, Siphesihle Nqweniso, Fredros Okumu, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Uwe Pühse, Peter Steinmann, Sylvain G. Traoré, Cheryl Walter & Jürg Utzinger
Trials
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Published on: Jan. 2, 2020
Vitamin D Concentration during Early Pregnancy and Adverse Outcomes among HIV-Negative Women in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania: A Case-Control Study.
Kalinjuma, A. V., Darling, A. M., Sudfeld, C. R., Mugusi, F., Wright, J., Abioye, A. I., … Fawzi, W. W.
Nutrients
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Published on: Jan. 1, 2020
Activation of TCR Vδ1 + and Vδ1 − Vδ2 − γδ T Cells upon Controlled Infection with Plasmodium falciparum in Tanzanian Volunteers.
Rutishauser, T., Lepore, M., Di Blasi, D., Dangy, J.-P., Abdulla, S., Jongo, S., … De Libero, G.
The Journal of Immunology
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Published on: Dec. 25, 2019
Operational Coverage and Timeliness of Reactive Case Detection for Malaria Elimination in Zanzibar, Tanzania.
van der Horst, T., Al-mafazy, A., Fakih, B. S., Stuck, L., Ali, A., Yukich, J., & Hetzel, M. W.
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
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Published on: Dec. 18, 2019
Safety of oral ivermectin during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Nicolas, P., Maia, M. F., Bassat, Q., Kobylinski, K. C., Monteiro, W., Rabinovich, N. R., … Chaccour, C.
The Lancet Global Health
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Published on: Dec. 16, 2019
The Relationship Between Dietary Diversity Among Women of Reproductive Age and Agricultural Diversity in Rural Tanzania.
Bellows, A. L., Canavan, C. R., Blakstad, M. M., Mosha, D., Noor, R. A., Webb, P., … Fawzi, W. W.
Nutrition Bulletin
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Published on: Dec. 12, 2019
Did a quality improvement intervention improve quality of maternal health care? Implementation evaluation from a cluster-randomized controlled study.
Larson, E., Mbaruku, G. M., Cohen, J., & Kruk, M. E.
International Journal for Quality in Health Care
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Published on: Dec. 12, 2019
Active dispersal of Aedes albopictus: a mark-release-recapture study using self-marking units.
Vavassori, L., Saddler, A., & Müller, P.
Parasites & Vectors
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Published on: Dec. 10, 2019
Protecting migratory farmers in rural Tanzania using eave ribbons treated with the spatial mosquito repellent, transfluthrin.
Swai, J. K., Mmbando, A. S., Ngowo, H. S., Odufuwa, O. G., Finda, M. F., Mponzi, W., … Okumu, F. O.
Malaria Journal
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Published on: Dec. 4, 2019
Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Other than Ebola and Lassa. Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
Iannetta, M., Di Caro, A., Nicastri, E., Vairo, F., Masanja, H., Kobinger, G., … Ippolito, G.
Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. W.B. Saunders
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Published on: Dec. 2, 2019
Clinical Outcome of Febrile Tanzanian Children with Severe Malnutrition Using Anthropometry in Comparison to Clinical Signs.
Tan, R., Kagoro, F., Levine, G. A., Masimba, J., Samaka, J., Sangu, W., … Keitel, K.
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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Published on: Dec. 1, 2019
Factors associated with the decline in under five diarrhea mortality in Tanzania from 1980-2015
Masanja, H., Mongi, P., Baraka, J., Jackson, B., Kisisiwe, Y., Manji, K., … Black, R. E.
Journal of Global Health, 9(2), 020806.
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Published on: Nov. 29, 2019
Increase of dose associated with decrease in protection against controlled human malaria infection by PfSPZ Vaccine in Tanzanian adults.
Jongo, S. A., Church, L. W. P., Mtoro, A. T., Chakravarty, S., Ruben, A. J., Swanson II, P. A., … Hoffman, S. L.
Clinical Infectious Diseases.
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Published on: Nov. 28, 2019
Health impact assessment for promoting sustainable development: the HIA4SD project.
Winkler, M. S., Adongo, P. B., Binka, F., Brugger, F., Diagbouga, S., Macete, E., … Okumu, F.
Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal
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Published on: Nov. 26, 2019
Tuberculosis: Diagnostic Challenges in Rural Africa.
Masawa, N., Bani, F., & Ndege, R.
