Publication for the year 2023:
1. Implementation research of a cluster randomized trial evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria using dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine on reducing malaria burden in school-aged children in Tanzania: methodology, challenges, and mitigation. Geofrey Makenga, Misago D. Seth, Vito Baraka, Bruno P. Mmbando, Daniel P. Challe, Filbert Francis, Athanas Mhina, Daniel T. R. Minja, Mercy Chiduo, Celine Mandara, Edwin Liheluka, Samwel Gesase, Method Segeja, George Mtove, Mathias Kamugisha, Abdallah Lusasi, Frank Chacky, Anna David, Sumaiyya Thawer, Ally Mohamed, Samwel Lazaro, Fabrizio Molteni, Alex Nkayamba, Jean-Pierre Van geertruyden & John P. A. Lusingu. Malaria Journal volume 22, Article number: 7 (2023). [Read more>>]
2. Effect of monthly intermittent preventive treatment with dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine with and without azithromycin versus monthly sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine on adverse pregnancy outcomes in Africa: a double-blind randomised, partly placebo-controlled trial. Mwayiwawo Madanitsa, Hellen C Barsosio, Daniel T R Minja, George Mtove, Reginald A Kavishe, James Dodd, Queen Saidi, Eric D Onyango, Kephas Otieno, Duolao Wang, Ulla Ashorn, Jenny Hill, Crispin Mukerebe, Samwel Gesase, Omari A Msemo, Victor Mwapasa, Kamija S Phiri, Kenneth Maleta, Nigel Klein, Pascal Magnussen, John P A Lusingu, Simon Kariuki, Jacklin F Mosha, Michael Alifrangis, Helle Hansson, Christentze Schmiegelow, Julie R Gutman, R Matthew Chico, Feiko O ter Kuile. Lancet. 2023 Mar 25;401(10381):1020-1036. [Read more>>]
Publication for the year 2022:
1. Enrichment of antibiotic resistance genes within bacteriophage populations in saliva samples from individuals undergoing oral antibiotic treatments. Tilde Andersson, Geofrey Makenga, Filbert Francis, Daniel T. R. Minja, Soren Overballe-Petersen, Man-Hung Eric Tang, Kurt Fuursted, Vito Baraka, Rolf Lood. Front Microbiol. 2022; 13: 1049110. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1049110. [Read more>>]
2. The choice of reference chart affects the strength of the association between malaria in pregnancy and small for gestational age: an individual participant data meta-analysis comparing the Intergrowth-21 with a Tanzanian birthweight chart. George Mtove, Daniel T. R. Minja, Omari Abdul, Samwel Gesase, Kenneth Maleta, Titus H. Divala, Noel Patson, Ulla Ashorn, Miriam K. Laufer, Mwayiwawo Madanitsa, Per Ashorn, Don Mathanga, Jobiba Chinkhumba, Julie R. Gutman, Feiko O. ter Kuile, Sofe Lykke Møller, Ib C. Bygbjerg, Michael Alifrangis, Thor Theander, John P. A. Lusingu, Christentze Schmiegelow. Malar J 21, 292 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04307-2. [Read more>>]
3. Therapeutic efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine, artesunate-amodiaquine and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Marwa K, Kapesa A, Baraka V, Konje E, Kidenya B, Mukonzo J, Kamugisha E, Swedberg G. PLoS One. 2022 Mar 10;17(3):e0264339. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264339. eCollection 2022. [Read more>>]
4. Weight change during the first week of life and a new method for retrospective prediction of birthweight among exclusively breastfed newborns. Mtove G, Abdul O, Kullberg F, Gesase S, Scheike T, Andersen FM, Madanitsa M, Ter Kuile FO, Alifrangis M, Lusingu JPA, Minja DTR, Schmiegelow C. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2022 Mar;101(3):293-302. doi: 10.1111/aogs.14323. Epub 2022 Feb 13. [Read more>>]
5. Is it time for Africa to adopt primaquine in the era of malaria control and elimination?. Mwaiswelo RO, Kabuga H, Kweka EJ, Baraka V. Trop Med Health. 2022 Feb 25;50(1):17. doi: 10.1186/s41182-022-00408-5. [Read more>>]
6. Mapping the cord blood transcriptome of pregnancies affected by early maternal anemia to identify signatures of fetal programming. Hatem G, Hjort L, Asplund O, Minja DTR, Msemo OA, Møller SL, Lavstsen T, Groth-Grunnet L, Lusingu JPA, Hansson O, Christensen DL, Vaag AA, Artner I, Theander T, Groop L, Schmiegelow C, Bygbjerg IC, Prasad RB. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 Jan 11:dgac010. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgac010. [Read more>>]
Publication for the year 2021:
1. Effect of Ivermectin Treatment on the Frequency of Seizures in Persons with Epilepsy Infected with Onchocerca volvulus. Alfred Dusabimana, Solomon Tsebeni Wafula, Stephen Jada Raimon, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Dan Bhwana, Floribert Tepage, Gasim Abd-Elfarag, An Hotterbeekx, Steven Abrams, Robert Colebunders. Pathogens. 2021 Jan; 10(1): 21. Published online Dec 31. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10010021. [Read more>>]
