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Ability of Cricetomys rats to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis and discriminate it from other microorganisms

Mgode, G.F; Weetjens, B; Cox, C; Jubitana, M; Machang’u, R; Lazar, D; Weiner, J; Geertruyden, J.P; Kaufmann, S (2011-11-26)

Trained African giant pouched rats (Cricetomys gambianus) have potential for diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). These rats target volatile compounds of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) that cause TB. Mtb and nontuberculous ...
Accuracy of giant African pouched rats for diagnosing tuberculosis: comparison with culture and Xpert W MTB/RIF

Mulder, C.; Mgode, G. F.; Ellis, H.; Valverde, E.; Beyene, N.; Cox, C.; Reid, S. E.; Van’t Hoog, A. H.; Edwards, T. L. (Researchgate, 2017)

S E T T I N G : Enhanced tuberculosis (TB) case finding using detection rats in Tanzania. O B J E C T I V E S : To assess the diagnostic accuracy of detection rats compared with culture and Xpert w MTB/ RIF, and to ...
Active tuberculosis detection by pouched rats in 2014: more than 2,000 new patients found in two countries

Poling, A.; Beyene, N.; Valverde, E.; Mulder, C.; Cox, C.; Mgode, G.; Edwards, T. L. (2016 Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 2016)

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major problem in poor countries because sensitive diagnostic tools are unavail- able. In 2014, our pouched rats evaluated sputum from 21,600 Tanzanians and 9,048 Mozambicans whose sputum had ...
African centre of excellence for innovative rodent pest management and biosensor technology development (ACE IRPM and BTD- Rat-Tech)

Makundi, R. H; Massawe, A.W (2016-10)

Rodents are some of the most serious mammalian pests the world over. However, their economic and social impact is not quantified in Sub-Saharan Africa. Moreover, while some of the zoonotic diseases attributed to rodents ...
African pouched rats for the detection of pulmonary tuberculosis in sputum samples

Weetjens, B.J; Mgode, G.F.; Machang’u, R.S; Kazwala, R; Mfi nanga, G; Lwilla, F; Cox, C; Jubitana, M; Kanyagha, H; Mtandu, R; Kahwa, A; Mwessongo, J; Makingi, G; Mfaume, S; Steenberge, J.V; Beyene, N.W; Billet, M; Verhagen, R (2009)

SETTING: Resource-limited settings in sub-Saharan African countries. OBJECTIVE: To utilise African giant pouched rats (Cricetomys gambianus) for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in human sputum. DESIGN: A specially ...
Anopheline and culicine mosquitoes are not repelled by surfaces treated with the entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana

Mnyone, L. L.; Koenraadt, C. J. M.; Lyimo, I. N.; Mpingwa, M. W.; Takken, W.; Russell, T. L. (Parasites & Vectors, 2010)

Background: Entomopathogenic fungi, Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana, are promising bio-pesticides for application against adult malaria mosquito vectors. An understanding of the behavioural responses of ...
Antibiotic susceptibilities of indicator bacteria Escherichia coli and Enterococci spp. isolated from ducks in Morogoro municipality, Tanzania

Kissinga, H. D.; Mwombeki, F.; Said, K.; Katakweba, A. A. S.; Nonga, H. E.; Muhairwa, A. P. (BMC Research Notes, 2018)

To estimate the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in indicator bacteria Escherichia coli and Enterococci isolated from duck faeces in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania. Results: Escherichia coli and Enterococcus isolation ...
Antifungal effect of a local bacillus subtilis, isolate TM07, on Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. Lycopersici in Morogoro, Tanzania

Machang’u, R; Maerere, A.; Mwinuka, B; Nashon, J; Makingi, G (Tanzania Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2021)

Fusarium oxyporum f.sp. lycopersici causes tomato wilt, a severe disease that leads to extensive yield and quality loss of tomatoes in Tanzania. Management of Fusarium infection is particularly challenging given the ...
Antimicrobial resistance in faecal samples from buffalo, wildebeest and zebra grazing together with and without cattle in Tanzania

Katakweba, A. A. S.; Møller, K. S.; Muumba, J.; Muhairwa, A. P.; Damborg, P.; Rosenkrantz, J. T.; Minga, U. M.; Mtambo, M. M. A.; Olsen, J. E. (Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2014-11-28)

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine whether the practice of co-grazing with cattle and wild life constitutes a risk of transmission of antibiotic resistant bacteria to wild ungulates. Methods and Results: Faecal ...
APOPO’s tuberculosis research agenda: achievements, challenges and prospects

Beyene, N; Mahoney, A; Cox, C; Weetjens, B; Making, G; Mgode, G; Durgin, A; Kuipers, D; Jubitana, M; Egwaga, S; Kamala, D; Lwila, F; Mfinanga, S; Kahwa, A; Machangu, R; Kazwala, R; Reither, K; Kaufmann, S; Poling, A (2012-04)

