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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 ...
Sickle cell trait is not associated with endemic Burkitt lymphoma: An ethnicity and malaria endemicity-matched case–control study suggests factors controlling EBV may serve as a predictive biomarker for this pediatric cancer
(International Journal of Cancer, 2013)
Endemic Burkitt lymphoma (eBL) is associated with Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) and Plasmodium falciparum coinfections. Malaria appears to dysregulate immunity that would otherwise control EBV, thereby contributing to eBL ...
Using phenotypic based approaches to compare Escherichia coli isolates from human, livestock, fish and environmental sources within the Lake Victoria basin of Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2013-10-18)
The study compares Escherichia coli recovered from human, fish products, domesticated animals and the environment within the Lake Victoria basin on the basis of their antimicrobial susceptibility profiles. A total of 134 ...
Genetic relatedness of Diplostomum species (Digenea: Diplostomidae) infesting nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) in western Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2013-12-20)
Diplostomum species metacercariae are trematode parasites that pose serious economic threats to aquaculture practice globally. Identification of Diplostomum at metacercariae stage has remained equivocal, hence lack of ...