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  1. Alagbonsi, A.I., Essop, M.F., El-Wazir, Y., Nyakudya, T., Fastone, G., Mojiminiyi, F., Saeed, A., Stienen, G.J.M., Balandya, E., Raji, Y., Bintou Sarr, F., Samb, A., Ebrahim, A., Pohl, U., Silverthorn, D.U., 2024. PhysioCAFUN: A competency-based curriculum development guideline to strengthen physiology education in Africa. Advances in Physiology Education. https://doi.org/10.1152/advan.00160.2024
  2. Bowhay, T.R., Rubach, M.P., Mendes, Â.J.F., Nicholson, W.L., Perniciaro, J.L., Maze, M.J., Moorthy, G.S., Halliday, J.E.B., Allan, K.J., Mmbaga, B.T., Saganda, W., Lwezaula, B.F., Kazwala, R.R., Cleaveland, S., Sharples, K.J., Maro, V.P., Crump, J.A., 2024. Risk factors for spotted fever group rickettsioses in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. Open Forum Infectious Diseases ofae664. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofae664
  3. Gudina, E.K., Muro, F.J., Kyala, N.J., Melaku, T., Sørensen, J.B., Meyrowitsch, D.W., Mekonnen, Z., Dræbel, T.A., 2024. Understanding the COVID-19 vaccine uptake, acceptance, and hesitancy in Ethiopia and Tanzania: a scoping review. Front. Public Health 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1422673
  4. Jacobson, D.L., Crider, K.S., DeMarrais, P., Brummel, S., Zhang, M., Pfeiffer, C.M., Moore, C.A., McCarthy, K., Johnston, B., Mohammed, T., Vhembo, T., Kabugho, E., Muzorah, G.A., Cassim, H., Fairlie, L., Machado, E.S., Ngocho, J.S., Shapiro, R.L., Serghides, L., Chakhtoura, N., Chinula, L., Lockman, S., 2024. Dolutegravir- Versus Efavirenz-Based Treatment in Pregnancy: Impact on Red Blood Cell Folate Concentrations in Pregnant Women and Their Infants. J Infect Dis 230, 1224–1234. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiae308
  5. Kapologwe, N.A., Marwa, B., Marwa, H., Kebby, A., Kengia, J.T., Ruhago, G., Kibusi, S.M., Mboya, I.B., Mtei, G., Kalolo, A., 2024. From pilot to national roll-out of the improved Community Health Fund (iCHF) in Tanzania: lessons learnt and way forward. Cost Eff Resour Alloc 22, 80. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12962-024-00571-y
  6. Kwanga, N.P., Shayo, A., Philemon, R., Likiliwike, A., Mathew, M., Kimambo, E., Mrindoko, P., Kinabo, G., Msuya, L., Maro, H., Olomi, R., 2024. Bacteriological Profile, Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns and Predictors of Bacteremia in Neonates with Clinical Sepsis at KCMC Hospital, Northern Tanzania. Open Journal of Epidemiology 14, 647–668. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojepi.2024.144045
  7. Ledin, E.R., Fasterius, L., Björling, G., Eriksson, A., Mattson, J., 2024. Technological lifelines: the everyday lived complexities of dependence and care of pediatric long-term tracheostomy. Disabil Rehabil 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2024.2428372
  8. Lyimo, B., Hugho, E., Mathew, C., Mayenga, C., Lukambagire, A.H., Lyimo, S., Munuo, L., Byukusenge, M., Withall, J., Ashford, R.T., Mmbaga, B.T., Makondo, Z., McGiven, J., Radzio-Basu, J., Ganda, E., Middlebrook, E.A., Bartlow, A.W., Fair, J.M., Shirima, G., Sriranganathan, N., Kazwala, R.R., Hudson, P.J., Cattadori, I.M., Kapur, V., Buza, J.J., Katani, R., 2024. Seroprevalence and risk factors for brucellosis amongst livestock and humans in a multi-herd ranch system in Kagera, Tanzania. Front. Public Health 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1478494
