Mtebe Majigo

Sero-prevalence of Mumps among Unvaccinated Children Attending Regional Referral Hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Lilian Nkinda, Mtebe Majigo, Neema Mkocha, Agricola Joachim, Eliud Buberwa, Dennis Nkinda & Frank Msafiri · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2022

Aims: Mumps infection and its complication remain under recognized public health problem in Tanzania, as there are no national screening program and sero-epidemiological surveys. This makes it difficult to devise control interventions including administration of vaccinations. We...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1030616

High Proportion of School Aged Children Susceptible to Mumps Virus Infections in the City of Mwanza, Tanzania: Should It be Included in the National Immunization Programme?

Ruth B. Rakiru, Delfina R. Msanga, Rose Laisser, Doreen Kamori, Mtebe Majigo, Stephen E. Mshana, Mariam M. Mirambo & Dina Mahamba · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2020

Aim: This study for the first time in Mwanza, Tanzania aimed at determining seropositivity of mumps virus in school aged children who are targeted for vaccination. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of the Study: This study was conducted in the city of Mwanza...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i1530357