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    2024/2025(2nd Quarter)

    1. Chesang C, Leurent B, Fabbri C, Wilfred A, Mubyazi G, Shayo E, Barongo V, Devries K, Greco G. Exploring the Relationship Between Experiences of Violence and Subjective Wellbeing: A Cross-Sectional Survey Among School Teachers in Nyarugusu Refugee Camp in Tanzania. J Interpers Violence. 2024 Oct 24:8862605241288154. doi: 10.1177/08862605241288154. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39445473.
    1. Naima C. Starkloff, Moses P. Mahalila, Safari Kinung’hi, David J. Civitello (2024).  Resting in plain sight: Dormancy ecology of the intermediate snail host of Schistosoma haematobium. The Scientific Naturalist [Accepted].
    1. Materu GS, Nzalawahe J, Sengupta ME, Stensgaard AS, Katakweba A, Vennervald BJ, Kinung’hi S. Prevalence, Distribution and Risk Factors for Trematode Infections in Domesticated Ruminants in the Lake Victoria and Southern Highland Ecological Zones of Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study. Veterinary Sciences. 2024 Nov 25;11(12):595.
    1. Churcher TS, Stopard IJ, Hamlet A, Dee DP, Sanou A, Rowland M, Guelbeogo MW, Emidi B, Mosha JF, Challenger JD, Denz A. The epidemiological benefit of pyrethroid–pyrrole insecticide treated nets against malaria: an individual-based malaria transmission dynamics modelling study. The Lancet Global Health. 2024 Dec 1;12(12):e1973-83: e1973-e1983. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00329-2. PMID: 39577971; PMCID: PMC11584316.
    1. Jun H, Mazigo E, Lee WJ, Louis JM, Syahada JH, Fitriana F, Heo J, Kim Y, Kwon B, Muh F, Lu F. Estimation of PfRh5-based vaccine efficacy in asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum patients from high-endemic areas of Tanzania using genetic and antigenicity variation screening. Frontiers in Immunology. 2024 Nov 18;15:1495513.doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1495513. PMID: 39624090; PMCID: PMC11609159.
    1. Martin JL, Messenger LA, Rowland M, Mosha FW, Bernard E, Kisamo M, Limbe S, Hape P, Thickstun C, Steven C, Moshi O. Bio-efficacy of field aged novel class of long-lasting insecticidal nets, against pyrethroid-resistant malaria vectors in Tanzania: A series of experimental hut trials. PLOS Global Public Health. 2024 Oct 4;4(10):e0002586. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002586. PMID: 39365782; PMCID: PMC11451999.
    1. Emidi B, Kiwanuka Z, Antony S, Kajeguka D, Manjurano A. Susceptibility of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to pyrethroid insecticides and characterization of breeding habitats in selected districts of Mwanza, Tanzania. The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology. 2024 Dec;85(1):1-8.. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41936-024-00415-4
    1. Jun H, Mazigo E, Lee WJ, Park YK, Han JH, Cha SH. Functional characterization of glucose transporter 4 involved in glucose uptake in Clonorchis sinensis. Parasites Hosts Dis. 2024 Nov;62(4):450-460. doi: 10.3347/PHD.24051. Epub 2024 Nov 22. PMID: 39622656; PMCID: PMC11614484.
    1. Jun H, Mazigo E, Lee WJ, Louis JM, Syahada JH, Fitriana F, Heo J, Kim Y, Kwon B, Muh F, Lu F. Estimation of PfRh5-based vaccine efficacy in asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum patients from high-endemic areas of Tanzania using genetic and antigenicity variation screening. Frontiers in Immunology. 2024 Nov 18;15:1495513.
    1. Mathewson JD, van der Spek L, Matungwa DJ, Samson A, Coleman HL, Rood EJ. Challenges and motivating factors for integrating geostatistical models in targeted schistosomiasis control: A qualitative case study in Northwestern Tanzania. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2024 Dec 30;18(12):e0012770. . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012770.
    1. Chow D, Matungwa DJ, Blackwood ER, Pronyk P, Dow D. A Scoping Review on Peer-led Interventions to Improve Youth Mental Health in Low-and Middle-Income Countries. Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health.:1-48.
