PEP4LEP study protocol: integrated skin screening and SDR-PEP administration for leprosy prevention: comparing the effectiveness and feasibility of a community-based intervention t... by Stephen E Mshana, Liesbeth Mieras, Artur Manuel Muloliwa, Anne Schoenmakers, Thomas Hambridge, Robin van Wijk, Christa Kasang, Kidist Bobosha, Fernando Mitano, Ephrem Mamo, Abdoulaye Marega, Nelly Mwageni, Taye Letta, Deus Vedastus Kamara, Ahmed Mohammed Eman, Litos Raimundo, Blasdus Njako

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Public health concerns about Tuberculosis caused by Russia/Ukraine conflict by Innocent K. Paul, Goodluck Nchasi, Deusdedith B. Bulimbe, Meshack K. Mollel, George G. Msafiri, Alex Mbogo, Mayunga B. Mswanzari, Msengi Joseph, Ashraf Mahmoud, Anastasiia Volkova

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Practical recommendations for the prevention and management of COVID-19 in low-income and middle-income settings: adapting clinical experience from the field by Vanessa Rouzier, Sasha Abdallah Fahme, Kathleen F Walsh, Puja Chebrolu, Hyasinta Jaka, Justin Roy Kingery, Fouad M Fouad, Jyoti S Mathad, Jennifer A Downs, Margaret McNairy

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A dataset of small-mammal detections in West Africa and their associated micro-organisms by David Simons, Lauren A. Attfield, Kate E. Jones, Deborah Watson-Jones, Richard Kock

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Lake Victoria’s bounty: A case for riparian countries’ blue economic investment by C. S. Nyamweya, H. M. Nyaboke, C. M. Aura, K. N. Momanyi, E. Mlaponi, C. O. Odoli, J. M. Njiru

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Knowledge of and Adherence to the Cyanide Code Among Small-scale Gold Miners in Northern Tanzania by Elias C. Nyanza, Petro Yohana, Deborah S.K. Thomas, Wilfreda E. Thurston, Eveline Konje, Deborah Dewey

Where will pediatric praziquantel be needed in Tanzania? Geographical variation in prevalence, and risk factors of Schistosoma mansoni in pre-school aged children in southern and n... by Humphrey D. Mazigo, Emmanuela E. Ambrose, Upendo J. Mwingira

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Refining Diagnosis of Schistosoma haematobium Infections: Antigen and Antibody Detection in Urine by Claudia J. de Dood, Pytsje T. Hoekstra, Julius Mngara, Samuel E. Kalluvya, Govert J. van Dam, Jennifer A. Downs, Jennifer A. Downs, Paul L. A. M. Corstjens

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The NLR SkinApp: Testing a Supporting mHealth Tool for Frontline Health Workers Performing Skin Screening in Ethiopia and Tanzania by Nelly Mwageni, Robin van Wijk, Fufa Daba, Ephrem Mamo, Kitesa Debelo, Benita Jansen, Anne Schoenmakers, Colette L. M. van Hees, Christa Kasang, Liesbeth Mieras, Stephen E. Mshana

“…<b>Methods:</b> A cross-sectional study was conducted in East Hararghe, Ethiopia, as well as the Mwanza and Morogoro region, Tanzania, in 2018–2019. …”
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Lessons learnt and best practices in scaling up an emergency transportation system to tackle maternal and neonatal mortality: a qualitative study of key stakeholders in Shinyanga,... by Ntuli A Kapologwe, Bruno F Sunguya, Harrieth Peter Ndumwa, Linda B Mlunde, Castory Munishi, Jackline E Ngowi, Belinda J Njiro, James Kengia, Linda Deng, Alice Timbrell, Wilson J Kitinya

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Sub therapeutic drug levels among HIV/TB co-infected patients receiving Rifampicin in northwestern Tanzania: A cross sectional clinic based study by Daniel W. Gunda, Samuel E. Kalluvya, Christa Kasang, Benson R. Kidenya, Bonaventura C. Mpondo, Hartwig Klinker

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Initiative for improving pediatric clinical education in Tanzania by E.C. Bjornstad, R. Stafford, K. McNeal-Trice, B.L. Joyner Jr.

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Underreporting of Hepatitis E virus infection in Tanzania: a systematic review by Semvua B. Kilonzo, Daniel W. Gunda, Elichilia R. Shao, Fatma A. Bakshi

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Factors Influencing Knowledge Level of COVID-19 among Healthcare Workers: A Cross-sectional Survey in Four Regions of Tanzania by Edward Augustine Magwe, Modest Diamond Varisanga, Secilia Kapalata Ng’weshemi

“…This study applied a quantitative analytical cross-sectional survey design in Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Mwanza and Dodoma regions of Tanzania from 24th of August till 3rd October, 2022. …”
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Patterns of sexual behaviour in a rural population in north-western Tanzania. by Munguti, K, Grosskurth, H, Newell, J, Senkoro, K, Mosha, F, Todd, J, Mayaud, P, Gavyole, A, Quigley, M, Hayes, R

“…More men reported 10 or more lifetime partners, or three or more partners in the past year, in rural Mwanza (48% and 29%) than in Britain (24% and 6%). …”

Risk factors for malaria infection prevalence and household vector density between mass distribution campaigns of long-lasting insecticidal nets in North-western Tanzania by Jacklin F. Mosha, Eliud Lukole, J. Derek Charlwood, Alexandra Wright, Mark Rowland, Olivia Bullock, Alphaxard Manjurano, William Kisinza, Franklin W. Mosha, Immo Kleinschmidt, Natacha Protopopoff

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Experiences of capacity strengthening in sanitation and hygiene research in Africa and Asia: the SHARE Research Consortium by Belen Torondel, Emily Balls, Caroline Cleopatra Chisenga, Save Kumwenda, Elialilia Okello, Sheillah Simiyu, Tracy Morse, Kyla Smith, Jane Mumma, Joseph Banzi, Erik Harvey, Kondwani Chidziwisano, Jenala Chipungu, Heiner Grosskurth, Amani Beda, Saidi Kapiga, Joanna EstevesMills, Oliver Cumming, Sandy Cairncross, Roma Chilengi

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Feasibility of home-based HIV counselling and testing and linking to HIV services among women delivering at home in Geita, Tanzania by J. Adinan, C. Amour, P. Kidayi, A. Shayo, B. Adamou, L. Msuys

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Host-seeking activity of a Tanzanian population of Anopheles arabiensis at an insecticide treated bed net by Josephine E. A. Parker, Natalia C. Angarita Jaimes, Katherine Gleave, Fabian Mashauri, Mayumi Abe, Jackline Martine, Catherine E. Towers, David Towers, Philip J. McCall

“…We report on studies with a tracking system to investigate behaviour of wild anophelines at an LLIN, in an experimental hut at a rural site in Mwanza, Tanzania. Methods Groups of adult female mosquitoes (n = 10 per replicate) reared from larvae of a local population, identified as predominantly (95%) Anopheles arabiensis, were released in the hut. …”
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Magnitude and correlates of moderate to severe anemia among adult HIV patients receiving first line HAART in Northwestern Tanzania: a cross sectional clinic based study by Daniel Wilfred Gunda, Semvua Bukheti Kilonzo, Bonaventura Cornel Mpondo

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