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Isolation of Cryptococcus Neoformans species from honeybee colonies in Mau forest, Kenya
(European Scientific Journal December, 2015-12)Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic pathogen causing infections mainly in immunosupressed individuals. The objective of the study was to evaluate the presence of Cryptococcus species in Mau forest. A total of forty ... -
A Review of Effectiveness and Safety of Selected Biologics in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
(International Journal of Research and Development Organisation, 2015-09)Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that causes disability to patients in the long run. The bone and cartilage degradation are driven by pro-inflammatory cytokines like tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) ... -
The Level of Coverage of Dog Vaccination Against Rabies in Moiben Sub-County, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
(European Scientific Journal, 2017-12)Dog bites and subsequent transmission of rabies virus continue to be a public health threat in some parts of the world. While prophylaxis has proven successful in limiting transmission of rabies virus, dog vaccination ... -
Desert hedgehog is a negative regulator of CD44-CD25+ double negative T lymphocytes developmental stage in thymic differentiation
(International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2018-03)The process of thymic proliferation and differentiation in mammals is indispensable. The role of hedgehog family of proteins has been extensively studied in the recent past years. Specifically, scientists have carried out ... -
Desert hedgehog knockout mice show a reduced ratio of CD4+:CD8+ in thymic developing T cells
(International Journal of Scientific Reports, 2018-04)Thymic differentiation is important and determines the strength of adaptive immunity in mammals in their later days in life. There are many factors that have been found to influence the development of T lymphocytes in the ... -
The Patterns of Selected Antibiotics Sensitivity and Resistance to Staphylococcus Aureus Isolates
(International Journal of Scientific and Technology Research, 2016-05)Complications of Staphylococcus aureus infection have greatly increased in recent past because of the many invasive procedures, increased cases of immunocompromised individuals, and the uprising tren ds in increased ... -
Risk factors for dog bites in Moiben Sub-county, Uasin Gishu county, Kenya
(International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2017-12)Rabies virus still causes human and animal deaths around the world. Human rabies is transmitted by an infected canine. If rabies-infected person is not treated within 48 hours, the virus could move to the central ... -
Anticancer activities and safety evaluation of selected Kenyan plant extracts against breast cancer cell lines
(Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy, 2017-01-14)Breast cancer is a leading cause of deaths among women suffering from cancer in Kenya. The current study was done to determine anticancer activities of medicinal plant extracts against breast cancer cell lines (HCC 1395 ... -
Metabolic syndrome and its components among university students in Kenya
(2017-11-28)Background: Metabolic syndrome refers to a cluster of interrelated disorders which occur together causing an increase in the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The university population is an ... -
Understanding the relationship between prevalence of microfilariae and antigenaemia using a model of lymphatic filariasis infection
(Oxford University Press, 2016)Background: Lymphatic filariasis is a debilitating neglected tropical disease that affects impoverished communities. Rapid diagnostic tests of antigenaemia are a practical alternative to parasitological tests of ... -
Prevalence of Taenia solium cysticercosis in pigs entering the food chain in western Kenya
(open access at Springerlink.com, 2015-11-18)Three hundred forty-three pigs slaughtered and marketed in western Kenya were subjected to lingual examination and HP10 Ag-ELISA for the serological detection of Taenia solium antigen. When estimates were adjusted for ... -
The Influence of Socio-economic, Behavioural and Environmental Factors on Taenia spp. Transmission in Western Kenya: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Humans and Pigs
(Wardrop et al, 2015-12-07)Taenia spp. infections, particularly cysticercosis, cause considerable health impacts in endemic countries. Despite previous evidence of spatial clustering in cysticercosis and the role of environmental factors (e.g. ... -
Shrinking a large dataset to identify variables associated with increased risk of Plasmodium falciparum infection in Western Kenya
(Cambridge University Press, 2015-04-16)Large datasets are often not amenable to analysis using traditional single-step approaches. Here, our general objective was to apply imputation techniques, principal component analysis (PCA), elastic net and generalized ... -
Serological and spatial analysis of alphavirus and flavivirus prevalence and risk factors in a rural community in western Kenya
(PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017-10-17)Alphaviruses, such as chikungunya virus, and flaviviruses, such as dengue virus, are (re)- emerging arboviruses that are endemic in tropical environments. In Africa, arbovirus infections are often undiagnosed and unreported, ... -
The sero-epidemiology of Rift Valley fever in people in the Lake Victoria Basin of western Kenya
(PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017-06-07)Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a zoonotic arbovirus affecting livestock and people. This study was conducted in western Kenya where RVFV outbreaks have not previously been reported. The aims were to document the ... -
In vitro antibacterial activities, safety studies and phytochemical screening of Dregea Schimperi clark (Asclepiadaceae) extracts
(World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2017-06)Plants synthesize phytochemical compounds for protection against environmental stress and diseases. Some of the phytochemicals are used for curative and preventive medicine. Over 90% plant materials are used in traditional ... -
Phytochemical Studies of Acmella Caulirhiza and Spermacoce Princeae used by postpartum mothers in Nyamira County, Kenya.
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2017-08)Abstract- Introduction: Traditional medicine have been used in health maintenance, disease prevention and treatment for example Acmella caulirhiza used to treat a child’s mouth sores and Spermacoce princeae used to ... -
Data Security Preparedness Levels and Online Banking Services: A Case Study of Information Technology Department of Access Bank, Kigali, Rwanda
(IJTEEE, 2016)Data security has been the main approach to deal with loss of data. The motivation of this study was inspired by the continuing concern of ineffective data/information security in companies leading to considerable monetary ... -
Expansion of the wild_type pfcrt 76K allele in Plasmodium falciparum populations in Mbita, Kenya
(Mount Kenya University, 2004)
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