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DEOKARY J. MATIYA

Lecturer, Dar Es Salaam University College Of Education
Education:

Ph.D. in Applied Zoology (University of Dar es Salaam)

Teaching:

  • Parasitology
  • Entomology
  • Developmental Biology
  • Immunology
  • Scientific Methods

Research:

  • My research interest is on infectious diseases, especially on the area of anti-parasitic drugs resistance, Biology of the Crop Pests and Disease Vectors, Parasitic Diseases Control and Prevention. Also, I am interested in Epidemiology of Parasitic Diseases, Molecular Mechanisms of how infectious organisms interact with their host and how infectious organisms evade the immune system of their hosts.

Projects:

  • Epidemiological Investigation of Malaria and Helminth Coinfection Among Pregnant Women in Rural Settings -Tanzania: UDSM Competitive Research and Innovation Grants – 2020. Project Registration Number MCHAS-SO20135

Publications:

  • Matiya, D.J, Philbert A.B., Kidima W and Matowo J.J. Dynamics and monitoring of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors across mainland Tanzania from 1997 to 2017: a systematic review. Malaria Journal 2019 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-019-2738-6.
  • Joseph, D., Kabanywanyi, A.M., Hulser, R., Premji, Z., Minzi O. M.S., Mugittu, K. Exploration of in       vivo efficacy of artemether lumefantrine against uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in underfives in Tabora region, Tanzania. Malaria Journal 2013, 12:60