Praxis, 108(15), 991–996.
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Published on: Nov. 26, 2019
Herzinsuffizienz in Afrika?
Rohacek, M., & Burkard, T.
Praxis, 108(15), 983–990.
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Published on: Nov. 26, 2019
Ultraschallkurs in Ifakara (Tansania) mit Fallbeispielen
Neugebauer, F., Tuma, J., Rohaceck, M., Weisser, M., Stieger, R., & Serra, A.
Praxis, 108(15), 1013–1018.
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Published on: Nov. 26, 2019
Non-Communicable Diseases on the Rise in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Underappreciated Threat of a Dual Disease Burden
Mapesi, H., & Paris, D. H.
Praxis, 108(15), 997–1005.
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Published on: Nov. 26, 2019
HIV im südlichen Afrika: wo stehen wir heute?
Eichenberger, A., Weisser, M., & Battegay, M.
Praxis, 108(15), 971–976
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Published on: Nov. 26, 2019
Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV – an Update from Rural Africa.
Luoga, E., & Gamell, A
Praxis, 108(15), 977–981.
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Published on: Nov. 26, 2019
Extrapulmonale Tuberkulose CME-Fragen.
Arpagaus, A., & Weisser, M.
Praxis, 108(15), 1019–1026
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Published on: Nov. 26, 2019
Herzinsuffizienz in Afrika?
Rohacek, M., & Burkard, T.
Praxis
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Published on: Nov. 25, 2019
Operational Coverage and Timeliness of Reactive Case Detection for Malaria Elimination in Zanzibar, Tanzania.
van der Horst, T., Al-mafazy, A., Fakih, B. S., Stuck, L., Ali, A., Yukich, J., & Hetzel, M. W.
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
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Published on: Nov. 21, 2019
User experience and satisfaction with specialty consultations and surgical care in secondary and tertiary level hospitals in Mexico
Doubova, S. V., Infante-Castañeda, C., Roder-DeWan, S., & Pérez-Cuevas, R.
BMC Health Services Research, 19(1), 872.
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Published on: Nov. 20, 2019
Towards improved health service quality in Tanzania: contribution of a supportive supervision approach to increased quality of primary healthcare.
Renggli, S., Mayumana, I., Mboya, D., Charles, C., Mshana, C., Kessy, F., … Pfeiffer, C.
BMC Health Services Research, 19(1), 848.
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Published on: Nov. 20, 2019
Towards improved health service quality in Tanzania: contribution of a supportive supervision approach to increased quality of primary healthcare.
Renggli, S., Mayumana, I., Mboya, D., Charles, C., Mshana, C., Kessy, F., … Pfeiffer, C.
BMC Health Services Research
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Published on: Nov. 19, 2019
Mathematical modelling for health systems research: a systematic review of system dynamics and agent-based models.
Cassidy, R., Singh, N. S., Schiratti, P. R., Semwanga, A., Binyaruka, P., Sachingongu, N., … Blanchet, K.
BMC Health Services Research, 19(1), 845
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Published on: Nov. 13, 2019
Setting priorities in child health research in India for 2016-2025: a CHNRI exercise undertaken by the Indian Council for Medical Research and INCLEN Trust
Wazny, K., Arora, N. K., Mohapatra, A., Gopalan, H. S., Das, M. K., Nair, M., … Swaminathan, S.
Journal of Global Health
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Published on: Nov. 12, 2019
Bedaquiline, moxifloxacin, pretomanid, and pyrazinamide during the first 8 weeks of treatment of patients with drug-susceptible or drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis: a multicentre, open-label, partially randomised, phase 2b trial.
Tweed, C. D., Dawson, R., Burger, D. A., Conradie, A., Crook, A. M., Mendel, C. M., … Spigelman, M.
The Lancet. Respiratory Medicine
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Published on: Nov. 8, 2019
Research agenda for preventing mosquito-transmitted diseases through improving the built environment in sub-Saharan Africa.
Shenton, F. C., Addissie, A., Alabaster, G., Baziwe, D., Carrasco Tenezaca, M., Chinula, D., … Lindsay, S. W.
Cities & Health
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Published on: Nov. 7, 2019
Safety and immunogenicity of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in infants and children identified as HIV-infected during a randomized trial in sub-Saharan Africa.
Otieno, L., Guerra Mendoza, Y., Adjei, S., Agbenyega, T., Agnandji, S. T., Aide, P., … Oneko, M.
