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h-index: 12
Works: 29
Citations: 817

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) about Rabies Prevention and Control: A Community Survey in Tanzania
M. Sambo, T. Lembo, S. Cleaveland, H. Ferguson +4 more
2014PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases214 citations Open access
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Mobile Phones As Surveillance Tools: Implementing and Evaluating a Large-Scale Intersectoral Surveillance System for Rabies in Tanzania
Z. Mtema, Joel Changalucha, S. Cleaveland, M. Elias +22 more
2016PLoS Medicine104 citations Open access
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The need to improve access to rabies post-exposure vaccines: Lessons from Tanzania
Joel Changalucha, Rachel Steenson, E. Grieve, S. Cleaveland +11 more
2019Vaccine95 citations Open access
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Eliminating Rabies in Tanzania? Local Understandings and Responses to Mass Dog Vaccination in Kilombero and Ulanga Districts
K. Bardosh, M. Sambo, Lwitiko Sikana, K. Hampson +1 more
2014PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases80 citations Open access
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Toward Elimination of Dog-Mediated Human Rabies: Experiences from Implementing a Large-scale Demonstration Project in Southern Tanzania
E. Mpolya, T. Lembo, Kennedy Lushasi, R. Mancy +18 more
2017Frontiers in Veterinary Science70 citations Open access
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Elucidating the phylodynamics of endemic rabies virus in eastern Africa using whole-genome sequencing
K. Brunker, D. Marston, D. Horton, S. Cleaveland +10 more
2015Virus Evolution62 citations Open access
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Estimating the Size of Dog Populations in Tanzania to Inform Rabies Control
M. Sambo, K. Hampson, Joel Changalucha, S. Cleaveland +6 more
2018Veterinary Sciences40 citations Open access
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Comparing Methods of Assessing Dog Rabies Vaccination Coverage in Rural and Urban Communities in Tanzania
M. Sambo, P. Johnson, Karen Hotopp, Joel Changalucha +11 more
2017Frontiers in Veterinary Science40 citations Open access
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Surveillance to Establish Elimination of Transmission and Freedom from Dog-mediated Rabies
K. Hampson, B. Abela-Ridder, K. Brunker, S. T. M. Bucheli +23 more
2016bioRxiv33 citations Open access
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Dog ownership practices and responsibilities for children’s health in terms of rabies control and prevention in rural communities in Tanzania
Lwitiko Sikana, T. Lembo, K. Hampson, Kennedy Lushasi +5 more
2021PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases23 citations Open access
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Integrating contact tracing and whole-genome sequencing to track the elimination of dog-mediated rabies
Kennedy Lushasi, K. Brunker, M. Rajeev, Elaine A. Ferguson +28 more
2022medRxiv17 citations Open access
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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
S. Hayes, Kennedy Lushasi, M. Sambo, Joel Changalucha +5 more
2022Veterinary Research15 citations Open access
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Improved effectiveness of vaccination campaigns against rabies by reducing spatial heterogeneity in coverage
Elaine A. Ferguson, A. Lugelo, A. Czupryna, Danni Anderson +4 more
2025PLoS Biology9 citations Open access
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Optimising human rabies vaccine supply chains: A modelling study
Martha M Luka, Elaine A. Ferguson, Eleanor M. Rees, Husna Hoffu +6 more
2025Vaccine7 citations Open access
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Examining the molecular clock hypothesis for the contemporary evolution of the rabies virus
Rowan Durrant, C. Cobbold, K. Brunker, Kathryn Campbell +7 more
2024bioRxiv4 citations Open access
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Access to Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in Tanzania: A mixed-methods and theoretically-informed study to inform policy and practise
Kennedy Lushasi, Eleanor M. Rees, C. Baker, Nai Rui Chng +9 more
2025medRxiv3 citations
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Molecular characterisation of human rabies in Tanzania and Kenya: a case series report and phylogenetic investigation
Gurdeep Jaswant, Kathryn Campbell, A. Czupryna, A. Mwatondo +22 more
2024Infectious Diseases of Poverty3 citations Open access
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Comparative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of policies for provisioning rabies post-exposure vaccines
Joel Changalucha, Elaine A. Ferguson, Martha M. Luka, Kennedy Lushasi +12 more
2026Vaccine1 citations Open access
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Practitioner’s perspectives on access to Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in Tanzania: A mixed-methods and theoretically-informed study to inform policy and practice
Kennedy Lushasi, Eleanor M. Rees, C. Barker, Nai Rui Chng +9 more
2026PLOS Global Public Health1 citations Open access
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Understanding Reservoirs of Multi-Host Pathogens: A One Health Approach to Rabies in Tanzania
S. Hayes, Kennedy Lushasi, Joel Changalucha, A. Czupryna +7 more
2025One Health Cases1 citations
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Reducing spatial heterogeneity in coverage improves the effectiveness of dog vaccination campaigns against rabies
Elaine A. Ferguson, A. Lugelo, A. Czupryna, Danni Anderson +4 more
2024bioRxiv1 citations Open access
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Generalizing an outbreak cluster detection method for two groups: an application to rabies
S. Hayes, Kennedy Lushasi, Joel Changalucha, Lwitiko Sikana +3 more
2025Royal Society Open Science0 citations Open access
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Integrating contact tracing and whole-genome sequencing to track the elimination of dog-mediated rabies: An observational and genomic study
Kennedy Lushasi, K. Brunker, M. Rajeev, Elaine A. Ferguson +28 more
2023eLife0 citations Open access
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Tracking the Elimination of Dog-Mediated Rabies from Pemba Island, Tanzania: An Observational Study
Kennedy Lushasi, K. Brunker, M. Rajeev, Elaine A. Ferguson +28 more
2022Social Science Research Network0 citations Open access
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1 Estimating the size of dog populations in Tanzania to 2 inform rabies control 3
M. Sambo, K. Hampson, Joel Changalucha, S. Cleaveland +6 more
20180 citations
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Eliminating Rabies in Tanzania?
K. Bardosh, M. Sambo, Lwitiko Sikana, K. Hampson +1 more
20140 citations
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Dog-related practices among rural communities in the Kilosa District, Tanzania: implications for rabies prevention interventions
Lwitiko Sikana
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Reducing spatial heterogeneity in coverage improves the effectiveness of dog vaccination against rabies
Elaine A. Ferguson, A. Lugelo, A. Czupryna, Danni Anderson +4 more
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A new chapter for an integrated rabies research, surveillance, prevention and control in Colombia: the commitment of the Rabies In The Americas (RITA) conference 2023
N. Cediel, P. Bermúdez, N. Méndez, Leonardo Roa +389 more
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