    1. Roberts NL, Fadhil S, Willkens M, Ruselu G, Desderius B, Kanenda S, Rudovick L, Kavishe BB, Koenig SP, Tummalapalli SL, Lee MH. HIV and CKD in the Tenofovir Era: A Prospective Parallel-Group Cohort Study From Tanzania. Kidney Medicine. 2025 Jan 1;7(1):100937.ISSN 2590-0595, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xkme.2024.100937.
    1. Lindner AK, Lejon V, Barrett MP, Blumberg L, Bukachi SA, Chancey RJ, Edielu A, Matemba L, Mesha T, Mwanakasale V, Pasi C. New WHO guidelines for treating rhodesiense human African trypanosomiasis: expanded indications for fexinidazole and pentamidine. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2024 Oct 7.
    1. Dada N, Simpson VJ, Amenga-Etego LN, Oriero E, Miotto O, Torok ME, Juma EO, Williams NA, Rajatileka S, Ariani CV, Raman J. Towards integrated malaria molecular surveillance in Africa. Trends in Parasitology. 2024 Oct 29.
    1. Carey-Ewend K, Popkin-Hall ZR, Simkin A, Muller M, Hennelly C, He W, Moser KA, Gaither C, Niaré K, Aghakanian F, Feleke S. Population genomics of Plasmodium ovale species in sub-Saharan Africa. Nature Communications. 2024 Nov 27;15(1):10297.
    1. Rushaigo AM, Mshiu JJ, Alexander FC, Misana EM, Makasi CE, Wiketye V, Kilale AM. Confidence on COVID-19 vaccine and its associated factors among people living with HIV: a cross-sectional survey in selected regions of Tanzania. Discover Public Health. 2024 Dec;21(1):1-9.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-024-00299-3
    1. Maya T, Wilfred A, Lubinza C, Mfaume S, Mafie M, Mtunga D, Kingalu A, Mgina N, Petrucka P, Doulla BE, Ngadaya E. Diagnostic accuracy of the Xpert® MTB/XDR assay for detection of Isoniazid and second-line antituberculosis drugs resistance at central TB reference laboratory in Tanzania. BMC Infectious Diseases. 2024 Jul 4;24(1):672.
    1. Lema YL, Prodjinotho UF, Makasi C, Nanyaro MW, Kilale AM, Mfinanga S, Stelzle D, Schmidt V, Carabin H, Winkler AS, Lyamuya EF. Evaluating the modulation of peripheral immune profile in people living with HIV and (Neuro) cysticercosis. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2024 Aug 2;18(8):e0012345. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012345. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39093864
    1. Nkinda L, Barabona G, Ngare I, Nkuwi E, Kamori D, Msafiri F, Kunambi PP, Osati E, Kidenya BR, Chuwa H, Kinasa G. Evaluation of cross‐neutralizing immunity following COVID‐19 primary series vaccination during the Omicron surge in Tanzania. Journal of Medical Virology. 2024 Aug;96(8):e29822.doi: 10.1002/jmv.29822. PMID: 39056238
    1. Namakoola I, Moyo F, Birungi J, Kivuyo S, Karoli P, Mfinanga S, Nyirenda M, Jaffar S, Garrib A. Long‐term impact of an integrated HIV/non‐communicable disease care intervention on patient retention in care and clinical outcomes in East Africa. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 2024 Aug;29(8):723-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chaos.2024.115633
    1. Shauri HS, Kagaruki G, Ngadaya E, Okafor CJ, Senkoro M, Mchenga S, Buza JJ, Mfinanga S. Knowledge and Preventive Practices Regarding Dengue and Chikungunya Among Outpatients in Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar, Tanzania: A Cross-sectional Study. Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research 36 (11):352-62 https://doi.org/10.9734/jammr/2024/v36i115645
    1. Ngadaya E, Manu A, Mmweteni M, Burengelo D, Philbert D, Kagaruki G, et al. (2024) Management of possible serious bacterial infections in young infants where referral is not possible in the context of existing health system structure in Mbeya, Tanzania: Experience and lessons from the end line assessment. PLoS ONE 19(12): e0310259. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310259
    1. Macha E, Baraka A, Karoli P, Kagaruki G, Mayige M, Mutagaywa R, Meda J. Utility of simplified echocardiographic criteria for diagnosing subclinical rheumatic heart disease among primary and secondary school scholars in Kondoa District, Dodoma, Tanzania: A cross-sectional study.