Vaccine.
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Published on: Nov. 2, 2019
Counter-Selection of Antimalarial Resistance Polymorphisms by Intermittent Preventive Treatment in Pregnancy
Huijben, S., Macete, E., Mombo-Ngoma, G., Ramharter, M., Kariuki, S., Desai, M., … Mayor, A.
The Journal of Infectious Diseases.
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Published on: Nov. 1, 2019
Drivers of the reduction in childhood diarrhea mortality 1980-2015 and interventions to eliminate preventable diarrhea deaths by 2030
Black, R., Fontaine, O., Lamberti, L., Bhan, M., Huicho, L., El Arifeen, S., … Merson, M.
Journal of Global Health, 9(2), 020801
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Published on: Oct. 21, 2019
Short-course amphotericin B in addition to sertraline and fluconazole for treatment of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis in rural Tanzania
Andrew Katende, Gladys Mbwanji, Diana Faini, Amina Nyuri, Aneth Vedastus Kalinjuma, Dorcas Mnzava, Katherine H Hullsiek, Joshua Rhein, Maja Weisser, David B Meya, David R Boulware, Emilio Letang, KIULARCO Study Group
PubMed
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Published on: Oct. 21, 2019
Who are CHWs? An ethnographic study of the multiple identities of community health workers in three rural Districts in Tanzania.
Rafiq, M. Y., Wheatley, H., Mushi, H. P., & Baynes, C.
BMC Health Services Research, 19(1), 712
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Published on: Oct. 16, 2019
Experiences of care in the context of payment for performance (P4P) in Tanzania.
Chimhutu, V., Tjomsland, M., & Mrisho, M.
Globalization and Health, 15(1), 59.
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Published on: Oct. 7, 2019
Detection of malaria parasites in dried human blood spots using mid-infrared spectroscopy and logistic regression analysis.
Mwanga, E. P., Minja, E. G., Mrimi, E., Jiménez, M. G., Swai, J. K., Abbasi, S., … Okumu, F. O.
Malaria Journal, 18(1)
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Published on: Oct. 7, 2019
ELIMU-MDx: a web-based, open-source platform for storage, management and analysis of diagnostic qPCR data
Krähenbühl, S., Studer, F., Guirou, E., Deal, A., Mächler, P., Hosch, S., … Schindler, T.
BioTechniques.
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Published on: Oct. 3, 2019
High quality health systems in the SDG era: Country-specific priorities for improving quality of care.
Thapa, G., Jhalani, M., García-Saisó, S., Malata, A., Roder-DeWan, S., & Leslie, H. H.
PLOS Medicine, 16(10), e1002946
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Published on: Oct. 1, 2019
Early life risk factors of motor, cognitive and language development: a pooled analysis of studies from low/middle-income countries.
Sania, A., Sudfeld, C. R., Danaei, G., Fink, G., McCoy, D. C., Zhu, Z., … Fawzi, W.
BMJ Open, 9(10), e026449.
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Published on: Sept. 18, 2019
Prevalence and management of drug–drug interactions with antiretroviral treatment in 2069 people living with HIV in rural Tanzania: a prospective cohort study
Schlaeppi, C., Vanobberghen, F., Sikalengo, G., Glass, T., Ndege, R., Foe, G., … Wilson, H. I.
HIV Medicine, hiv.12801.
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Published on: Sept. 18, 2019
Eave ribbons treated with transfluthrin can protect both users and non-users against malaria vectors
Mwanga, E. P., Mmbando, A. S., Mrosso, P. C., Stica, C., Mapua, S. A., Finda, M. F., … Okumu, F. O.
Malaria Journal, 18(1), 314.
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Published on: Sept. 16, 2019
Prediction of mosquito species and population age structure using mid-infrared spectroscopy and supervised machine learning.
González Jiménez, M., Babayan, S. A., Khazaeli, P., Doyle, M., Walton, F., Reedy, E., … Wynne, K.
Wellcome Open Research, 4, 76.
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Published on: Sept. 11, 2019
A multiplex qPCR approach for detection of pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 gene deletions in multiple strain infections of Plasmodium falciparum.
Schindler, T., Deal, A. C., Fink, M., Guirou, E., Moser, K. A., Mwakasungula, S. M., … Daubenberger, C.