  9. Madut, D.B., Rubach, M.P., Allan, K.J., Thomas, K.M., de Glanville, W.A., Halliday, J.E.B., Costales, C., Carugati, M., Rolfe, R.J., Bonnewell, J.P., Maze, M.J., Mremi, A.R., Amsi, P.T., Kalengo, N.H., Lyamuya, F., Kinabo, G.D., Mbwasi, R., Kilonzo, K.G., Maro, V.P., Mmbaga, B.T., Lwezaula, B., Mosha, C., Marandu, A., Kibona, T.J., Zhu, F., Chawla, T., Chia, W.N., Anderson, D.E., Wang, L.-F., Liu, J., Houpt, E.R., Martines, R.B., Zaki, S.R., Leach, A., Gibbons, A., Chiang, C.-F., Patel, K., Klena, J.D., Cleaveland, S., Crump, J.A., 2024. Epidemiologic and genomic characterization of an outbreak of Rift Valley fever among humans and dairy cattle in northern Tanzania. The Journal of Infectious Diseases jiae562. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiae562
  10. Mremi, A., Macheku, G.S., Mondea, A.P., Sadiq, A., Mesarieki, L.V., 2024. Management challenges of a giant retroperitoneal liposarcoma: A case report and review of the literature. Int J Surg Case Rep 125, 110629. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.110629
  11. Mrindoko, P., Mselle, M., Frisch, L., Iman, A., Swai, M., Hatibu, Z., Minga, I., Likiliwike, A., Kimambo, E., Peter, N., Moshi, B., Shayo, A., 2024. Nutritional Status, Feeding Practices and Factors Associated to Undernutrition among 6 to 59 Months of Age Orphans in the Arusha Region. Open Journal of Pediatrics 14, 1012–1037. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojped.2024.146097
  12. Ngowi, B.N., Mremi, A., Mbwambo, O.J., Seventh, F., Kalonge, S.H., Nkya, C., Mshana, T.J., Kennedy, I.J., Mitao, M.P., Nyindo, M., Mmbaga, B.T., Mteta, K.A., 2024a. Trend in incidence and clinicopathological characteristics of prostate cancer in Northern Tanzania: analysis from a population based cancer registry data 2015–2021. BMC Cancer 24, 1424. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-024-13194-6
  13. Ngowi, B.N., Mremi, A., Seif, M.J., Kyara, Y.S., Mteta, V.K., Bright, F., Mbwambo, O.J., Mitao, M.P., Nyindo, M., Mteta, K.A., Mmbaga, B.T., 2024b. Prostate Cancer: Burden and Correlation with Prostate Specific Antigen Among Screened African Men in Tanzania. RRU 16, 315–325. https://doi.org/10.2147/RRU.S472472
  14. Nkenguye, W., Amsi, P., Minja, P., Lodhia, J., 2024. Unusual presentation of a giant gluteal lipoma in a pediatric patient: Case report and clinical implications. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 125, 110612. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.110612
  15. Ong, Z.Y.C., Hong, L., Liu, M., Tipgomut, C., Jaynes, P., Chua, R., Jayalakshmi, Batumalai, Y., Mel, S.D., Poon, L., Hue, S.S.-S., Mei, J.L.C., Chang, K., Mremi, A., Moshi, G., Jeyasekharan, A.D., 2024. 1395 Divergent tumor immune microenvironments in endemic and sporadic Burkitt lymphoma. J Immunother Cancer 12. https://doi.org/10.1136/jitc-2024-SITC2024.1395
  16. Rwomurushaka, E.S., Amsi, P., Lodhia, J., 2025. Ovarian dysgerminoma in a pre-pubertal girl: A case report. Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports 112, 102920. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsc.2024.102920
  17. Rwomurushaka, E.S., Amsi, P., Lodhia, J., 2024. Giant mesenteric lipoma in a pre-school child: a case report. J Surg Case Rep 2024, rjae698. https://doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjae698
  18. Shabhay, A.A., Shabhay, Z.A., Mwami, A.S., Msuya, D., Chilonga, K., Massaga, F.A., 2024. Geriatric spontaneous trans-mesenteric herniation leading to death. Case report. Int J Surg Case Rep 124, 110355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.110355
  19. Tibenderana, J.R., Kessy, S.A., Mlaponi, D.F., Mtenga, J.E., Gimonge, J., Mwaitete, N.L., Moshi, F.V., 2024a. The adequacy of ANC components received and associated factors among women of reproductive age in Tanzania. PLOS ONE 19, e0301570. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301570
  20. Tibenderana, J.R., Kessy, S.A., Mlaponi, D.F., Mwaitete, N.L., Mtenga, J.E., 2024b. Predictors of breast cancer screening among women of reproductive age in Tanzania: Evidence from DHS 2022. PLOS ONE 19, e0298996. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298996
