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Tuberculosis among HIV-infected population: incidence and risk factors in rural Tanzania by Said, K, Verver, S, Kalingonji, A, Lwilla, F, Mkopi, A, Charalambous, S, Reither, K

“…Background: The incidence of tuberculosis among HIV-infected populations with high CD4 count in high burden countries has not been well studied. Objective: To…”
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African pouched rats for the detection of pulmonary tuberculosis in sputum samples by WEETJENS, B. J, MGODE, G. F, KAHWA, A, MWESSONGO, J, MAKINGI, G, MFAUME, S, VAN STEENBERGE, J, BEYENE, N. W, BILLET, M, VERHAGEN, R, MACHANG'U, R. S, KAZWALA, R, MFINANGA, G, LWILLA, F, COX, C, JUBITANA, M, KANYAGHA, H, MTANDU, R

“…SETTING: Resource-limited settings in sub-Saharan African countries.OBJECTIVE: To utilise African giant pouched rats (Cricetomys gambianus) for the diagnosis…”
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National anti-tuberculosis drug resistance study in Tanzania by CHONDE, T. M, BASRA, D, VAN LETH, F, MFINANGA, S. G. M, RANGE, N, LWILLA, F, SHIRIMA, R. P, VAN DEUN, A, ZIGNOL, M, COBELENS, F. G, EGWAGA, S. M

“…OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in a national representative sample of tuberculosis (TB) patients in Tanzania…”
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Validation of indirect tuberculosis treatment adherence measures in a resource-constrained setting by Mkopi, A., Range, N., Lwilla, F., Egwaga, S., Schulze, A., Geubbels, E., van Leth, F.

“…SETTING Arusha, Mwanza, Mufindi and Kilosa in Tanzania. OBJECTIVE To assess the test characteristics of three indirect adherence measures against a gold…”
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Surveillance for MDR-TB: is there an obligation to ensure treatment for individuals identified with MDR-TB? [Unresolved issues] by EDGINTON, M. E, MILLER, D. L, BURNEY, P, EL SONY, A. I, LWILLA, F. I, O'BRIEN, R, ROLDAN, M. B, ROLDAN, A, SRINATH, S

“…This article raises ethical issues that result if individuals, during the course of research to measure the prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis, are…”
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Diagnostic accuracy and case management of clinical malaria in the primary health services of a rural area in south‐eastern Tanzania by Font, F., Alonso González, M., Nathan, R., Kimario, J., Lwilla, F., Ascaso, C., Tanner, M., Menéndez, C., Alonso, P. L.

“…Malaria control continues to rely on the diagnosis and prompt treatment of both suspected and confirmed cases through the health care structures. In…”
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Evaluation of the SPf66 vaccine for malaria control when delivered through the EPI scheme in Tanzania by Acosta, C. J., Galindo, C. M., Schellenberg, D., Aponte, J. J., Kahigwa, E., Urassa, H., Schellenberg, J. R. M. Armstrong, Masanja, H., Hayes, R., Kitua, A. Y., Lwilla, F., Mshinda, H., Menendez, C., Tanner, M., Alonso, P. L.

“…Summary background Malaria control programmes need to protect young children, who bear the brunt of malaria disease and death in Africa. The development of a…”
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Maternal mortality in a rural district of southeastern Tanzania: an application of the sisterhood method by Font, F, González, M Alonso, Nathan, R, Lwilla, F, Kimario, J, Tanner, M, Alonso, PL

“…Background Deaths from maternal causes represent the leading cause of death among women of reproductive age in most developing countries. It is estimated that…”
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Humoral immune responses during a malaria vaccine trial in Tanzanian infants by Galindo, C M, Acosta, C J, Schellenberg, D, Aponte, J J, Roca, A, Oettli, A, Urassa, H, Armstrong Schellenberg, J, Kahigwa, E, Ascaso, C, Mshinda, H, Lwilla, F, Vidal, J, Menendez, C, Tanner, M, Alonso, P L

“…The development of a malaria vaccine is a priority for improved and sustained malaria control. Optimal use of a vaccine in Africa will only be achieved if it…”
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Safety in infants of SPf66, a synthetic malaria vaccine, delivered alongside the EPI by Schellenberg, D. M., Acosta, C. J., Galindo, C. M., Kahigwa, E., Urassa, H., Masanja, H., Aponte, J. J., Schellenberg, J. R. M. Armstrong, Fraser‐Hurt, N., Lwilla, F., Menendez, C., Mshinda, H., Tanner, M., Alonso, P. L.

“…Summary The most likely mechanism to deliver a malaria vaccine in African countries is through the Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI). So far only SPf66, a…”
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Cholera outbreak in southern Tanzania: risk factors and patterns of transmission by Acosta, C J, Galindo, C M, Kimario, J, Senkoro, K, Urassa, H, Casals, C, Corachán, M, Eseko, N, Tanner, M, Mshinda, H, Lwilla, F, Vila, J, Alonso, P L

“…To identify risk factors and describe the pattern of spread of the 1997 cholera epidemic in a rural area (Ifakara) in southern Tanzania, we conducted a…”
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Evaluation of efficacy of community‐based vs. institutional‐based direct observed short‐course treatment for the control of tuberculosis in Kilombero district, Tanzania by Lwilla, Fred, Schellenberg, David, Masanja, Honorath, Acosta, Camilo, Galindo, Claudia, Aponte, John, Egwaga, Said, Njako, Blasdus, Ascaso, Carlos, Tanner, Marcel, Alonso, Pedro

“…Summary Tuberculosis (TB) has reappeared as a serious public health problem. Non‐compliance to antituber‐culous drug treatment is cited as one of the major…”
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