Elizabeth Macha

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis in African elephant (Loxodanta africana)

Elizabeth Macha, Augustine B. Matondo

Elephant conservation in Africa is currently among the important continental agenda due to the current trend of declining elephant population accelerated by human activities such as poaching, and encroachment to their habitat. Amon the implemented efforts to support elephant conservation includes studying …

Infant and young child feeding practices on Unguja Island in Zanzibar, Tanzania: a ProPAN based analysis

Joyce Kinabo, Akwilina Wendelin Mwanri, Peter Mamiro, Kissa B. M. Kulwa et autres

Background: Undernutrition in children has remained a challenge despite the success achieved in reduction of other childhood diseases in Zanzibar. Most empirical studies on infants and young child feeding (IYCF) have examined nutritional value of foods fed to the children in terms …

Tanzanie, do, ru, us (code pays fourni par la source)

Partial Genetic Characterization of Peste Des Petits Ruminants Virus from Goats in Northern and Eastern Tanzania

Tebogo Kgotlele, Elizabeth Macha, Christopher Jacob Kasanga, L.J.M. Kusiluka et autres

Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is an acute viral disease of small ruminants. The disease was first reported in Tanzania in 2008 when it was confined to the Northern Zone districts bordering Kenya. The present study was carried out to confirm the …

Tanzanie, be, se, gb (code pays fourni par la source)

Fluoride Content in Selected Food Items from Five Areas in East Africa

Marian Kjellevold, Amund Maage, Elizabeth Macha, Kåre Julshamn et autres

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Adequacy of macro and micronutrients in infants and young children’s diets in Zanzibar, Tanzania

Joyce Kinabo, Peter Mamiro, Akwilina Wendelin Mwanri, Nyamizi Bundala et autres

BACKGROUND: A study was conducted in Zanzibar using ProPAN software to assess nutrient adequacy of foods given to infants and children aged 6-23 months old in Zanzibar. METHODOLOGY: The 24-hr dietary recall method embedded in ProPAN software was used to determine the …

Tanzanie, us (code pays fourni par la source)