ArticleThe East African health research journal2017
Tuberculosis Infection: Occurrence and Risk Factors in Presumptive Tuberculosis Patients of the Serengeti Ecosystem in Tanzania.
Article in The East African health research journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- 'One Health´ approach to end zoonotic TB.The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2023Review
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- Potential Value of Qiagen and PrepIT•MAX Kits in Extraction of Mycobacterial DNA From Presumptive Tuberculosis Archived Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissues.The East African health research journal · 2018Article
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backgroundCross-species tuberculosis (TB) transmission between humans and animals has been reported for quite a long time in sub-Saharan Africa. Because humans and animals coexist in the same ecosystem, exploring their potential for cross-species transmission and the impact the disease may have on the health of humans, animals, and their products is critical.
objectivesThis study aimed to identify risk factors for transmission of TB ( METHODOLOGY: We administered a semi-structured questionnaire to 421 self-reporting patients to gather information on risk factors and TB occurrence. In a parallel study, researchers screened sputum smears using Ziehl-Neelsen staining and confirmed by mycobacterial culture. We then performed descriptive statistics (Pearson's chi-square test) and logistic regression analysis to establish frequencies, association, and quantification of the risk factors associated with TB cases.
resultsOur findings showed 44% (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.40-0.49) of the results were positive from sputum samples collected over a 1-year duration in areas with a high TB burden, particularly the Bunda district, followed by the Serengeti and Ngorongoro districts. Of the culture-positive patients who also had infections other than TB (43/187 patients), 21 (49%) were HIV positive. Contact with livestock products (odds ratio [OR] 6.0; 95% CI, 1.81-19.9), infrequent milk consumption (OR 2.5; 95% CI, 1.42-4.23), cigarette smoking (OR 2.9; 95% CI, 1.19-7.1.2), and alcohol consumption (OR 2.3; 95% CI, 1.22-4.23) were associated with a higher likelihood of TB infection.
conclusionThere was no evidence of direct cross-species transmission of either
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