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Interleukin (IL)-13 promoter polymorphisms (-7402 T/G and-4729G/A) condition susceptibility to pediatric severe malarial anemia but not circulating IL-13 levels
(BioMed Central, 2013-12-01)
In holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission areas such as western Kenya, severe malarial anemia [SMA,
hemoglobin (Hb) < 6.0 g/dL, with any density parasitemia] is the most common clinical manifestation of severe ...
Expression profiling of Trypanosoma congolense genes during development in the tsetse fly vector Glossina morsitans morsitans
(BioMed Central, 2018-12)
The tsetse transmitted parasitic flagellate Trypanosoma congolense causes animal African trypanosomosis (AAT) across sub-Saharan Africa. AAT negatively impacts agricultural, economic, nutritional and subsequently, health ...
The Global Burden of Severe Falciparum Malaria: An Immunological and Genetic Perspective on Pathogenesis
(Springer, New York, NY, 2013)
Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a leading global cause of morbidity and mortality of infectious disease origin. Here, we focus largely on P. falciparum malaria in sub-Saharan Africa since this geographic region bears the ...
Cardiovascular risk factors among people living with HIV in rural Kenya: a clinic-based study
(Clinics Cardive Publishing, 2019-07-01)
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of cardiovascular
risk factors and their association with antiretroviral therapy
(ART) among HIV-infected adults in a rural sub-county
hospital in Kenya.
Methods: This was a ...
Effects Of Catha edulis’ Leaf Extract on Blood Chemistry and Kidney Tissues in Small East African Male Goats from Rift Valley Province of Kenya
(East African Medical Journal, 2014)
Objectives: To determine the serum electrolytes levels in animals treated with Catha
edulis leaf extract.
Design: Experimental study
Setting: Department of Biological Sciences at the Chepkoilel University College, ...
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Depression among Patients with Epilepsy at Aga Khan University Teaching Hospital Nairobi
(2015-10-01)
Objective: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with depression in
patients with epilepsy at Aga Khan University Hospital; Nairobi.
Design: A Cross-Sectional Survey.
Setting: Neurology clinic, Aga Khan ...
Student Politics in Africa
(African Minds, 2016)
The second volume of the African Higher Education Dynamics Series brings together the research of an international network of higher education scholars with interest in higher education and student politics in Africa. Most ...
Internationalization of Higher Education, Africa
(Internationalization of Higher Education, Africa, 2018)
Internationalization finds expression through travel abroad by students, faculty engaged in collaborative research and publishing, signing of memoranda of understanding between foreign institutions, when satellite campuses ...
Factors underlying stigmatization of epilepsy: A comparative case study of Suba and Meru Central Districts, Kenya
(American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences (ASRJETS), 2014)
Epilepsy is the most common neurological disorder known to mankind. It is shrouded in mystery and associated with supernatural forces resulting in social stigma, systematic discrimination and psychological morbidity to the ...
Cryptococcus Meningitis in a Cohort of HIV Positive Kenyan Patients: Outcome after Two Weeks of Therapy
(East African Medical Journal, 2013)
Background: Cryptococcus meningitis is the most lethal meningitis in patients with
HIV/AIDS. It is invariably fatal if not treated appropriately and promptly. In sub-
Saharan Africa with the highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS, ...