Scientific Reports, 9(1), 13107
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Published on: Sept. 6, 2019
Safety and tolerance of lymph node biopsies from chronic HIV-1 volunteers in rural Tanzania
Mkindi, C. G., Marandu, E. A., Masawa, N., Bani, F., Nyuri, A., Byakuzana, T., … Daubenberger, C.
BMC Research Notes, 12(1), 561.
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Published on: Sept. 6, 2019
BMC Research Notes, 12(1), 561
Mkindi, C. G., Marandu, E. A., Masawa, N., Bani, F., Nyuri, A., Byakuzana, T., … Daubenberger, C.
Safety and tolerance of lymph node biopsies from chronic HIV-1 volunteers in rural Tanzania
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Published on: Sept. 5, 2019
In Low- And Middle-Income Countries, Is Delivery In High-Quality Obstetric Facilities Geographically Feasible?
Gage, A. D., Carnes, F., Blossom, J., Aluvaala, J., Amatya, A., Mahat, K., … Kruk, M. E
Health Affairs, 38(9), 1576–1584.
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Published on: Sept. 3, 2019
Can trials of spatial repellents be used to estimate mosquito movement?
Malinga, J., Maia, M., Moore, S., & Ross, A
Parasites & Vectors, 12(1), 421.
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Published on: Aug. 27, 2019
Effect of a community health worker delivered health, nutrition and responsive stimulation package and conditional cash transfers on child development and growth in rural Tanzania: protocol for a cluster-randomized trial
Sudfeld, C. R., Bliznashka, L., Ashery, G., Yousafzai, A. K., & Masanja, H
BMC Public Health, 19(1), 641.
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Published on: Aug. 16, 2019
Measuring and improving the quality of tuberculosis care: A framework and implications from the Lancet Global Health Commission.
Arsenault, C., Roder-DeWan, S., & Kruk, M. E.
Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, 16, 100112.
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Published on: Aug. 14, 2019
Age grading An. gambiae and An. arabiensis using near infrared spectra and artificial neural networks
Milali, M. P., Sikulu-Lord, M. T., Kiware, S. S., Dowell, F. E., Corliss, G. F., & Povinelli, R. J
PLOS ONE, 14(8), e0209451.
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Published on: Aug. 7, 2019
Expectations of healthcare quality: A cross-sectional study of internet users in 12 low- and middle-income countries.
Roder-DeWan, S., Gage, A. D., Hirschhorn, L. R., Twum-Danso, N. A. Y., Liljestrand, J., Asante-Shongwe, K., … Kruk, M. E.
PLOS Medicine, 16(8), e1002879
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Published on: Aug. 6, 2019
Measuring and improving the quality of tuberculosis care: A framework and implications from the Lancet Global Health Commission.
Arsenault, C., Roder-DeWan, S., & Kruk, M. E.
Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, 16, 100112
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Published on: Aug. 1, 2019
Disrespectful treatment in primary care in rural Tanzania: beyond any single health issue.
Larson, E., Mbaruku, G., Kujawski, S. A., Mashasi, I., & Kruk, M. E.
Health Policy and Planning.
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Published on: July 31, 2019
Videographic analysis of flight behaviours of host-seeking Anopheles arabiensis towards BG-Malaria trap.
Batista, E. P. A., Mapua, S. A., Ngowo, H., Matowo, N. S., Melo, E. F., Paixão, K. S., … Okumu, F. O
PLOS ONE, 14(7), e0220563.
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Published on: July 16, 2019
The impact of paid community health worker deployment on child survival: the connect randomized cluster trial in rural Tanzania.
Kanté, A. M., Exavery, A., Jackson, E. F., Kassimu, T., Baynes, C. D., Hingora, A., & Phillips, J. F
BMC Health Services Research, 19(1), 492
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Published on: July 9, 2019
Assessment of the impact of availability and readiness of malaria services on uptake of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) provided during ANC visits in Tanzania.
Bajaria, S., Festo, C., Mrema, S., Shabani, J., Hertzmark, E., & Abdul, R.
Malaria Journal, 18(1), 229
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Published on: July 8, 2019
Mosquito feeding behavior and how it influences residual malaria transmission across Africa.
Sherrard-Smith, E., Skarp, J. E., Beale, A. D., Fornadel, C., Norris, L. C., Moore, S. J., … Churcher, T. S.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(30), 15086–15095.
