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Status of aflatoxin contamination in cow milk produced in smallholder dairy farms in urban and peri-urban areas of Nairobi County: a case study of Kasarani sub county, Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)
Introduction: Milk consumption in Kenya supersedes other countries in East Africa. However,
milk contamination with aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) is common, but the magnitude of this exposure
and the health risks are poorly ...
Young Adults in Endemic Areas: An Untreated Group in Need of School-Based Preventive Chemotherapy for Schistosomiasis Control and Elimination
(Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2018)
Parasitologic surveys of young adults in college and university settings are not commonly
done, even in areas known to be endemic for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths. We have
done a survey of 291 students ...
Community Acceptability of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) as a Strategy in the Fight against the Spread of HIV and AIDS among Residents of Homa-Bay County Kenya
(Texila International Journal of Public Health, 2018)
Background: Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) reduces female-to-male transmission of HIV by about 60% leading to the global WHO and UNAIDS recommendation of VMMC to men. A traditionally non-circumcising Luo ethnic ...
Effect of Community Dialogue on Self-Initiated Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) and Uptake of HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) among Male Residents of Homa-Bay County, Kenya
(Texila International Journal of Public Health, 2018)
Background: Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) reduces transmission of HIV by about
60%. The WHO and UNAIDS recommended it as a new HIV prevention intervention. Counties in
western Kenya region which are predominantly ...
Tick-borne zoonoses in the Order Rickettsiales and Legionellales in Iran: A systematic review
(PLOS, 2018)
Tick-borne zoonoses in the Order Rickettsiales and Legionellales cause infections that
often manifest as undifferentiated fevers that are not easy to distinguish from other causes
of acute febrile illnesses clinically. ...
Curriculum and training needs of mid-level health workers in Africa: a situational review from Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda.
(BMC, 2018)
Background: Africa’s health systems rely on services provided by mid-level health workers (MLWs). Investment in
their training is worthwhile since they are more likely to be retained in underserved areas, require shorter ...
Efficacy and persistence of long-lasting microbial larvicides against malaria vectors in western Kenya highlands. Parasites & Vectors
(2018)
ackground: Chemical-based malaria vector control interventions are threatened by the development of insecticide
resistance and changes in the behavior of the vectors, and thus require the development of alternative control ...
Comprehensive Transcriptome and Mutational Profiling of Endemic Burkitt Lymphoma Reveals EBV Type–Specific Differences
(OnlineFirst, 2017)
e most common pedi atric cancer in malaria-endemic equatorial Africa and nearly
always contains Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), unlike sporadic Burkitt
lymphoma (sBL) that occurs with a lower incidence in developed
countries. ...
The impact of long-lasting microbial larvicides in reducing malaria transmission and clinical malaria incidence: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
(BioMed Central, 2016)
The massive scale-up of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) has led to a
substantial increase in malaria vector insecticide resistance as well as in increased outdoor transmission, both of ...
Knowledge, Perceptions, and Practice of Nurses on Surveillance of Adverse Events following Childhood Immunization in Nairobi, Kenya
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2016)
Although vaccines currently approved for routine childhood immunization are safe and effective, frequent adverse
events following immunization often cause illnesses and sometimes loss of public trust in immunization ...