  21. Walker, S., Robinson, L., Mhando, L., Paddick, S.-M., Boshe, J., McAllister-Williams, R.H., Eliamini, W., Sakanda, L., Walker, R., 2024. Feasibility and acceptability findings from a pilot study of the adapted Ziba Ufa intervention for late life depression and chronic conditions in Tanzania. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry: Open Science, Education, and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.osep.2024.11.001
  1. Aarestrup, F.M., Hansen, E.B., Kumburu, H.H., Mzee, T., Otani, S., 2024. Improved ability to utilize lactose and grow in milk as a potential explanation for emergence of the novel bovine Staphylococcus aureus ST5477. Int J Med Microbiol 317, 151637. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmm.2024.151637
  2. Ahn, E., Shayo, A., Mselle, M., Sechu, A., Perlman, J., 2024. Implementation of a novel bubble continuous positive airway pressure system with a blender in preterm infants in a low resource setting. J Perinatol 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-024-02153-5
  3. Chamba, N.G., Byashalira, K.C., Sadiq, A.M., Manongi, R.N., Ramaiya, K.L., Mmbaga, B.T., Lillebaek, T., Christensen, D.L., Mpagama, S.G., Bygbjerg, I.C., 2024. Consequences of Disintegrated Care for Dual Tuberculosis and Diabetes in Tanzania: A Case Report on Recurrent Tuberculosis with Severe Haemoptysis in a Patient with Dysregulated Diabetes. EMJ Diabet 76–82. https://doi.org/10.33590/emjdiabet/FYBM7468
  4. Fehr, D., Rentschler, M., Sendrasoa, F., Li, N., White, A., Distler, M., Lang, C., Masenga, G., Mosha, N., Semango, G., Clemens, C., Rasamoelina, T., Soankasina, A.H., Rapelanoro Rabenja, F., Mavura, D., Masenga, J.E., Schmid-Grendelmeier, P., Brüggen, M.-C., 2024. Sensitizations to pollen differ between Central European and Sub-Saharan African atopic dermatitis patients. Allergo J Int. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40629-024-00313-9
  5. French, N.P., Thomas, K.M., Amani, N.B., Benschop, J., Bigogo, G.M., Cleaveland, S., Fayaz, A., Hugho, E.A., Karimuribo, E.D., Kasagama, E., Maganga, R., Melubo, M.L., Midwinter, A.C., Mmbaga, B.T., Mosha, V.V., Mshana, F.I., Munyua, P., Ochieng, J.B., Rogers, L., Sindiyo, E., Swai, E.S., Verani, J.R., Widdowson, M.-A., Wilkinson, D.A., Kazwala, R.R., Crump, J.A., Zadoks, R.N., 2024. Population Structure and Antimicrobial Resistance in Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli Isolated from Humans with Diarrhea and from Poultry, East Africa. Emerging Infectious Diseases 30, 2079. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3010.231399
  6. Kalule, J.B., Bester, L.A., Banda, D.L., Derra, F.A., Msefula, C., Smith, A.M., Ajayi, A., Kumburu, H., Kwenda, G., Yamba, K., Mwaba, J., Fakim, Y.J., Sithole, N., Kanzi, A.M., Njage, P.M.K., Chikuse, F., Tessema, S.K., Smith, S.I., Foster-Nyarko, E., 2024. Molecular Epidemiology and AMR Perspective of Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Epidemiol Glob Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44197-024-00301-w
  7. Keenan, K., Papathomas, M., Mshana, S.E., Asiimwe, B., Kiiru, J., Lynch, A.G., Kesby, M., Neema, S., Mwanga, J.R., Mushi, M.F., Jing, W., Green, D.L., Olamijuwon, E., Zhang, Q., Sippy, R., Fredricks, K.J., Gillespie, S.H., Sabiiti, W., Bazira, J., Sloan, D.J., Mmbaga, B.T., Kibiki, G., Aanensen, D., Stelling, J., Smith, V.A., Sandeman, A., Holden, M.T.G., 2024. Intersecting social and environmental determinants of multidrug-resistant urinary tract infections in East Africa beyond antibiotic use. Nat Commun 15, 9418. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-53253-x
  8. Kiwango, F., Siroinei, E., Kitomary, N., 2024. Media Impact in Seeking Care for Mental Health: A Case Report and Literature Review. Medical Case Reports.