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Published on: July 1, 2019
Human behaviour and residual malaria transmission in Zanzibar: findings from in-depth interviews and direct observation of community events
Monroe, A., Mihayo, K., Okumu, F., Finda, M., Moore, S., Koenker, H., … Harvey, S.
Malaria Journal, 18(1), 220.
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Published on: June 25, 2019
Anaerobic digestion is the dominant pathway for pit latrine decomposition and is limited by intrinsic factors
van Eekert, M. H. A., Gibson, W. T., Torondel, B., Abilahi, F., Liseki, B., Schuman, E., … Ensink, J. H. J
WaterScience and Technology, 79(12), 2242–2250
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Published on: June 8, 2019
A systematic review of influences on implementation of peer support work for adults with mental health problems.
Ibrahim, N., Thompson, D., Nixdorf, R., Kalha, J., Mpango, R., Moran, G., … Slade, M.
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.
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Published on: June 7, 2019
The adjuvant GLA-SE promotes human Tfh cell expansion and emergence of public TCRβ clonotypes
Hill, D. L., Pierson, W., Bolland, D. J., Mkindi, C., Carr, E. J., Wang, J., … Linterman, M. A.
The Journal of Experimental Medicine, jem.20190301
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Published on: June 6, 2019
Attribution of reductions in malaria prevalence in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – Authors’ reply.
Killeen, G. F., Govella, N. J., Mlacha, Y. P., & Chaki, P. P.
The Lancet Planetary Health, 3(6), e247.
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Published on: June 3, 2019
Linking human behaviours and malaria vector biting risk in south-eastern Tanzania.
Finda, M. F., Moshi, I. R., Monroe, A., Limwagu, A. J., Nyoni, A. P., Swai, J. K., … Okumu, F. O.
PLOS ONE, 14(6), e0217414
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Published on: May 30, 2019
Using mid-infrared spectroscopy and supervised machine-learning to identify vertebrate blood meals in the malaria vector, Anopheles arabiensis
Mwanga, E. P., Mapua, S. A., Siria, D. J., Ngowo, H. S., Nangacha, F., Mgando, J., … Okumu, F. O.
. Malaria Journal, 18(1), 187
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Published on: May 30, 2019
Mortality of neurological disorders in Tanzania: analysis of baseline data from sample vital registration with verbal autopsy (SAVVY)
Levira, F., Newton, C. R., Masanja, H., & Odermatt, P
Global Health Action, 12(1), 1596378.
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Published on: May 30, 2019
Newborn screening for sickle cell disease: an innovative pilot program to improve child survival in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Nkya, S., Mtei, L., Soka, D., Mdai, V., Mwakale, P. B., Mrosso, P., … Makani, J
International Health.
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Published on: May 21, 2019
Four delays of child mortality in Rwanda: a mixed methods analysis of verbal social autopsies
Roder-DeWan, S., Gupta, N., Kagabo, D. M., Habumugisha, L., Nahimana, E., Mugeni, C., … Hirschhorn, L. R
BMJ Open, 9(5), e027435
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Published on: May 18, 2019
Prognostic accuracy of sTREM-1-based algorithms in febrile adults presenting to Tanzanian outpatient clinics
Richard-Greenblatt, M., Boillat-Blanco, N., Zhong, K., Mbarack, Z., Samaka, J., Mlaganile, T., … Kain, K. C.
Clinical Infectious Diseases.
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Published on: May 15, 2019
Concentration and avidity of antibodies to different circumsporozoite epitopes correlate with RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine efficacy
Dobaño, C., Sanz, H., Sorgho, H., Dosoo, D., Mpina, M., Ubillos, I., … Daubenberger, C.
Nature Communications, 10(1), 2174.
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Published on: May 9, 2019
Autodissemination of pyriproxyfen suppresses stable populations of Anopheles arabiensis under semi-controlled settings
Lwetoijera, D., Kiware, S., Okumu, F., Devine, G. J., & Majambere, S
Malaria Journal, 18(1), 166
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Published on: May 1, 2019
Age-related comorbidities and mortality in people living with HIV in rural Tanzania
Albrecht, S., Franzeck, F. C., Mapesi, H., Hatz, C., Kalinjuma, A. V., Glass, T. R., … KIULARCO Study Group
AIDS, 33(6), 1031–1041
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Published on: May 1, 2019
Age-related comorbidities and mortality in people living with HIV in rural Tanzania.