    1. Malindisa EK, Dika H, Rehman AM, Olsen MF, Krogh-Madsen R, Frikke-Schmidt R, Friis H, Faurholt-Jepsen D, Filteau S, PrayGod G. Insulin resistance and beta-cell dysfunction in adults with different patterns of diet: a cross-sectional study in north-western Tanzania. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2024 Oct 3:1-8. doi: 10.1038/s41430-024-01518-5. Online ahead of print.PMID: 39363109
    1. Malindisa EK, Dika H, Rehman AM, Kweka B, Todd J, Olsen MF, Krogh-Madsen R, Frikke-Schmidt R, Friis H, Faurholt-Jepsen D, Kelly P. Associations between dietary patterns and intestinal inflammation among HIV-infected and uninfected adults: A cross-sectional study in Tanzania. PLOS ONE. 2024 Dec 30;19(12):e0311693. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0311693. eCollection 2024.PMID: 39775265
    1. Manyangu GJ, Khan S, Wajanga B, Desderius B, Wilkens M, Chillo P, Kalokola F, Praygod G, Kalluvya S, Kisigo GA, Peck RN. Comparing Life’s Simple Sevenbetween newly diagnosed, ART-naive people living with HIV and HIV-uninfected adults in Tanzania: clues for cardiovascular disease prevention. AIDS Care. 2025 Jan 2:1-10. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2024.2445198. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39745255.Top of Form
    1. Mvile BN, Bishoge OK. Mining industry’s potential for community development, challenges, and way forward in the East Africa community. A review. Local Development & Society. 2024 Nov 4:1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/26883597.2024.2423948
    1. Street A, Stringer R, Mangesho P, Ralston R, Greene J. Why medical products must not be excluded from the Global Plastics Treaty. Lancet. 2024 Nov 2;404(10464):1708-1710. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)02254-2. Epub 2024 Oct 16. PMID: 39426383
    1. Makani J, Masamu U, Tluway F, Sangeda RZ, Soka D, Osati E, Kindole C, Cox SE, Mgaya J, Shayo SC, Makubi A. The epidemiology of very severe anaemia in sickle cell disease in Tanzania: a prospective cohort study. EClinicalMedicine. 2024 Oct 1;76.https://doi.org/10. 1016/j.eclinm.2024. 102839
    1. Liheluka EA, Bali T, Lyimo E, Dekker D, Gibore NS. Caretaker’s Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding the Causes, Treatments, and Risks of Diarrhea Among Under-Five Children in North-Eastern Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study. Glob Pediatr Health. 2024 Oct 9;11:2333794X241288524. doi: 10.1177/2333794X241288524. PMID: 39391800; PMCID: PMC11465295
    1. Moizali S, Sebukoto HR. An Unusual Case of Ascariasis-Induced Convulsions and Unconsciousness in a Young Adult Male at Tanga Regional Referral Hospital in Tanzania. International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation. 2024;11(10):499-501.
    1. Reyes RA, Raghavan SSR, Hurlburt NK, Introini V, Bol S, Kana IH, Jensen RW, Martinez-Scholze E, Gestal-Mato M, López-Gutiérrez B, Sanz S, Bancells C, Fernández-Quintero ML, Loeffler JR, Ferguson JA, Lee WH, Martin GM, Theander TG, Lusingu JPA, Minja DTR, Ssewanyana I, Feeney ME, Greenhouse B, Ward AB, Bernabeu M, Pancera M, Turner L, Bunnik EM, Lavstsen T. Broadly inhibitory antibodies to severe malaria virulence proteins. Nature. 2024 Dec;636(8041):182-189. doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-08220-3. Epub 2024 Nov 20. PMID: 39567685.
