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A cross-sectional observational study investigating the association between sedges (swamp grasses, Cyperaceae) and the prevalence of immature malaria vectors in aquatic habitats along the shore of Lake Victoria, western Kenya
(Faculty of 1000 Ltd, 2020)
Strategies that involve manipulations of the odour-orientation of gravid malaria vectors could lead to novel attract-and-kill interventions. Recent work has highlighted the potential involvement of graminoid plants in ...
Prevalence of Porcine Cysticercosis and Risk Factors for Taenia Solium Cysticercosis in Homa Bay District, Kenya
(Masaimara university, 2010)
A cross sectional study was carried out to determine the occurrence of cysticercus
cellulosae amongst the free range pigs of Homa Bay district. Occurrence of risk factors
was sourced through structured questionnaire and ...
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 ...
Interferon-γ responses to Plasmodium falciparum vaccine candidate antigens decrease in the absence of malaria transmission
(PeerJ Inc., 2017)
Background. Malaria elimination campaigns are planned or active in many countries.
The effects of malaria elimination on immune responses such as antigen-specific IFNγ responses are not well characterized.
Methods. IFN- ...
Complete blood count reference intervals from a healthy adult urban population in Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2018)
There are racial, ethnic and geographical differences in complete blood count (CBC) reference intervals (RIs) and therefore it is necessary to establish RIs that are population specific. Several studies have been carried ...
Prevalence of porcine cysticercosis and associated risk factors in Homa Bay District, Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2012)
aenia solium is an important zoonosis in many developing countries. Cysticercosis poses a serious public health risk and leads to economic losses to the pig production industry. Due to scarcity of data on the epidemiology ...
Vitamin D status in healthy black African adults at a tertiary hospital in Nairobi, Kenya: a cross sectional study
(BioMed Central, 2018)
Vitamin D has been known since the twentieth Century for its benefits in bone health. Recent
observational studies have demonstrated its benefits in infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and non-communicable
diseases ...
Effect of Implementation of Free Maternity Policy on Selected Maternal and Newborn Health Indicators in Gem Sub- County, Siaya County, Western Kenya
(Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019-08-03)
Kenya introduced free maternity services in June 2013. The main study objective was to investigate the effect of this intervention on maternal and newborn health and specifically to determine differences in 4th antenatal ...
Susceptibility patterns and the role of extracellular DNA in Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm resistance to physico-chemical stress exposure
(2018-04)
Over 65% of human infections are ascribed to bacterial biofilms that are often highly resistant to antibiotics and host immunity. Staphylococcus epidermidis is the predominant cause of recurrent nosocomial and biofilm-related ...
Fasciola gigantica: Comparison of the tegumental ultrastructure in newly excysted metacercariae and in vitro penetrated juvenile flukes indicates intracellular sources of molecules with vaccinal and immunomodulatory potential
(Elsevier, 2019)
Using in vitro procedures to prepare newly excysted metacercariae and gut-penetrated
juvenile Fasciola gigantica, the ultrastructural features of the tegumental syncytium and
perikarya of these ephemeral stages in the ...