Browsing Journal Articles by Author "Chepkorir, Edith"

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Vector competence of Aedes aegypti in transmitting Chikungunya virus: effects and implications of extrinsic incubation temperature on dissemination and infection rates.

Mbaika, Sophiah; Lutomiah, Joel; Chepkorir, Edith; Mulwa, Francis; Khayeka-Wandabwa, Christopher; Tigoi, Caroline; Oyoo-Okoth, Elijah; Mutisya, James; Ng'ang'a, Zipporah W.; Sang, Rosemary (BioMed Central, 2016-06-29)

Background Aedes aegypti is a competent arthropod vector of chikungunya virus (CHIKV). The rate at which the virus disseminate in the vector is limited by temperature of their environment which can be an important ...
Vector competence of Aedes aegypti populations from Kilifi and Nairobi for dengue 2 virus and the influence of temperature

Ng'ang'a, Zipporah W.; Chepkorir, Edith; Lutomiah, Joel; Mutisya, James; Mulwa, Francis; Limbaso, Konongoi; Orindi, Benedict; Sang, Rosemary (BioMed Central, 2014)

Background Susceptibility of Ae. aegypti mosquito to dengue virus (DENV) varies geographically and can be influenced by climatic factors such as temperature, which affect the incidence, seasonality and distribution of ...

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