Albrecht, S., Franzeck, F. C., Mapesi, H.a, A. V., Glass, T. R., … KIULARCO Study Group
AIDS, 1
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Published on: April 30, 2019
Comparing the new Ifakara Ambient Chamber Test with WHO cone and tunnel tests for bioefficacy and non-inferiority testing of insecticide-treated nets.
Massue, D. J., Lorenz, L. M., Moore, J. D., Ntabaliba, W. S., Ackerman, S., Mboma, Z. M., … Moore, S. J
Malaria Journal, 18(1), 153
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Published on: April 29, 2019
Two cases of long-lasting, sub-microscopic Plasmodium malariae infections in adults from coastal Tanzania
Schindler, T., Jongo, S., Studer, F., Mpina, M., Mwangoka, G., Mswata, S., … Daubenberger, C
Malaria Journal, 18(1), 149.
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Published on: April 25, 2019
Sustainable innovation in vector control requires strong partnerships with communities
Bartumeus, F., Costa, G. B., Eritja, R., Kelly, A. H., Finda, M., Lezaun, J., … Vaughan, M.
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13(4), e0007204
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Published on: April 25, 2019
Factors associated with plasma n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid levels in Tanzanian infants
Kamenju, P., Hertzmark, E., Kabagambe, E. K., Smith, E. R., Muhihi, A., Noor, R. A., … Fawzi, W. W.
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
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Published on: April 19, 2019
Detection of dicistroviruses RNA in blood of febrile Tanzanian children.
Cordey, S., Laubscher, F., Hartley, M.-A., Junier, T., Pérez-Rodriguez, F. J., Keitel, K., … Kaiser, L.
Emerging Microbes & Infections, 8(1), 613–623.
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Published on: April 17, 2019
Pathways and associated costs of care in patients with confirmed and presumptive tuberculosis in Tanzania: A cross-sectional study
Mhalu, G., Hella, J., Mhimbira, F., Said, K., Mosabi, T., Mlacha, Y. P., … Fenner, L.
BMJ Open, 9(4), e025079
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Published on: April 16, 2019
Multiple Introductions of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lineage 2–Beijing Into Africa Over Centuries
Rutaihwa, L. K., Menardo, F., Stucki, D., Gygli, S. M., Ley, S. D., Malla, B., … Gagneux, S.
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7, 112.
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Published on: April 15, 2019
Safety and Differential Antibody and T-Cell Responses to Plasmodium falciparum Sporozoite Vaccine by Age in Tanzanian Adults, Adolescents, Children, and Infants.
Jongo, S. A., Church, L. W. P., Mtoro, A. T., Chakravarty, S., Ruben, A. J., Swanson, P. A., … Hoffman, S. L
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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Published on: April 13, 2019
Advancing the repurposing of ivermectin for malaria.
Chaccour, C., & Rabinovich, N. R.
The Lancet.
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Published on: April 12, 2019
Insights into the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Tanzania.
Rutaihwa, L. K., Sasamalo, M., Jaleco, A., Hella, J., Kingazi, A., Kamwela, L., … Gagneux, S
PLOS ONE, 14(4), e0206334
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Published on: April 11, 2019
Delayed illness recognition and multiple referrals: a qualitative study exploring care-seeking trajectories contributing to maternal and newborn illnesses and death in southern Tanzania
Shamba, D., Tancred, T., Hanson, C., Wachira, J., & Manzi, F.
BMC Health Services Research, 19(1), 225
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Published on: April 10, 2019
Does mobile phone survey method matter? Reliability of computer-assisted telephone interviews and interactive voice response non-communicable diseases risk factor surveys in low and middle income countries
Pariyo, G. W., Greenleaf, A. R., Gibson, D. G., Ali, J., Selig, H., Labrique, A. B., … Hyder, A. A
PLOS ONE, 14(4), e0214450.
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Published on: April 9, 2019
Mapping the potential use of endectocide-treated cattle to reduce malaria transmission.
Imbahale, S. S., Montaña Lopez, J., Brew, J., Paaijmans, K., Rist, C., & Chaccour, C.
Scientific Reports, 9(1), 5826.
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Published on: April 5, 2019
Explaining patient delay in healthcare seeking and loss to diagnostic follow-up among patients with presumptive tuberculosis in Tanzania: a mixed-methods study
Mhalu, G., Weiss, M. G., Hella, J., Mhimbira, F., Mahongo, E., Schindler, C., … Merten, S.