2. Rationale, design and protocol of a cross-sectional study on pregnancy-related cardiovascular diseases in Tanzania (PRECARDT): burden, characterisation and prognostic significance at delivery. Abel Makubi, Pilly Chillo, Reuben Mutagaywa, Belinda Balandya, Peter Kisenge, Vincent Tarimo, Eva Mujuni, Evarist B Msaki, Josephine Mgaya, Albert Kihunrwa, Mohamed Janabi, Gideon Kwesigabo, Julie Makani, Lindsay Kendall, Juliet Addo, Bruno Mmbando, Karen Sliwa. BMJ Open. 2021 Dec 31;11(12):e049979. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049979. [Read more>>]
3. Malaria infection and anemia status in under-five children from Southern Tanzania where seasonal malaria chemoprevention is being implemented. Richard O. Mwaiswelo, Bruno P. Mmbando, Frank Chacky, Fabrizio Molteni, Ally Mohamed, Samwel Lazaro, Sylvia F. Mkalla, Bushukatale Samuel, Billy Ngasala. PLoS One. 2021 Dec 2;16(12):e0260785. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260785. eCollection 2021. [Read more>>]
4. Prevalence of asymptomatic malaria, submicroscopic parasitaemia and anaemia in Korogwe District, north-eastern Tanzania. Paul M. Hayuma, Christian W. Wang, Edwin Liheluka, Vito Baraka, Rashid A. Madebe, Daniel T. R. Minja, Gerald Misinzo, Michael Alifrangis, John P. A. Lusingu. Malar J. 2021 Oct 29;20(1):424. doi: 10.1186/s12936-021-03952-3. [Read more>>]
5. A peer support group intervention to decrease epilepsy-related stigma in an onchocerciasis-endemic area in Mahenge, Tanzania: A pilot study. Dan Bhwana, Lies Das, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Filbert Francis, Daniel P. Challe, Holmes W. Makunde, Bruno P. Mmbando, Robert Colebunders. Epilepsy Behav. 2021 Oct 28;124:108372. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108372. [Read more>>]
6. “Now I Feel That I Can Achieve Something”: Young Tanzanian Women’s Experiences of Empowerment by Participating in Health Promotion Campaigns. Dalsmo IE, Haraldstad K, Johannessen B, Hovland OJ, Chiduo MG, Fegran L. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Aug 19;18(16):8747. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18168747. [Read more>>]
7. Utilization of Pneumococcal Vaccine and Penicillin Prophylaxis in Sickle Cell Disease in Three African Countries: Assessment among Healthcare Providers in Sickle in Africa. Biobele J. Brown, Anazoeze Madu, Raphael Z. Sangeda, Siana Nkya, Emmanuel Peprah, Vivian Paintsil, Bruno P. Mmbando, Joyce Gyamfi, Chide E. Okocha, Samuel A. Asala, Victoria Nembaware, Mario Jonas, Andre P. Kengne, Emile R. Chimusa, Arthemon Nguweneza, Hezekiah A. Isa, Uche Nnebe-Agumadu, Adekunle D. Adekile, Alex Osei-Akoto, Kwaku Ohene-Frempong, Emmanuel Balandya, Obiageli E. Nnodu, Ambroise Wonkam, Julie Makani, SickleInAfrica Consortium. Hemoglobin. 2021 May;45(3):163-170. doi: 10.1080/03630269.2021.1954943. Epub 2021 Aug 6. [Read more>>]
8. Review of Peste des Petits Ruminants Occurrence and Spread in Tanzania. Daniel Pius Mdetele, Erick Komba, Misago Dimson Seth, Gerald Misinzo, Richard Kock, and Bryony Anne Jones. Animals (Basel). 2021 Jun 7;11(6):1698. doi: 10.3390/ani11061698. [Read more>>]
9. Investigation of road infrastructure and traffic density attributes at high-risk locations for motorcycle-related injuries using multiple correspondence and cluster analysis in urban Tanzania. Filbert Francis, Candida Moshiro, Berg Hans Yngve & Marie Hasselberg. Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot. 2021 Dec;28(4):428-438. doi:10.1080/17457300.2021.1930060. Epub 2021 Jun 7. [Read more>>]
10. Immunogenicity and Efficacy of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (Prevenar13®) in Preventing Acquisition of Carriage of Pneumococcal Vaccine Serotypes in Tanzanian Children With HIV/AIDS. Geofrey Makenga, George Mtove, J. Kevin Yin, Abubakary Mziray, Veneranda M. Bwana, William Kisinza, Julius Mjema, Ben Amos, Laura Antony, Delane Shingadia, Shahin Oftadeh, Robert Booy. Front. Immunol., 17 June 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.673392. [Read more>>]
11. Reduced birth weight caused by sextuple drug resistant Plasmodium falciparum infection in early 2nd trimester. Helle Hansson, Daniel T R Minja , Sofie L Moeller, John P A Lusingu, Ib C Bygbjerg, Anna-Mathilde Yde , Rasmus W Jensen, Sidsel Nag, Omari A Msemo, Thor G Theander, Michael Alifrangis, Christentze Schmiegelow. J Infect Dis. 2021 Nov 16;224(9):1605-1613. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab117. [Read more>>]
12. Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy an unrecognised important preventable public health problem. R. Colebunders, J.N. Siewe Fodjo, A. Dusabimana, M. Mandro, D. Bhwana, N. Gumisiriza, A. Hotterbeekx. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.1134. [Read more>>]