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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:

  1. Investigation of the Urogenital Schistosomiasis and Associated Sexual and Reproductive Health Issues among Girls and Women in Lindi District, Southeast- Tanzania 2023 (Funded by the Tanzanian Partnership Program (TPP) - Michigan State University) – Dr. Deokary Joseph was a Co-Researcher.
  2. Morbidity and determinants of malaria and helminth co-infection among pregnant women in Lindi district- tanzania, 2023 (Funded by The Tanzanian Partnership Program (TPP) - Michigan State University) – Dr. Deokary Joseph was a Co-Researcher.
  3. Turning domestic and agro waste into nutritious animal feeds (Funded by UDSM competitive research and innovation grants). (Funded by UDSM competitive research and innovation grants) – Dr. Deokary Joseph was a Co-Researcher.
  4. Investigation of microplastic exposure on malaria vector, An. gambiae s.s, 2023 Funded by Sustainable Plastic Altitudes to Benefit Communities and their Environments (SPACES) project) – Dr. Deokary Joseph was a Co-Researcher.
  5. Investigation of malaria and helminthic infection associated with nutrition status among primary school children in Lindi District, Tanzania, 2022-2023. Funded by the Tanzanian Partnership Program (TPP) - Michigan State University) – Dr. Deokary Joseph was a Co-Researcher.
  6. Epidemiological investigation of malaria and helminth confection among pregnant women in rural settings - Tanzania', 2020-2022 (Funded by UDSM competitive research and innovation grants) – Dr. Deokary Joseph was Principal Investigator (PI).

Publications:

  1. Matiya, D. J.; Philbert, A. B.; Kidima, W. B.; Matowo, J. J. The Effect of Plasmodium Falciparum (Welch) (Haemospororida: Plasmodiidae) Infection on the Susceptibility of Anopheles Gambiae s.l. and Anopheles Funestus (Diptera: Culicidae) to Pyrethroid Insecticides in the North-Western and South-Eastern, Tanzania. J. Med. Entomol. 2023, tjac163. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjac163.
  2. Mwingira, F.W., Matiya, D.J., Mogha, N.G., 2023. Ethnobotanical Survey on the Knowledge and Use of Medicinal Plants for Malaria Management among University Students. Tanzan. J. Sci. 49, 576–586. https://doi.org/10.4314/tjs.v49i3.2
  3. Matiya, D.J., Philbert, A.B., Kidima, W.B., Kaaya, R., Matowo, J.J., 2022. Susceptibility status of the malaria vector, Anopheles arabiensis to insecticides used in vector-borne diseases control in areas with heterogeneous sources of pollutants in South-East Tanzania. Trans. R. Soc. South Afr. 77, 195–205. https://doi.org/10.1080/0035919X.2022.2156934
  4. Matiya, D.J., Msangi, S.K., Tambwe, M.M., Mwingira, F.W., 2023. High Resistance of Culex Pipiens Complex to Various Insecticides in the Crowded Area in Dar Es Salaam City, Tanzania. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4609580
  5. 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.
  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 under-fives in Tabora region, Tanzania. Malaria Journal 2013, 12:60