  9. Kondo, T.R., Mapunda, M., Mwanga, T., Mrimba, P.M., Temu, R.J., Kawiche, G.S., 2024. Traumatic anterior fracture dislocation of the humeral head. A rare case report. Int J Surg Case Rep 124, 110469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.110469
  10. Leyaro, B., Boakye, D., Howie, L., Ali, A., Carragher, R., 2024. Associations between Type of Bariatric Surgery and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea, Employment Outcomes, and Body Image Satisfaction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Obes Facts 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1159/000541782
  11. Lodhia, J., 2024. Giant Congenital Ovarian Cyst Presenting as an Abdominal Mass. Clin Med Insights Pediatr 18, 11795565241290131. https://doi.org/10.1177/11795565241290131
  12. Lugata, J., Maringo, G., Mremi, A., Batchu, N., Mchome, B., Mbise, F., 2024a. Giant mucinous borderline tumor of the ovary in a postmenopausal woman: A rare case report and review of the literature. Int J Surg Case Rep 124, 110423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.110423
  13. Lugata, J., Smith, C., Gaffur, R., Mchome, B., Mremi, A., Mbise, F., 2024b. Uterine leiomyoma in a 16-year-old young adolescent from Northen Tanzania: A rare case report and review of current literature. Int J Surg Case Rep 124, 110443. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.110443
  14. Martin, J.L., Messenger, L.A., Rowland, M., Mosha, F.W., Bernard, E., Kisamo, M., Limbe, S., Hape, P., Thickstun, C., Steven, C., Moshi, O., Shirima, B., Matowo, N.S., Mosha, J.F., Dee, D.P., Churcher, T.S., Kulkarni, M.A., Manjurano, A., Protopopoff, N., 2024. 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 4, e0002586. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002586
  15. Masiku, G.T., Mwijage, K.F., Ryoba, N.L., Ngulinzila, N.J., Mgimba, N.T., Njambilo, M.M., Shirima, L.J., Mboya, I.B., Mavura, R.A., 2024. Knowledge, attitude, and food safety practices among university students in Kilimanjaro region, northern Tanzania. Discov Public Health 21, 136. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-024-00252-4
  16. Matumaini, H.K., Mboya, I.B., Sariko, M., Seif, M.J., Mremi, A., Lukambagire, A.-H., Msuya, S.E., Mmbaga, B.T., Pisters, L., Mteta, A.K., 2024. Effect of lycopene on prostate cancer among native African men: A protocol for an open-label randomized clinical trial in Tanzania. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.156203.1
  17. Muhunzi, D., Kitambala, L., Mashauri, H.L., 2024. Big data analytics in the healthcare sector: Opportunities and challenges in developing countries. A literature review. Health Informatics J 30, 14604582241294217. https://doi.org/10.1177/14604582241294217
  18. Mutua, E., Davis, A., Laurie, E., Lembo, T., Melubo, M., Mnzava, K., Msoka, E., Nasua, F., Ndibohoye, T., Zadoks, R., Mmbaga, B., Mshana, S., 2024. Antibiotic prescription, dispensing and use in humans and livestock in East Africa: does morality have a role to play? Monash Bioeth. Rev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40592-024-00208-z
  19. Niccodem, E.M., Majigo, M., Nyongole, O.V., Manyahi, J., Shangali, A., Mwingwa, A.G., Kunambi, P.P., Lyamuya, E., Joachim, A., 2024. Urinary tract infections and associated factors among patients with an enlarged prostate at a tertiary hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a hospital-based cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 14, e085580. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085580
  20. Nnko, K.A., Pima, R.T., Mremi, A., 2024. Surgical management of basal cell adenoma of the parotid gland: A case report and review of the literature. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 124, 110434. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.110434
  21. Philbert, R., Shimba, E., Muro, F., Rwakatema, D., 2024. Oral Prosthesis Cleaning Practice and Oral Health Status of Removable Oral Prosthesis Wearers who attended Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania. Tanzania Journal of Health Research 25, 1491–1500.