BMC Health Services Research, 19(1), 217
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Published on: April 5, 2019
Using Peer Support in Developing Empowering Mental Health Services (UPSIDES): Background, Rationale and Methodology
Puschner, B., Repper, J., Mahlke, C., Nixdorf, R., Basangwa, D., Nakku, J., … Slade, M
Annals of Global Health, 85(1).
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Published on: April 5, 2019
Sonography to Rule Out Tuberculosis in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Prospective Observational Study
Ndege, R., Weisser, M., Elzi, L., Diggelmann, F., Bani, F., Gingo, W., … Rohacek, M.
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 6(4), ofz154.
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Published on: April 2, 2019
Immunologic-based Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Among Children Younger Than 5 Years of Age Exposed and Unexposed to Tuberculosis in Tanzania
Said, K., Hella, J., Ruzegea, M., Solanki, R., Chiryamkubi, M., Mhimbira, F., … Fenner, L.
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 38(4), 333–339.
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Published on: March 29, 2019
Ribosomal/nucleolar stress induction regulates tert-Butyl hydroperoxide (tBHP) mediated oxidative stress in Anopheles gambiae midguts
Tarimo, B. B., Hritzo, B. A., Law, H. C. H., Tao, D., Pastrana-Mena, R., Kanzok, S. M., … Dinglasan, R. R.
BMC Research Notes, 12(1), 182
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Published on: March 27, 2019
Mapping changes in housing in sub-Saharan Africa from 2000 to 2015.
Tusting, L. S., Bisanzio, D., Alabaster, G., Cameron, E., Cibulskis, R., Davies, M., … Bhatt, S.
Nature, 568(7752), 391–394.
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Published on: March 27, 2019
Mapping changes in housing in sub-Saharan Africa from 2000 to 2015
Tusting, L. S., Bisanzio, D., Alabaster, G., Cameron, E., Cibulskis, R., Davies, M., … Bhatt, S
Nature.
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Published on: March 23, 2019
Understanding the Impacts of Short‐Term Climate Variability on Drinking Water Source Quality: Observations From Three Distinct Climatic Regions in Tanzania
Guo, D., Thomas, J., Lazaro, A., Mahundo, C., Lwetoijera, D., Mrimi, E., … Johnson, F
GeoHealth, 3(4), 84–103
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Published on: March 21, 2019
Efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria and prevalence of Pfk13 and Pfmdr1 polymorphisms after a decade of using artemisinin-based combination therapy in mainland Tanzania.
Ishengoma, D. S., Mandara, C. I., Francis, F., Talundzic, E., Lucchi, N. W., Ngasala, B., … Udhayakumar, V
Malaria Journal, 18(1), 88
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Published on: March 20, 2019
Evaluation of a push–pull system consisting of transfluthrin-treated eave ribbons and odour-baited traps for control of indoor- and outdoor-biting malaria vectors.
Mmbando, A. S., Batista, E. P. A., Kilalangongono, M., Finda, M. F., Mwanga, E. P., Kaindoa, E. W., … Okumu, F. O
Malaria Journal, 18(1), 87
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Published on: March 18, 2019
Mosquito electrocuting traps for directly measuring biting rates and host-preferences of Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles funestus outdoors
Meza, F. C., Kreppel, K. S., Maliti, D. F., Mlwale, A. T., Mirzai, N., Killeen, G. F., … Govella, N. J
Malaria Journal, 18(1), 83
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Published on: March 14, 2019
A Randomized Trial of Prophylactic Antibiotics for Miscarriage Surgery.
Lissauer, D., Wilson, A., Hewitt, C. A., Middleton, L., Bishop, J. R. B., Daniels, J., … Coomarasamy, A
New England Journal of Medicine, 380(11), 1012–1021.
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Published on: March 3, 2019
Suppression of malaria vector densities and human infection prevalence associated with scale-up of mosquito-proofed housing in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: re-analysis of an observational series of parasitological and entomological surveys.
Killeen, G. F., Govella, N. J., Mlacha, Y. P., & Chaki, P. P.
The Lancet Planetary Health, 3(3), e132–e143
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Published on: March 2, 2019
Implementation and effectiveness of free health insurance for the poor pregnant women in Tanzania: A mixed methods evaluation
Kuwawenaruwa, A., Ramsey, K., Binyaruka, P., Baraka, J., Manzi, F., & Borghi, J.
