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Rudovick R. Kazwala was affiliated with the Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania. Their research spanned multiple disciplines within medicine and agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions in infectious diseases, small animals, epidemiology, agronomy and crop science, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

Their work addressed various key topics in disease management and epidemiology, including:

  • Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment
  • Animal disease management and epidemiology
  • Viral infections and vectors
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Burkholderia infections and melioidosis
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

Kazwala published extensively in several scientific venues, notably:

  • One Health Outlook
  • PLoS ONE
  • Scientific Reports
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • BMC Veterinary Research

They collaborated frequently with a group of coauthors who appeared repeatedly in their publications, including Blandina T. Mmbaga, Coletha Mathew, Jo E. B. Halliday, Sarah Cleaveland, and AbdulHamid S. Lukambagire.

Among their recent papers were:

  • "Ranking the risk of animal-to-human spillover for newly discovered viruses" (2021) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Implementing One Health approaches to confront emerging and re-emerging zoonotic disease threats: lessons from PREDICT" (2020) published in One Health Outlook
  • "A global analysis of One Health Networks and the proliferation of One Health collaborations" (2023) published in The Lancet
  • "Prevalence and speciation of brucellosis in febrile patients from a pastoralist community of Tanzania" (2020) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Reproduction of East-African bats may guide risk mitigation for coronavirus spillover" (2020) published in One Health Outlook

Their research contributed to understanding zoonotic and viral diseases, with a particular focus on mechanisms and epidemiological factors influencing pathogen spillover from animals to humans. This work is situated at the intersection of human and animal health, reflecting the principles of One Health.

Best Publications

  • Revealing the history of sheep domestication using retrovirus integrations

    Bernardo Chessa;Filipe Pereira;Frederick Arnaud;Antonio Amorim

  • The feasibility of canine rabies elimination in Africa: dispelling doubts with data.

    Tiziana Lembo;Katie Hampson;Magai T. Kaare;Eblate Ernest

  • The Global One Health Paradigm: Challenges and Opportunities for Tackling Infectious Diseases at the Human, Animal, and Environment Interface in Low-Resource Settings

    Wondwossen A. Gebreyes;Jean Dupouy-Camet;Melanie J. Newport;Celso J. B. Oliveira

  • Mycobacterium bovis in rural Tanzania: Risk factors for infection in human and cattle populations

    Sarah Cleaveland;Darren J. Shaw;Sayoki G. Mfinanga;Gabriel Shirima

  • Epidemiology of Leptospirosis in Africa: a systematic review of a neglected zoonosis and a paradigm for 'One Health' in Africa

    Kathryn J. Allan;Holly M. Biggs;Jo E. B. Halliday;Rudovick R. Kazwala

  • Risk factors associated with the occurrence of bovine tuberculosis in cattle in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania.

    Rudovick Kazwala;D.M. Kambarage;C.J. Daborn;J. Nyange

  • Quantifying risk factors for human brucellosis in rural northern Tanzania.

    Kunda John;Kunda John;Julie Fitzpatrick;Nigel French;Rudovick Kazwala

  • Domestic dog demographic structure and dynamics relevant to rabies control planning in urban areas in Africa: the case of Iringa, Tanzania

    Alena S. Gsell;Darryn Leslie Knobel;Darryn Leslie Knobel;Rudovick R. Kazwala;Penelope Vounatsou

  • Implementing One Health approaches to confront emerging and re-emerging zoonotic disease threats: lessons from PREDICT

    Terra R Kelly;Catherine Machalaba;William B Karesh;Paulina Zielinska Crook

  • European 1 : a globally important clonal complex of Mycobacterium bovis

    Noel H. Smith;Stefan Berg;James Dale;Adrian Allen

  • African 1, an epidemiologically important clonal complex of Mycobacterium bovis dominant in Mali, Nigeria, Cameroon, and Chad.

    Borna Müller;Markus Hilty;Stefan Berg;M. Carmen Garcia-Pelayo

  • Epidemiology of Brucella infection in the human, livestock and wildlife interface in the Katavi-Rukwa ecosystem, Tanzania

    Justine A. Assenga;Lucas E. Matemba;Lucas E. Matemba;Shabani K. Muller;Joseph J. Malakalinga

  • Factors responsible for the introduction and spread of Campylobacter jejuni infection in commercial poultry production.

    R. R. Kazwala;J. D. Collins;J. Hannan;R. A. P. Crinion

  • A cross-sectional study of factors associated with dog ownership in Tanzania

    Darryn L Knobel;M Karen Laurenson;M Karen Laurenson;Rudovick R Kazwala;Lisa A Boden

  • Isolation of Mycobacterium bovis from human cases of cervical adenitis in Tanzania: a cause for concern?

    R. R. Kazwala;C. J. Daborn;J. M. Sharp;D. M. Kambarage

  • Endemic zoonoses in the tropics: a public health problem hiding in plain sight

    Jo E. B. Halliday;Kathryn J. Allan;Divine Ekwem;Sarah Cleaveland

  • African 2, a Clonal Complex of Mycobacterium bovis Epidemiologically Important in East Africa

    Stefan Berg;M. Carmen Garcia-Pelayo;Borna Muller;Elena Hailu

  • Zoonotic tuberculosis and brucellosis in Africa: neglected zoonoses or minor public-health issues? The outcomes of a multi-disciplinary workshop

    T. Marcotty;F. Matthys;J. Godfroid;L. Rigouts

  • Isolation of Mycobacterium species from raw milk of pastoral cattle of the Southern Highlands of Tanzania.

    R.R. Kazwala;C.J. Daborn;L.J.M. Kusiluka;S.F.H. Jiwa

  • Health-seeking behaviour of human brucellosis cases in rural Tanzania

    John John Kunda;John John Kunda;Julie Fitzpatrick;Rudovic Kazwala;Nigel French

  • Tuberculosis in Tanzanian Wildlife

    Sarah Cleaveland;T. Mlengeya;R. R. Kazwala;A. Michel

  • Prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in cattle in different farming systems in the eastern zone of Tanzania.

    G.M Shirima;R.R Kazwala;D.M Kambarage

  • Mycobacteria causing human cervical lymphadenitis in pastoral communities in the Karamoja region of Uganda.

    J. Oloya;J. Opuda-Asibo;R. Kazwala;A. B. Demelash

Frequent Co-Authors

Sarah Cleaveland
Sarah Cleaveland University of Glasgow
Dominic Kambarage
Dominic Kambarage Sokoine University of Agriculture
Jonna A. K. Mazet
Jonna A. K. Mazet University of California, Davis
John A. Crump
John A. Crump University of Otago
Jakob Zinsstag
Jakob Zinsstag Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Anita Luise Michel
Anita Luise Michel University of Pretoria
Daniel T. Haydon
Daniel T. Haydon University of Glasgow
Wondwossen A. Gebreyes
Wondwossen A. Gebreyes The Ohio State University
Darryn L. Knobel
Darryn L. Knobel Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine
Berit Djønne
Berit Djønne National Veterinary Institute

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