  22. Pyuza, J.J., Meulah, B., Hoekstra, P.T., Mdende, N., Mvilli, E., Lieshout, L. van, Hilt, S.T., Corstjens, P.L.A.M., Yazdanbakhsh, M., Msuya, S.E., Dam, G.J. van, 2024. Current status of schistosomiasis in school-aged children in Mwanga district, Tanzania: impact of two decades of annual Mass Drug Administration programme. Parasitology 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182024001045
  23. Rashid, S., Massawe, H., 2024. Prevalence and risk factors for depression among patients with spinal cord injury attended at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre from August 2021 to May 2022. Tanzania Journal of Health Research 25, 1531–1544.
  24. Rushaigo, A.M., Mshiu, J.J., Alexander, F.C., Misana, E.M., Makasi, C.E., Wiketye, V., Kilale, A.M., 2024. Confidence on COVID-19 vaccine and its associated factors among people living with HIV: a cross-sectional survey in selected regions of Tanzania. Discov Public Health 21, 162. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-024-00299-3
  25. Rwomurushaka, E.S., Mremi, A., Hussein, A., Majaliwa, E., Lodhia, J., 2024. A rare clinical manifestation of plexiform neurofibroma in the absence of neurofibromatosis-1: a case report. IJS Global Health 7, e00509. https://doi.org/10.1097/GH9.0000000000000509
  26. Rwomurushaka, E.S., Mremi, A., Lodhia, J., 2025. Yolk-sac carcinoma mimicking sacrococcygeal teratoma in an infant. Radiol Case Rep 20, 34–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2024.09.106
  27. Swai, E.A., Moshi, H.I., Msuya, S.E., Sörlin, A., Sahlen, K.-G., Lindkvist, M., 2024. Psychological wellbeing among carers of children and adolescents with physical disabilities in North-Eastern Tanzania—a cross-sectional survey study. Front. Public Health 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1437716
  1. Alexander, A.G., Relf, M., Bosworth, H.B., Mmbaga, B.T., Muiruri, C., 2024. Disclosure of HIV Status to Sexual Partners Among People With HIV in Singida Regional Referral Hospital of Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care 35, 397. https://doi.org/10.1097/JNC.0000000000000486
  2. Byemelwa, V., Burengelo, D., Sakafu, L., Tarimo, J., Muro, E., Mgina, C., Nondo, R., Mabiki, F., Pallangyo, P., Vumilia, L., Kessy, M., Ernest, S., Hingi, M., Mziray, L., Sylvanus, E., Omolo, J., Kagaruki, G., Makubi, A., Mhame, P., Kimaro, G., 2024. Clinical Presentation and Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients Supplemented with Approved Herbal Preparations in Tanzania: A Cohort Study. Tanzania Journal of Health Research 25, 1452–1465.