    1. Lusingu JPA, Maisonet E. Ferric carboxymaltose: a potential game changer. Lancet Glob Health. 2024 Dec;12(12):e1921-e1922. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00455-8. PMID: 39577963.
    1. Chihimba MP, Challe DP, Kweka GJ. Skills development in force account implementation in Tanga city council. Journal of International Trade, Logistics and Law, Vol. 10, Num. 2, 2024, 278-288
    1. Bhwana D, Amaral LJ, Kamoen O, Mhina A, Mushi V, Makunde W, Matuja W, Mpogole M, Mmbando BP, Colebunders R. Community‐based epilepsy care in an onchocerciasis‐endemic area: A 3‐year cohort study in Mahenge, Tanzania. Epilepsia. 2024.00: 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.18230
    1. Naidoo K, Naidoo A, Abimiku AG, Tiemersma EW, Gebhard A, Hermans SM, Sloan DJ, Ruhwald M, Georghiou SB, Okpokoro E, Agbaje A, Yae K, Tollera G, Moga S, Feyt H, Kachoka T, Letsoalo MP, Cabibbe AM, Perumal R, Shunmugam L, Cirillo DM, Foraida S, Sabiiti W, Ntinginya NE, Mtafya B, Bedru A, Gillespie SH; TRiAD Study Consortium. Triage test for all-oral drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) regimen: a phase IV study to assess effectiveness, feasibility, acceptability and cost-effectiveness of the Xpert MTB/XDR assay for rapid triage and treatment of DR-TB. BMJ Open. 2024 Nov 27;14(11):e084722. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084722. PMID: 39609025; PMCID: PMC11603726.
    1. Pamba D, Sanga E, Mlalama K, Maganga L, Mangu C, Lwilla A, Olomi W, Minja LT, Sabi I, Kisonga R, Matechi E, Jelly I, Neema P, Rwebembera A, Aboud S, Ntinginya NE. Optimizing delivery strategies for 3HP TB preventive treatment in Tanzania: A qualitative study on acceptability of family approach in HIV care and treatment centers. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024 Dec 17;4(12):e0003142. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003142. PMID: 39689067; PMCID: PMC11651582.
    1. Mangu CD, Clowes P, van den Hombergh J, Mwakabenga C, Mwanyonga S, Ambindwile J, Kayombo F, Minja M, Kalluvya S, Gerwing-Adima L, Kasang C. New admissions and asymptomatic TB cases seem to fuel TB epidemic in prisons, a cross sectional survey in Tanzania. PLOS Global Public Health. 2024 Oct 14;4(10):e0002372. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002372
    1. Jani IV, Sabi I, Elsbernd K, Meggi B, Mahumane A, Lwilla AF, Pereira K, Boniface S, Edom R, Lequechane J, Chale F. Impact of point-of-care birth test-and-treat on clinical outcomes among infants with HIV: A cluster randomized trial in Mozambique and Tanzania. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2024 Nov 8:ciae530. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciae530. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39514367.
    1. Tan R, Kavishe G, Kulinkina AV, Renggli S, Luwanda LB, Mangu C, Ashery G, Jorram M, Mtebene IE, Agrea P, Mhagama H, Keitel K, Le Pogam MA, Ntinginya N, Masanja H, D’Acremont V. A cluster randomized trial assessing the effect of a digital health algorithm on quality of care in Tanzania (DYNAMIC study). PLOS Digit Health. 2024 Dec 23;3(12):e0000694. doi: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000694. PMID: 39715234; PMCID: PMC11666054.
    1. Lucas ER, Nagi SC, Kabula B, Batengana B, Kisinza W, Egyir-Yawson A, Essandoh J, Dadzie S, Chabi J, Van’t Hof AE, Rippon EJ, Pipini D, Harding NJ, Dyer NA, Clarkson CS, Miles A, Weetman D, Donnelly MJ. Copy number variants underlie major selective sweeps in insecticide resistance genes in Anopheles arabiensis. PLoS Biol. 2024 Dec 5;22(12):e3002898. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002898. PMID: 39636817; PMCID: PMC11620391.