Survival of a small translocated Procolobus kirkii population on Pemba Island by A. Camperio Ciani, L. Palentini, E. Finotto

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Terrestrial molluscs of Pemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, and its status as an “oceanic” island by Ben Rowson, Ben Warren, Christine Ngereza

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The detection of Schistosoma bovis in livestock on Pemba Island, Zanzibar: A preliminary study by Tom Pennance, Shaali M. Ame, Amour Khamis Amour, Khamis Rashid Suleiman, Jo Cable, Bonnie L. Webster

“…The findings conclude that S. bovis transmission has been established on Pemba Island and is likely to have been imported through livestock trade with East Africa. …”
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Improvement of tuberculosis laboratory capacity on Pemba Island, Zanzibar: a health cooperation project. by Maria G Paglia, Nazario Bevilacqua, Haji Said Haji, Francesco Vairo, Enrico Girardi, Emanuele Nicastri, Juma Muhsin, Vincenzo Racalbuto, Mohammed S Jiddawi, Giuseppe Ippolito

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Enhancing pre-school teachers’ competence in managing pediatric injuries in Pemba Island, Zanzibar by Mohamed A. Salim, Prosper Gabrieli, Walter C. Millanzi

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Dissection of the gut microbiota in mothers and children with chronic Trichuris trichiura infection in Pemba Island, Tanzania by Hongliang Chen, Matteo Mozzicafreddo, Elisa Pierella, Vanessa Carletti, Angela Piersanti, Said M. Ali, Shaali M. Ame, Chunfeng Wang, Cristina Miceli

“…Methods We recruited and obtained fecal samples from 32 pairs of mothers and children on Pemba Island and monitored their intestinal microbiota using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. …”
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Malaria incidence and prevalence on Pemba Island before the onset of the successful control intervention on the Zanzibar Archipelago by Othman Mashavu K, Ramsan Mahdi, Deb Saikat, Dutta Arup, Sullivan David J, Jaenisch Thomas, Gaczkowski Roger, Tielsch James, Sazawal Sunil

“…A cohort study with an intensive follow-up on Pemba Island just before the onset of the highly successful malaria control intervention was conducted. …”
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Study and implementation of urogenital schistosomiasis elimination in Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba islands) using an integrated multidisciplinary approach by Knopp Stefanie, Mohammed Khalfan A, Ali Said M, Khamis I, Ame Shaali M, Albonico Marco, Gouvras Anouk, Fenwick Alan, Savioli Lorenzo, Colley Daniel G, Utzinger Jürg, Person Bobbie, Rollinson David

“…</p> <p>Methods/Design</p> <p>In this 5-year research study, on both Unguja and Pemba islands, urogenital schistosomiasis will be assessed in 45 communities with urine filtration and reagent strips in 4,500 schoolchildren aged 9–12 years annually, and in 4,500 first-year schoolchildren and 2,250 adults in years 1 and 5. …”
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Risk factors of stillbirths in four district hospitals on Pemba Island, Tanzania: a prospective cohort study by Tine Bruhn Skytte, Charlotte Carina Holm-Hansen, Said Mouhammed Ali, Shaali Ame, Jil Molenaar, Gorm Greisen, Anja Poulsen, Jette Led Sorensen, Stine Lund

“…This study investigated the stillbirth rate and risk factors associated with stillbirth in four district hospitals in Pemba Island, Tanzania. Methods A prospective cohort study was completed between the 13th of September and the 29th of November 2019. …”
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The Vaginal Microbiota Composition and Genital Infections during and after Pregnancy among Women in Pemba Island, Tanzania by Naomi C. A. Juliana, Saikat Deb, Mohamed H. Juma, Linda Poort, Andries E. Budding, Abdalla Mbarouk, Said M. Ali, Sander Ouburg, Servaas A. Morré, Sunil Sazawal, Elena Ambrosino

“…We investigated the vaginal microbiota (VMB) composition, prevalence of genital pathogens and their association among pregnant and post-delivery women in Pemba Island, Tanzania. Vaginal swabs were collected from 90 women, at two time points during pregnancy (<20 weeks of gestational age [GA] and ≥20 weeks GA) and once after delivery, when possible. …”
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Clinical evaluation for morbidity associated with soil-transmitted helminth infection in school-age children on Pemba Island, Tanzania by Speich, B, Bogoch, II, Lo, NC, Moser, W, Croll, D, Ali, SM, Ame, SM, Utzinger, J, Andrews, JR, Keiser, J

Impact of preventive chemotherapy on transmission of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Pemba Island, United Republic of Tanzania, 1994–2021 by Shaali Ame, Fatma Kabole, Alphoncina Masako Nanai, Pauline Mwinzi, Denise Mupfasoni, Said Mohammed Ali, Antonio Montresor

