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Urogenital schistosomiasis among pre-school and school aged children in four districts of north western Tanzania after 15 years of mass drug administration: Geographical prevalence, risk factors and performance of haematuria reagent strips by Mazigo, Humphrey D, Mwingira, Upendo J, Zinga, Maria M, Uisso, Cecilia, Kazyoba, Paul E, Kinung'hi, Safari M, Mutapi, Francesca

“…Background Urogenital schistosomiasis remains as a public health problem in Tanzania and for the past 15 years, mass drug administration (MDA) targeting…”
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Test-Treat-Track-Test-Treat Strategy for Control of Schistosomiasis in Two Low-Prevalence Villages in Northwestern Tanzania by Maganga, Jane K, Campbell, Carl H, Angelo, Teckla, Mosha, Justina, Mwanga, Joseph R, Kinung'hi, Safari M

“…Mass drug administration of praziquantel becomes a less attractive strategy for elimination of schistosomiasis in low-prevalence areas due to cost implications…”
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Prevalence and correlates of intestinal schistosomiasis infection among school-aged children in North-Western Tanzania by Mnkugwe, Rajabu Hussein, Minzi, Omary S, Kinung'hi, Safari M, Kamuhabwa, Appolinary A, Aklillu, Eleni

“…Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that continues to cause morbidity and mortality in Sub Saharan Africa. Due to its endemicity, co-infection with…”
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Village Response to Mass Drug Administration for Schistosomiasis in Mwanza Region, Northwestern Tanzania: Are We Missing Socioeconomic, Cultural, and Political Dimensions? by Mwanga, Joseph R, Kinung'hi, Safari M, Mosha, Justina, Angelo, Teckla, Maganga, Jane, Campbell, Carl H

“…Praziquantel (PZQ)-based mass drug administration (MDA) is the main approach for controlling schistosomiasis in endemic areas. Interventions such as provision…”
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The Efficacy of Single-Dose versus Double-Dose Praziquantel Treatments on Schistosoma mansoni Infections: Its Implication on Undernutrition and Anaemia among Primary Schoolchildren in Two On-Shore Communities, Northwestern Tanzania by Angelo, Teckla, Mpolya, Emmanuel A., Buza, Joram, Munisi, David Z., Kinung’hi, Safari M.

“…Administering more than one treatment may increase Praziquantel cure and egg reduction rates, thereby hastening achievement of schistosomiasis transmission…”
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Malaria and helminth co-infections in school and preschool children: a cross-sectional study in Magu district, north-western Tanzania by Kinung'hi, Safari M, Magnussen, Pascal, Kaatano, Godfrey M, Kishamawe, Coleman, Vennervald, Birgitte J

“…Malaria, schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminth infections (STH) are important parasitic infections in Sub-Saharan Africa where a significant proportion…”
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Malaria vector species composition and entomological indices following indoor residual spraying in regions bordering Lake Victoria, Tanzania by Kakilla, Charles, Manjurano, Alphaxard, Nelwin, Karen, Martin, Jackline, Mashauri, Fabian, Kinung’hi, Safari M., Lyimo, Eric, Mangalu, Doris, Bernard, Lucy, Iwuchukwu, Nduka, Mwalimu, Dismasi, Serbantez, Naomi, Greer, George, George, Kristen, Oxborough, Richard M., Magesa, Stephen M.

“…Abstract Background Vector control through long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and focal indoor residual spraying (IRS) is a major component of the Tanzania…”
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Knowledge, attitude, and practices on intestinal schistosomiasis among primary schoolchildren in the Lake Victoria basin, Rorya District, north-western Tanzania by Munisi, David Z, Buza, Joram, Mpolya, Emmanuel A, Angelo, Teckla, Kinung'hi, Safari M

“…Globally school-age children, adolescents and young adults bear the highest burden of schistosomiasis. When developing a specific intervention to improve…”
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Discovering, Defining, and Summarizing Persistent Hotspots in SCORE Studies by Kittur, Nupur, Campbell, Carl H, Binder, Sue, Shen, Ye, Wiegand, Ryan E, Mwanga, Joseph R, Kinung'hi, Safari M, Musuva, Rosemary M, Odiere, Maurice R, Matendechero, Sultani H, Knopp, Stefanie, Colley, Daniel G

“…The Schistosomiasis Consortium for Operational Research and Evaluation (SCORE) conducted large field studies on schistosomiasis control and elimination in…”
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Coinfection of intestinal schistosomiasis and malaria and association with haemoglobin levels and nutritional status in school children in Mara region, Northwestern Tanzania: a cross-sectional exploratory study by Kinung'hi, Safari M, Mazigo, Humphrey D, Dunne, David W, Kepha, Stella, Kaatano, Godfrey, Kishamawe, Coleman, Ndokeji, Samuel, Angelo, Teckla, Nuwaha, Fred