This article describes Anti-Persoonsmijnen Ontmijnende Product Ontwikkeling (APOPO) recent use of specially trained African giant pouched rats as detectors of pulmonary tuberculosis in people living in Tanzania. It ...
Application of a multidisciplinary approach to the systematics of Acomys (Rodentia: Muridae) from Northern Tanzania

Mgode, G. F. (2006-12)

The systematic status and geographic distribution of spiny mice of the genus Acomys I. Geoffroy, 1838 in Northern Tanzania is uncertain. This study assesses the systematic and geographic distribution of Acomys from ...
Arenavirus dynamics in experimentally and naturally infected rodents

Marien, Joachim; Borremans, Benny; Gryseels, Sophie; Broecke, Bram Vanden; Becker-Ziaja, Beate; Makundi, Rhodes; Massawe, Apia; Reijniers, Jonas; Leirs, Herwig (EcoHealth Alliance, 2017-06)

Infectious diseases of wildlife are typically studied using data on antibody and pathogen levels. In order to interpret these data, it is necessary to know the course of antibodies and pathogen levels after infection. ...
Arenavirus infection correlates with lower survival of its natural rodent host in a long-term capture-mark-recapture study

Mariën, J.; Sluydts, V.; Borremans, B.; Gryseels, S.; Broecke, B. V.; Sabuni, C. A.; Katakweba, A. A. S.; Mulungu, L. S.; Günther, S.; de Bellocq, J. G.; Massawe, A. W.; Leirs, H (2018)

Background: Parasite evolution is hypothesized to select for levels of parasite virulence that maximise transmission success. When host population densities fluctuate, low levels of virulence with limited impact on the ...
Assessment of rodent damage to stored maize (Zea mays L.) on smallholder farms in Tanzania

Mdangi, M.; Mulungu, Loth S.; Massawe, A.W.; Eiseb, S.J.; Tutjavi, V.; Kirsten, F.; Mahlaba, T.; Malebane, P.; Maltitz, E. von; Monadjem, A.; Dlamini, N.; Makundi, Rhodes H. (Taylor & Francis, 2014)

This study examined rodent damage, loss and contamination in stored maize on smallholder farms in East Africa. Different, novel techniques for assessing rodent damage, namely open and closed storage structures (cribs and ...
The bioeconomics of controlling an African rodent pest species.

Skonhoft, A.; Leirs, H.; Andreassen, H. P.; Mulungu, L. S.A.; Stenseth, N. C. (Cambridge University Press., 2006)

The paper treats the economy of controlling an African pest rodent, the multimammate rat, causingmajor damage in maize production. An ecological population model is presented and used as a basis for the economic analyses ...
Breeding dynamics of rodent species inhabiting farm–fallow mosaic fields in Central Tanzania

Massawe, Apia W.; Makundi, Rhodes H.; Mulungu, Loth S.; Katakweba, Abdul; Shayo, Teresia N. (African Zoology, 2012-02)

The breeding dynamics of three species of rodents, Mastomys natalensis, Aethomys chrysophilus and Gerbilliscus vicina were investigated in a seasonal environment (wet versus dry) in Berega in the eastern parts of central ...
Breeding dynamics of rodent species inhabiting farm–fallow mosaic fields in Central Tanzania

Massawe, A. W.; Makundi, R. H.; Mulungu, L. S.; Katakweba, A.; Shayo, T. N. (2012-04)

The breeding dynamics of three species of rodents, Mastomys natalensis, Aethomys chrysophilus and Gerbilliscus vicina were investigated in a seasonal environment (wet versus dry) in Berega in the eastern parts of central ...
Breeding patterns of Arvicanthis neumanni in central Tanzania

Massawe, A. W.; Mrosso, F. P.; Makundi, Rhodes H.; Mulungu, Loth S. (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Afr. J. Eco, 2007)

The breeding pattern of the grass rat, Arvicanthis neumanni, was investigated in central Tanzania in 2002 ⁄ 2003. Nine hundred and forty-seven animals were captured in three age groups: juveniles, sub adults and adults. ...
Breeding seasonality and population dynamics of three rodent species in the Magamba Forest Reserve, Western Usambara Mountains, north-east Tanzania

Makundi, Rhodes H.; Massawe, A. W.; Mulungu, Loth S. (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2006)

We investigated breeding seasonality and population dynamics of three rodent species, Lophuromys flavopuncatus, Grammomys dolichurus and Praomys delectorum, in the Magamba Forest, Western Usambara Mountains, ...
Challenges in determining the pathogenicity status of Leptospira isolates with phenotypic methods: The need for a polyvalent approach

Mgode, G. F.; Machang’u, R. S.; Collares-Pereira, M.; Vieira, M. L.; Goris, M. G. A.; Engelbert, M.; Hartskeerl, R. A. (2010-12-04)

Understanding the pathogenic status of leptospires, the causative agents of leptospirosis, is important for successful laboratory diagnosis and control programmes of this zoonosis. Leptospires are difficult to differentiate ...

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