  3. Egenberg, S., Skogheim, G., Tangerud, M., Sluijs, A.-M., Slootweg, Y.M., Elvemo, H., Barabara, M., Lundgren, I., 2024. Clinical decision-making during childbirth in health facilities from the perspectives of labouring women, relatives, and health care providers: A scoping review. Midwifery 140, 104192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2024.104192
  4. Gutnik, L., Msoka, E.F., Dwarampudi, S., Hollis, T., McLeod, M.C., Locke, J.E., Scarinci, I., Rocque, G.B., Mremi, A., Serventi, F., Mmbaga, B.T., n.d. Meaningful engagement of people living with cancer: Leveraging breast cancer survivors in a stigma reduction intervention in Tanzania. World Journal of Surgery n/a. https://doi.org/10.1002/wjs.12338
  5. Hugho, E.A., Mmbaga, B.T., Lukambagire, A.-H.S., Kinabo, G.D., Thomas, K.M., Kumburu, H.H., Hald, T., 2024. Risk Factors for Salmonella Infection in Children under Five Years: A Hospital-Based Study in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. Pathogens 13, 798. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13090798
  6. Iman, A., Kinabo, G., Philemon, R., Shayo, A., Hatibu, Z., Machaku, D., Kashaigili, H., Majaliwa, E., n.d. Predictors of survival and treatment outcomes of children with wilms tumor at a tertiary hospital in tanzania: a cohort study. International Journal of Surgery Open 10.1097/IO9.0000000000000184. https://doi.org/10.1097/IO9.0000000000000184
  7. Iman, A., Majaliwa, E., Kambainei, L.G., Mremi, A., Mensenkamp, A.R., Hamel, B.C., 2024. Novel CTR9 germline pathogenic splice site variant in siblings with Wilms tumor from Tanzania. Eur J Med Genet 72, 104973. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmg.2024.104973
  8. Laurie, E., Msoka, E.F., Wyke, S., Yongolo, N.M., Bunn, C., Msoka, P., McIntosh, E., Mmbaga, B.T., 2024. ‘ … You become a prisoner of your life’: A qualitative study exploring the experience of joint pain and accessing care in Hai, Tanzania. SSM – Qualitative Research in Health 6, 100481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2024.100481
  9. Lodhia, J., Kitandu, B.R., Ntakarutimana, V., Gondwe, S., Msuya, D., 2024. Delayed presentation of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: A report of 2 cases. Radiol Case Rep 19, 5867–5871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2024.08.104
  10. Lugata, J., Smith, C., Shao, B., Mremi, A., Mchome, B., 2024. Management challenges of a cervical carcinosarcoma in a premenopausal woman in northern Tanzania: A rare case report and review of current literature. Int J Surg Case Rep 124, 110349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.110349
  11. Martin, J., Messenger, L., Bernard, E., Kisamo, M., Hape, P., Sizya, O., Festo, E., Matiku, W., Marcel, V., Malya, E., Aziz, T., Matowo, N., Mosha, J., Mosha, F., Rowland, M., Manjurano, A., Protopopoff, N., 2024. Evaluation of bio-efficacy of field-aged novel long-lasting insecticidal nets (PBO, chlorfenapyr or pyriproxyfen combined with pyrethroid) against Anopheles gambiae (s.s.) in Tanzania. Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases 6, 100216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpvbd.2024.100216
  12. Martin, J.L., Messenger, L.A., Bernard, E., Kisamo, M., Hape, P., Sizya, O., Festo, E., Matiku, W., Marcel, V., Malya, E., Aziz, T., Matowo, N.S., Mosha, J.F., Mosha, F.W., Rowland, M., Manjurano, A., Protopopoff, N., 2024. Evaluation of bio-efficacy of field-aged novel long-lasting insecticidal nets (PBO, chlorfenapyr or pyriproxyfen combined with pyrethroid) against Anopheles gambiae (s.) in Tanzania. Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases 6, 100216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpvbd.2024.100216
  13. Mbuya, A.W., Mboya, I.B., Semvua, H.H., Mamuya, S.H., Howlett, P.J., Msuya, S.E., 2024. Prevalence and determinants of evidence of silicosis and impaired lung function among small scale tanzanite miners and the peri-mining community in northern Tanzania. PLOS Global Public Health 4, e0002770. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002770
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