Mr Lwitiko Sikana
- Affiliate Researcher (School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine)
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Durrant, R. et al. (2024) Examining the molecular clock hypothesis for the contemporary evolution of the rabies virus. PLoS Pathogens, 20(11), e1012740. (doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012740) (PMID:39585914) (Early Online Publication)
Jaswant, G. et al. (2024) Molecular characterisation of human rabies in Tanzania and Kenya: a case series report and phylogenetic investigation. Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 13, 79. (doi: 10.1186/s40249-024-01245-w)
Lushasi, K. et al. (2023) Integrating contact tracing and whole-genome sequencing to track the elimination of dog-mediated rabies: an observational and genomic study. eLife, 12, e85262. (doi: 10.7554/elife.85262) (PMID:37227428) (PMCID:PMC10299823)
Hayes, S., Lushasi, K., Sambo, M., Changalucha, J. , Ferguson, E. A. , Sikana, L., Hampson, K. , Nouvellet, P. and Donnelly, C. A. (2022) Understanding the incidence and timing of rabies cases in domestic animals and wildlife in south-east Tanzania in the presence of widespread domestic dog vaccination campaigns. Veterinary Research, 53, 106. (doi: 10.1186/s13567-022-01121-1) (PMID:36510331) (PMCID:PMC9743725)
Sikana, L., Lembo, T. , Hampson, K. , Lushasi, K., Mtenga, S., Sambo, M., Wight, D. , Coutts, J. and Kreppel, K. (2021) Dog ownership practices and responsibilities for children’s health in terms of rabies control and prevention in rural communities in Tanzania. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(3), e0009220. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009220) (PMID:33690720) (PMCID:PMC7946275)
Changalucha, J. et al. (2019) The need to improve access to rabies post-exposure vaccines: lessons from Tanzania. Vaccine, 37(S1), A45-A53. (doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.08.086) (PMID:30309746) (PMCID:PMC6863039)
Sambo, M., Hampson, K. , Changalucha, J., Cleaveland, S. , Lembo, T. , Lushasi, K., Mbunda, E., Mtema, Z., Sikana, L. and Johnson, P. C.D. (2018) Estimating the size of dog populations in Tanzania to inform rabies control. Veterinary Sciences, 5(3), 77. (doi: 10.3390/vetsci5030077) (PMID:30205470) (PMCID:PMC6164483)
Durrant, R. et al. (2024) Examining the molecular clock hypothesis for the contemporary evolution of the rabies virus. PLoS Pathogens, 20(11), e1012740. (doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012740) (PMID:39585914) (Early Online Publication)
Jaswant, G. et al. (2024) Molecular characterisation of human rabies in Tanzania and Kenya: a case series report and phylogenetic investigation. Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 13, 79. (doi: 10.1186/s40249-024-01245-w)
Lushasi, K. et al. (2023) Integrating contact tracing and whole-genome sequencing to track the elimination of dog-mediated rabies: an observational and genomic study. eLife, 12, e85262. (doi: 10.7554/elife.85262) (PMID:37227428) (PMCID:PMC10299823)
Hayes, S., Lushasi, K., Sambo, M., Changalucha, J. , Ferguson, E. A. , Sikana, L., Hampson, K. , Nouvellet, P. and Donnelly, C. A. (2022) Understanding the incidence and timing of rabies cases in domestic animals and wildlife in south-east Tanzania in the presence of widespread domestic dog vaccination campaigns. Veterinary Research, 53, 106. (doi: 10.1186/s13567-022-01121-1) (PMID:36510331) (PMCID:PMC9743725)
Sikana, L., Lembo, T. , Hampson, K. , Lushasi, K., Mtenga, S., Sambo, M., Wight, D. , Coutts, J. and Kreppel, K. (2021) Dog ownership practices and responsibilities for children’s health in terms of rabies control and prevention in rural communities in Tanzania. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(3), e0009220. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009220) (PMID:33690720) (PMCID:PMC7946275)
Changalucha, J. et al. (2019) The need to improve access to rabies post-exposure vaccines: lessons from Tanzania. Vaccine, 37(S1), A45-A53. (doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.08.086) (PMID:30309746) (PMCID:PMC6863039)
Sambo, M., Hampson, K. , Changalucha, J., Cleaveland, S. , Lembo, T. , Lushasi, K., Mbunda, E., Mtema, Z., Sikana, L. and Johnson, P. C.D. (2018) Estimating the size of dog populations in Tanzania to inform rabies control. Veterinary Sciences, 5(3), 77. (doi: 10.3390/vetsci5030077) (PMID:30205470) (PMCID:PMC6164483)