Search Results - "MACHANG'U, R. S"

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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New Leptospira serovar Sokoine of serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae from cattle in Tanzania by Mgode, G. F, Machang'u, R. S, Goris, M. G, Engelbert, M, Sondij, S, Hartskeerl, R. A

“…1 Sokoine University of Agriculture, Pest Management Centre, PO Box 3110, Morogoro, Tanzania 2 Royal Tropical Institute, Department of Biomedical Research,…”
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Demographic and spatio-temporal variation in human plague at a persistent focus in Tanzania by Davis, S., Makundi, R.H., Machang’u, R.S., Leirs, H.

“…Human plague in the Western Usambara Mountains in Tanzania has been a public health problem since the first outbreak in 1980. The wildlife reservoir is unknown…”
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Serological and molecular characterization of leptospira serovar Kenya from captive African giant pouched rats ( Cricetomys gambianus) from Morogoro Tanzania by Machang'u, R.S, Mgode, G.F, Assenga, J, Mhamphi, G, Weetjens, B, Cox, C, Verhagen, R, Sondij, S, Goris, M.G, Hartskeerl, R.A

“…Two identical leptospiral isolates coded Sh9 and Sh25 obtained from the urine of captive African giant pouched rats ( Cricetomys gambianus), destined for use…”
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Mice, Rats, and People: The Bio-Economics of Agricultural Rodent Pests by Stenseth, Nils Chr, Leirs, Herwig, Skonhoft, Anders, Davis, Stephen A., Pech, Roger P., Andreassen, Harry P., Singleton, Grant R., Lima, Mauricio, Robert S. Machang'u, Makundi, Rhodes H., Zhang, Zhibin, Brown, Peter R., Shi, Dazhao, Wan, Xinrong

“…Mice, rats, and other rodents threaten food production and act as reservoirs for disease throughout the world. In Asia alone, the rice loss every year caused…”
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Recurrent staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome in children: report of two cases by Machang'u, R S, Mgode, G, Gisakanyi, N

“…A localised "scalded skin syndrome" occurred in two male siblings aged five and ten years old, in Morogoro, Tanzania. This condition recurred in the same…”
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Prevalence and characterization of verotocytoxin producing Escherichia coli O157 from diarrhoea patients in Morogoro, Tanzania by Raji, M.A, Minga, U.M, Machang'u, R.S

“…Escherichia coli O157:H7 is an important agent of haemorrhagic colitis and haemolytic uraemic syndrome in children less than five years old and elderly people…”
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Role of antibody to extracellular proteins of Rhodococcus equi in protection against R. equi pneumonia in foals by Machang'u, R S, Prescott, J F

“…Rhodococcus equi produces two exoenzymes (REE), a cholesterol oxidase in large amounts and a phospholipase C, which cause lysis of sheep red blood cells (SRBC)…”
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Purification and properties of cholesterol oxidase and choline phosphohydrolase from Rhodococcus equi by Machang'u, R.S, Prescott, J.F

“…Cholesterol oxidase (CO) and choline phosphohydrolase (CPH) exoenzymes were isolated from culture supernatants of Rhodococcus equi ATCC 33701 and their…”
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Preliminary observations on factors responsible for long persistence and continued outbreaks of plague in Lushoto district, Tanzania by Kilonzo, B.S, Mvena, Z.S.K, Machangu, R.S, Mbise, T.J

“…Human plague has been an important public health problem in Tanzania for over a century. Recorded outbreaks of the disease have been reported from various…”
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