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A machine learning approach to integrating genetic and ecological data in tsetse flies (Glossina pallidipes) for spatially explicit vector control planning. Evolutionary Applications.
(PMC US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, 2021)
Vector control is an effective strategy for reducing vector‐borne disease transmission, but requires knowledge of vector habitat use and dispersal patterns. Our goal was to improve this knowledge for the tsetse species ...
Community/ Public Participation Medico – Legal Concepts to Identify Unclaimed or Missing Dead Bodies from Public Mortuaries to Improve Public Health in Western Kenya
(Research Gate, 2021)
Community/Public participation in medico-legal form bench-mark of health determinants and quality
integrated services towards criminal justice support in health. Globally, over 44 million cases of
unclaimed bodies or ...
Sputum Smear Conversion Time of HIV Infected and Uninfected Patients with Rifampicin and Isoniazid Mycobacterium tuberculosis gene Mutations in Western Kenya
(2012)
Mono-resistant and multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has
been enhanced by delays in the identification of resistant strains. However, resistance gene
patterns and the extent of monoresistant TB and MDR-TB in ...
Dose-Effects of Bednets Impregnated with a Natural Pyrethrins Formulation: Persistence, Feeding Inhibition, and Wash Resistance against Anopheles gambiae ss
(2012)
This study evaluated dose-response, persistence, irritancy and wash
resistance of mosquito nets treated with a synergized natural pyrethrins-formulation against
Anopheles gambiae ss Methods. Multi-filament polyester ...
Serological and molecular evidence of Brucella species in the rapidly growing pig sector in Kenya
(2020)
Abstract
Background: Brucellosis is an emerging yet neglected zoonosis that has been reported in Kenya. Epidemiological
data on brucellosis in ruminants is readily accessible; however, reports on brucellosis in pigs ...
Acceptability, adherence, and clinical outcomes, of amoxicillin dispersible tablets versus oral suspension in treatment of children aged 2–59 Months with pneumonia, Kenya: A cluster randomized controlled trial
(Elsevier, 2020-04-01)
Amoxicillin dispersible tablet (DT) is now recommended by the WHO as a first-line drug for the treatment of pneumonia in children below 5 years. The study aim was to compare acceptability, adherence and clinical outcome ...
Causes of preterm and low birth weight neonatal mortality in a rural community in Kenya: evidence from verbal and social autopsy
(BMC Pregnancy and Child Birth, 2021)
Background: Under-fve mortality in Kenya has declined over the past two decades. However, the reduction in the
neonatal mortality rate has remained stagnant. In a country with weak civil registration and vital statistics ...
Study of Kenyan Optometrists View on Future of Optometry and Prospective Impact on Public Health
(Research Square, 2020)
Background: VISION 2020: The Right to Sight, was to ensure that by the year 2020, a great reduction in
the incidences of avoidable blindness be recorded. This was achivable by training optometrists. Kenya
has a population ...
Diversity of brucellosis and multi-strain co-infection in a transboundary livestock production system between Tanzania and Kenya
(AAS Open Res, 2019-08-05)
Objective: Brucellosis is a debilitating zoonotic disease affecting humans and animals with high prevalence in Kenya and Tanzania. This study was conducted to detect and identify the Brucella species circulating in various ...
Prevalence and predictors of injuries in Kenya: findings from the national STEPs survey
(BioMed Central, 2018-11-01)
Injuries are becoming an increasingly important public health challenge globally, and are responsible for 9% of deaths. Beyond their impact on health and well-being, fatal and non-fatal injuries also affect social and ...