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Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) and Oplostomus haroldi (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): Occurrence in Kenya, Distribution within Honey Bee Colonies, and Responses to Host Odors

Muli, Elliud; Baldwyn, Torto; Mutyambai, Daniel M.; Arbogast, Richard T.; Teal, Peter E. (2010)

Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) is considered a minor parasitic pest of African honey bee, Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae), colonies, but little information is available on other coleopteran pests. ...
Breast Milk as a Potential Source of Epstein-Barr Virus Transmission Among Infants Living in a Malaria-Endemic Region of Kenya

Daud, Ibrahim I.; Coleman, Carrie B.; Smith, Nicholas A.; Ogolla, Sidney; Simbiri, Kenneth; Bukusi, Elizabeth A.; Ng'ang'a, Zipporah W.; Sumba, Peter O.; Vulule, John; Ploutz-Snyder, Robert; Dent, Arlene E.; Rochford, Rosemary (Oxford University Press, 2015-05-17)

Background.We previously reported that infants in Kenya were infected with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) at <6 months of age, suggesting that mothers were the likely source of transmissible virus to the infant. In this study, ...
Characterization and factors associated with diarrhoeal diseases caused by enteric bacterial pathogens among children aged five years and below attending Igembe District Hospital, Kenya

Kiptoo, Michael K.; Karambu, Shirley; Matiru, Viviene; Oundo, Joseph (African Field Epidemiology Network, 2013-10-04)

Introduction: Diarrhoea remains a major public health problem in East African nations such as Kenya. Surveillance for a broad range of enteric pathogens is necessary to accurately predict the frequency of pathogens and ...
Comparative performance of light trap types, lunar influence and sandfly abundance in Baringo district, Kenya

Kasili, Sichangi; Ngumbi, Philip M.; Koka, Hellen; Ngere, Francis G.; Kioko, Elizabeth; Odemba, Nicholas; Kutima, Helen L. (Medknow Publications, 2010-06)
Correlates of contraceptive use among HIV discordant couples in Kenya

Ng'ang'a, Zipporah W.; Ngure, Kenneth; Kimani, Violet; Khamadi, Samoel; Onchiri, Frankline; Irungu, Elizabeth; Heffron, Renee; Were, Edwin; Mugo, Nelly (2012)

Despite risks of HIV transmission to infants born of the HIV positive women, contraceptive use is uncommon among women in HIV discordant partnerships. The aim of this study was to determine the factors associated with ...
Depression, injecting drug use, and risky sexual behavior syndemic among women who inject drugs in Kenya: a cross-sectional survey

Mwangi, Catherine; Karanja, Simon; Gachohi, John; Wanjihia, Violet; Ng'ang'a, Zipporah W. (BMC, 2019)

Background: Injecting drug use (IDU) is a key driver of the HIV epidemic particularly when individuals experience psychosocial conditions and risky sexual behavior in a syndemic manner. This study sets out to assess evidence ...
Entomological assessment of the potential for malaria transmission in Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya

Kasili, Sichangi; Odemba, Nicholas; Ngere, Francis G.; Kamanza, John B.; Muema, Alexander M.; Kutima, Helen L. (Medknow Publications, 2009-12)

Background & objectives: Malaria in urban and highland areas is emerging as a significant public health threat in Kenya which has seen a dramatic increase in malaria transmission in low risk highland areas. The objectives ...
Evaluation of the risk factors associated with active trachoma among 1-9 year-old children Samburu District

Ng'ang'a, Zipporah W.; Mutua, Dominic M.; Mbakaya, Charles; Muthami, Lawrence (2013-11-12)

Trachoma is an eye infection caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. The World Health Organization (WHO) targets to eliminate this disease by the year 2020. Elimination of the disease is dependent on adequate information on its ...
An experiential analysis of the SARS Cov-2 infection stages and therapeutics from a Covid-19 survivor

Kimatu, Josphert N.; King'esi, Patriciah K. (2021-04)

In late 2019, there was an emergence of a SARS-CoV-2 strain of the coronavirus with the first reports coming from Wuhan China. This strain has since spread and mutated across the world causing a pandemic as of June 2021. ...
Factors associated with adequate weekly reporting for disease surveillance data among health facilities in Nairobi County, Kenya, 2013

Ng'ang'a, Zipporah W.; Mwatondo, Athman J.; Maina, Caroline; Makayotto, Lyndah; Mwangi, Moses; Njeru, Ian; Arvelo, Wences (African Field Epidemiology Network, 2016-04-06)

Introduction: Kenya adopted the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) strategy in 1998 to strengthen disease surveillance and epidemic response. However, the goal of weekly surveillance reporting among health ...
Factors associated with severity of road traffic injuries, Thika, Kenya

Ng'ang'a, Zipporah W.; Mogaka, Eric O.; Oundo, Joseph; Omolo, Jared; Luman, Elizabeth (African Field Epidemiology Network, 2011-03)

Background: Road traffic injuries continue to exert a huge burden on the health care system in Kenya. Few studies on the severity of road traffic injuries have been conducted in Kenya. We carried out a cross-sectional ...
Factors influencing community participation in control and related operational research for urogenital schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths in rural villages of Kwale County, coastal Kenya.

