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Minimally invasive esophageal sponge cytology sampling is feasible in a Tanzanian community setting.
Daniel RS Middleton, Blandina T Mmbaga, Maria O'Donovan, Behnoush Abedi-Ardekani, Irene Debiram-Beecham, Gissela Nyakunga-Maro, Venance Maro, Martin Bromwich, Amini Daudi, Timothy Ngowi, Rehema Minde, Jackson Claver, Alex Mremi, Amos Mwasamwaja, Joachim Schüz, Rebecca C Fitzgerald, Valerie McCormack
Feb 16, 2021
Esophageal sponge cytology is an endoscopy alternative well accepted by patients with extensive data for accuracy in the context of adenocarcinoma. Few studies have assessed its feasibility in asymptomatic community members, and...
Estimating leptospirosis incidence using hospital-based surveillance and a population-based health care utilization survey in Tanzania.
Holly M Biggs, Julian T Hertz, O Michael Munishi, Renee L Galloway, Florian Marks, Wilbrod Saganda, Venance P Maro, John A Crump
Feb 20, 2019
BACKGROUND: The incidence of leptospirosis, a neglected zoonotic disease, is uncertain in Tanzania and much of sub-Saharan Africa, resulting in scarce data on which to prioritize resources for public health interventions and...
Directly measured aerobic fitness in male Maasai of Tanzania.
Dirk L Christensen, Sine W Jørgensen, Lars S Koch, Nikolai B Nordsborg, Joseph Sironga, Kaushik L Ramaiya, Steen Larsen, Søren Brage, Ib C Bygbjerg, Venance P Maro, Jørn W Helge
Sep 20, 2021
OBJECTIVES: The agro-pastoralist Maasai of East Africa are highly physically active, but their aerobic fitness has so far only been estimated using heart rate (HR) response to submaximal exercise and not directly measured. Thus...