Social Science & Medicine, 225, 17–25
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Published on: March 2, 2019
Verrucous carcinoma: An unexpected finding arising from a burn scar
Hannah, C. E., Weig, E. A., Collier, S., Stone, M. S., Juma, O., Mcharo, J. J., … Wanat, K. A
JAAD Case Reports, 5(3), 225–22
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Published on: Feb. 26, 2019
Determinants of delayed or incomplete diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination in parallel urban and rural birth cohorts of 30,956 infants in Tanzania
Nadella, P., Smith, E. R., Muhihi, A., Noor, R. A., Masanja, H., Fawzi, W. W., & Sudfeld, C. R.
. BMC Infectious Diseases, 19(1), 188.
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Published on: Feb. 26, 2019
‘The mosquitoes are preparing to attack us’: knowledge and perceptions of communities in south-eastern Tanzania regarding mosquito swarms.
Finda, M. F., Kaindoa, E. W., Nyoni, A. P., & Okumu, F. O.
Malaria Journal, 18(1), 56
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Published on: Feb. 14, 2019
Effect of a maternal and newborn health system quality improvement project on the use of facilities for childbirth: a cluster-randomised study in rural Tanzania.
Larson, E., Gage, A. D., Mbaruku, G. M., Mbatia, R., Haneuse, S., & Kruk, M. E.
Tropical Medicine & International Health.
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Published on: Feb. 12, 2019
HIV Infection Functionally Impairs Mycobacterium tuberculosis -Specific CD4 and CD8 T-Cell Responses
Amelio, P., Portevin, D., Hella, J., Reither, K., Kamwela, L., Lweno, O., … Perreau, M.
Journal of Virology, 93(5).
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Published on: Feb. 2, 2019
Safety and efficacy of C-reactive protein-guided antibiotic use to treat acute respiratory infections in Tanzanian children: a planned subgroup analysis of a randomized, controlled non-inferiority trial evaluating a novel electronic clinical decision algorithm (ePOCT).
Keitel, K., Samaka, J., Masimba, J., Temba, H., Said, Z., Kagoro, F., … D’Acremont, V.
Clinical Infectious Diseases.
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Published on: Jan. 29, 2019
Swarms of the malaria vector Anopheles funestus in Tanzania
Kaindoa, E. W., Ngowo, H. S., Limwagu, A. J., Tchouakui, M., Hape, E., Abbasi, S., … Okumu, F. O.
Malaria Journal, 18(1), 29
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Published on: Jan. 25, 2019
Looking at the bigger picture: how the wider health financing context affects the implementation of the Tanzanian Community Health Funds
Renggli, S., Mayumana, I., Mshana, C., Mboya, D., Kessy, F., Tediosi, F., … Lengeler, C
Health Policy and Planning
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Published on: Jan. 15, 2019
Molecular monitoring of the diversity of human pathogenic malaria species in blood donations on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.
Schindler, T., Robaina, T., Sax, J., Bieri, J. R., Mpina, M., Gondwe, L., … Daubenberger, C
Malaria Journal, 18(1), 9.
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Published on: Jan. 11, 2019
Measuring and characterizing night time human behaviour as it relates to residual malaria transmission in sub-Saharan Africa: a review of the published literature.
Monroe, A., Moore, S., Koenker, H., Lynch, M., & Ricotta, E.
Malaria Journal, 18(1), 6.
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Published on: Jan. 9, 2019
Rift Valley fever: An open-source transmission dynamics simulation model
Sumaye, R., Jansen, F., Berkvens, D., De Baets, B., Geubels, E., Thiry, E., & Krit, M
PLOS ONE, 14(1), e0209929.
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Published on: Jan. 8, 2019
Application of community-based and integrated strategy to reduce malaria disease burden in southern Tanzania: the study protocol of China-UK-Tanzania pilot project on malaria control.
Wang, D., Chaki, P., Mlacha, Y., Gavana, T., Michael, M. G., Khatibu, R., … Zhou, X.-N
Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 8(1), 4
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Published on: Jan. 22, 2018
Towards improved health service quality in Tanzania: appropriateness of an electronic tool to assess quality of primary healthcare
Renggli, S., Mayumana, I., Mboya, D., Charles, C., Mshana, C., Kessy, F., … Lengeler, C.
BMC Health Services Research, 19(1), 55.
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