Macharia, Jacinta W.; Ng'ang'a, Zipporah W.; Njenga, Sammy M. (African Field Epidemiology Network, 2016-06-10)

Introduction: Helminthic infections caused by soil-transmitted helminths (STH) and schistosomes are among the most prevalent afflictions of humans who live in areas of poverty. An operational research was undertaken in 5 ...
False codling moth, thaumatotibia leucotreta (meyrick) a new threat to horticulture industry: stakeholders’ perspectives on the status, impact and management in Kenya

Mutyambai, Daniel M.; Mbeche, Nyang’au I.; Onamu, Emmanuel; Kasina, Muo J.; Nderitu, John H.; Mweke, Allan N. (Springer, 2020-08-05)

False codling moth (FCM) has emerged as a major constraint to the production of horticultural crops in Kenya and is currently the leading cause of interceptions of Capsicum and cut flowers exported to European Union. Use ...
First Line Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infected Patients Attending Maryland Comprehensive Care Centre Mathare 4a Nairobi Kenya

Ng'ang'a, Zipporah W.; Nyang’au, Lucy O.; Amukoye, Evans (2014)

TB is a major cause of death among people living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS). Multi drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for up to 14 % of all these T.B cases. ...
Fragmented landscapes affect honey bee colony strength at diverse spatial scales in agroecological landscapes in Kenya

Ochungo, Pamela; Veldtman, Ruan; Abdel-Rahman, Elfatih M.; Muli, Elliud; Ng'ang'a, James; Tonnang, Henry E. Z.; Landmann, Tobias (Ecological Society of America, 2021-10)

Landscape fragmentation and habitat loss at multiple scales directly affect species abundance, diversity, and productivity. There is a paucity of information about the effect of the landscape structure and diversity on ...
Genetic diversity and population structure of wild and cultivated crotalaria species based on genotyping-by-sequencing

Muli, Joshua K.; Neondo, Johnstone O.; Kamau, Peter K.; Michuki, George N.; Odari, Eddy; Budambula, Nancy L. (Public Library of Science, 2022-09-01)

Crotalaria is a plant genus that is found all over the world, with over 700 species of herbs and shrubs. The species are potential alternative food and industrial crops due to their adaptability to different environments. ...
Genomic mapping and testing for quantitative trait loci in tea ( Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntz

Wachira, Francis N.; Kamunya, S. M.; Pathak, R. S.; Korir, R.; Sharma, V.; Kumar, R.; Bhardwaj, P.; Chalo, R.; Ahuja, P. S.; Sharma, R. K. (Springer Verlag, 2010)

The tea industry is significant in the economies of tea-growing countries. Prospects of improving yield of made tea genomic information were explored using clones from a cross between clones TRFCA SFS150 and AHP S15/10. ...
Hepatitis B virus subgenotype A1, occurrence of subgenotype D4, and S gene mutations among voluntary blood donors in Kenya

Kiptoo, Michael K.; Kwange, Simeon O.; Budambula, Nancy L.; Okoth, Fredrick; Ochwoto, Missiani; Oduor, Margaret; Kimotho, James H. (Springer Verlag, 2013-12)

Kenya is one of the high endemic zones for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The consensuses on prevalence of the HBV genotypes and the existence of their variants have not been fully established in Kenya. Hence, there ...
High Seroprevalence of Antibodies against Spotted Fever and Scrub Typhus Bacteria in Patients with Febrile Illness, Kenya

Thiga, Jacqueline W.; Mutai, Beth K.; Eyako, Wurapa K.; Ng'ang'a, Zipporah W.; Jiang, Ju; Richards, Allen L.; Waitumbi, John N. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015-04)

Serum samples from patients in Kenya with febrile illnesses were screened for antibodies against bacteria that cause spotted fever, typhus, and scrub typhus. Seroprevalence was 10% for spotted fever group, <1% for typhus ...
Improved Pregnancy Outcomes in a Prospective Study of Pregnant Women Enrolling in an Antenatal Clinic in Western Kenya

Ng'ang'a, Zipporah W.; Daud, Ibrahim I.; Opinya, Fredrick O.; Midem, David; Kigani, Moses; Bukusi, Elizabeth A.; Sumba, Peter O.; Dent, Arlene; Rochford, Rosemary (Scientific Research Publishing, 2014-11)

In areas of sub-Saharan Africa where malaria is endemic, pregnant women are at a greater risk of malaria than non-pregnant women leading to significant adverse consequences including anemia, intrauterine growth retardation, ...

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