“…Historically, STH are very intensively transmitted in Pemba Island (Zanzibar). A survey conducted in 1994 in 12 schools estimated a STH prevalence near to 100%. …”
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Impact of preventive chemotherapy on transmission of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Pemba Island, United Republic of Tanzania, 1994-2021. by Shaali Ame, Fatma Kabole, Alphoncina Masako Nanai, Pauline Mwinzi, Denise Mupfasoni, Said Mohammed Ali, Antonio Montresor

“…Historically, STH are very intensively transmitted in Pemba Island (Zanzibar). A survey conducted in 1994 in 12 schools estimated a STH prevalence near to 100%. …”
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Evaluation of two communication tools, slideshow and theater, to improve participants' understanding of a clinical trial in the informed consent procedure on Pemba Island, Tanzania. by Marta S Palmeirim, Ulfat A Mohammed, Amanda Ross, Shaali M Ame, Said M Ali, Jennifer Keiser

“…A previous study on Pemba Island, Tanzania, found that a verbal information session (IS) was significantly better than providing an ICF alone. …”
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The Prevalence of <i>Chlamydia trachomatis</i> and Three Other Non-Viral Sexually Transmitted Infections among Pregnant Women in Pemba Island Tanzania by Naomi C.A. Juliana, Saikat Deb, Sander Ouburg, Aishwarya Chauhan, Jolein Pleijster, Said M. Ali, Servaas A. Morré, Sunil Sazawal, Elena Ambrosino

“…This study provides insights on the burden of the four studied genital infections, and on the coinfections among pregnant women in Pemba Island, Tanzania. These results offer a starting point that can be useful to design further research in the field of maternal and child health in Pemba Island.…”
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Detection of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) by the novel AmpFire isothermal HPV assay among pregnant women in Pemba Island, Tanzania by Naomi Christine Angela Juliana, Mohamed Hamad Juma, Roel Heijmans, Sander Ouburg, Said Mohammed Ali, Aishwarya Singh Chauhan, Amanhi Biobank Pemba, Sunil Sazawal, Servaas Antonie Morré, Saikat Deb, Elena Ambrosino

“…RESULTS: the AmpFire® HPV assay detected an 11% and 6% high-risk HPV prevalence at the two time points among pregnant women in Pemba Island, consecutively. For the 133 women whose samples were tested at both time points, the persistence rate of high-risk HPV was 64%. …”
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Informed consent procedure in a double blind randomized anthelminthic trial on Pemba Island, Tanzania: do pamphlet and information session increase caregivers knowledge? by Marta S. Palmeirim, Amanda Ross, Brigit Obrist, Ulfat A. Mohammed, Shaali M. Ame, Said M. Ali, Jennifer Keiser

“…Conclusions In conclusion, within our trial on Pemba Island, a pamphlet was found to not be a good form of conveying clinical trial information while an oral information session improved knowledge. …”
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Long-term outcomes of ivermectin-albendazole versus albendazole alone against soil-transmitted helminths: Results from randomized controlled trials in Lao PDR and Pemba Island, Tanzania. by Ladina Keller, Sophie Welsche, Chandni Patel, Somphou Sayasone, Said M Ali, Shaali M Ame, Jan Hattendorf, Eveline Hürlimann, Jennifer Keiser

“…In the framework of this study, in Lao PDR 466 and 413 participants and on Pemba Island, 558 and 515 participants were followed-up six and 12 months post-treatment, respectively. …”
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The Natural Course of <i>Chlamydia trachomatis</i>, <i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Trichomonas vaginalis,</i> and <i>Mycoplasma genitalium</i> in Pregnant and Post-Delivery Women in Pemba Island, Tanzania by Naomi C. A. Juliana, Abdulla Mbaruk Omar, Jolein Pleijster, Fahad Aftab, Nina B. Uijldert, Said M. Ali, Sander Ouburg, Sunil Sazawal, Servaas A. Morré, Saikat Deb, Elena Ambrosino

“…This study aimed to determine the persistence of <i>Chlamydia trachomatis</i> (CT), <i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</i> (NG), <i>Trichomonas vaginalis</i> (TV) and <i>Mycoplasma genitalium</i> (MG) infections during pregnancy and after delivery in vaginal swabs of women from Pemba Island, Tanzania. In the context of an earlier biobanking effort, vaginal swabs were collected at two timepoints during pregnancy and once post-delivery. …”
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Fine-scale-mapping of Schistosoma haematobium infections at the school and community levels and intermediate host snail abundance in the north of Pemba Island: baseline cross-sectional survey findings before the onset of a 3-year intervention study by Lydia Trippler, Said Mohammed Ali, Shaali Makame Ame, Jan Hattendorf, Khamis Rashid Suleiman, Mohammed Nassor Ali, Saleh Juma, Fatma Kabole, Stefanie Knopp

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