“…Schistosomiasis represents a major public health problem in Tanzania despite ongoing national control efforts. This study examined whether intestinal…”
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The trend of schistosomiasis related bladder cancer in the lake zone, Tanzania: a retrospective review over 10 years period by Yohana, Coletha, Bakuza, Jared S, Kinung'hi, Safari M, Nyundo, Bruno A, Rambau, Peter F

“…Bladder cancer is a possible outcome of chronic urinary schistosomiasis in many endemic countries. In Tanzania, the Lake Victoria area is one of the areas with…”
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A novel theatre-based behaviour change approach for influencing community uptake of schistosomiasis control measures by Sule, May N, Mosha, Justina, Soboka, Teshome Emana, Kinung'hi, Safari M, Sfynia, Chrysoula, Rafiq, Kamran, Dower, Alex, Comparet, Marianne, Bewley, Emma, Angelo, Teckla, Beshah, Feleke Zewge, Templeton, Michael R

“…Abstract Background Appropriate behaviour change with regard to safe water contact practices will facilitate the elimination of schistosomiasis as a public…”
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Lessons Learned in Conducting Mass Drug Administration for Schistosomiasis Control and Measuring Coverage in an Operational Research Setting by Binder, Sue, Campbell, Carl H, Castleman, Jennifer D, Kittur, Nupur, Kinung'hi, Safari M, Olsen, Annette, Magnussen, Pascal, Karanja, Diana M S, Mwinzi, Pauline N M, Montgomery, Susan P, Secor, William Evan, Phillips, Anna E, Dhanani, Neerav, Gazzinelli-Guimaraes, Pedro H, Clements, Michelle N, N'Goran, Eliézer K, Meite, Aboulaye, Utzinger, Jürg, Hamidou, Amina A, Garba, Amadou, Fleming, Fiona M, Whalen, Christopher C, King, Charles H, Colley, Daniel G

“…The Schistosomiasis Consortium for Operational Research and Evaluation (SCORE) was created to conduct research that could inform programmatic decision-making…”
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The impact of anthelmintic treatment intervention on malaria infection and anaemia in school and preschool children in Magu district, Tanzania: an open label randomised intervention trial by Kinung'hi, Safari M, Magnussen, Pascal, Kishamawe, Coleman, Todd, Jim, Vennervald, Birgitte J

“…Some studies have suggested that helminth infections increase the risk of malaria infection and are associated with increased number of malaria attacks and…”
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Cryptosporidium prevalence and risk factors among mothers and infants 0 to 6 months in rural and semi-rural Northwest Tanzania: a prospective cohort study by Pedersen, Sarah H, Wilkinson, Amanda L, Andreasen, Aura, Warhurst, David C, Kinung'hi, Safari M, Urassa, Mark, Mkwashapi, Denna M, Todd, Jim, Changalucha, John, McDermid, Joann M

“…Cryptosporidium epidemiology is poorly understood, but infection is suspected of contributing to childhood malnutrition and diarrhea-related mortality…”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices about malaria among communities: comparing epidemic and non-epidemic prone communities of Muleba district, North-western Tanzania by Kinung'hi, Safari M, Mashauri, Fabian, Mwanga, Joseph R, Nnko, Soori E, Kaatano, Godfrey M, Malima, Robert, Kishamawe, Coleman, Magesa, Stephen, Mboera, Leonard E G

“…Muleba district in North-western Tanzania has experienced malaria epidemics in recent years. Community knowledge, attitudes and practices are important in…”
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Praziquantel efficacy against Schistosoma mansoni among HIV-1 infected and uninfected adults living in fishing villages along Lake Victoria, Northwest Tanzania by Mazigo, Humphrey D, Dunne, David W, Kinung'hi, Safari M, Nuwaha, Fred

“…Background Animal studies have demonstrated that functional immune responses, as determined by the levels of CD4.sup.+ cell counts and anti-schistosome…”
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Community knowledge, perceptions and water contact practices associated with transmission of urinary schistosomiasis in an endemic region: a qualitative cross-sectional study by Angelo, Teckla, Kinung'hi, Safari M, Buza, Jorum, Mwanga, Joseph R, Kariuki, Henry Curtis, Wilson, Shona

“…In an effort to complement the current chemotherapy based schistosomiasis control interventions in Shinyanga district, community knowledge, perceptions and…”
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Schistosoma mansoni Infections, Undernutrition and Anaemia among Primary Schoolchildren in Two Onshore Villages in Rorya District, North-Western Tanzania by Munisi, David Zadock, Buza, Joram, Mpolya, Emmanuel A, Kinung'hi, Safari M

“…Undernutrition and anaemia remains to be a major public health problem in many developing countries, where they mostly affect children. Intestinal parasitic…”
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Integrating use of point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen rapid diagnostic tests by community health workers during mass drug administration campaigns to improve uptake of praziquantel treatment among the adult population at Kome Island, North-Western Tanzania: a cluster randomized community trial by Mazigo, Humphrey D, Amuasi, John H, Osei, Isaac, Kinung'hi, Safari M

“…The major drawback of the community-based mass drug administration (MDA) approach against schistosomiasis is that treatment is offered blindly without testing…”
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