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Reference Intervals for Serum Biochemistry Analytes for Pregnant Mothers of Taita-Taveta County, Kenya
(2020)
Reference intervals for pregnant women for blood analytes which are known to change with the trimester of pregnancy are rare. Most clinical laboratories in Africa including Kenya use reference intervals for non-pregnant ...
Detection of Anaplasma Antibodies in Wildlife and Domestic Species in Wildlife-Livestock Interface Areas of Kenya by Major Surface Protein 5 Competitive Inhibition Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
(Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2008)
The seroprevalence of Anaplasma antibodies in wildlife (eland, blue wildebeest, kongoni, impala, Thomson’s gazelle, Grant’s gazelle, giraffe and plains zebra) and domestic animal (cattle, sheep and goat) populations was ...
Three Novel Haplotypes of Theileria bicornis in Black and White Rhinoceros in Kenya
(Wiley Online Library, 2014)
Piroplasms, especially those in the genera Babesia and Theileria, have been found
to naturally infect rhinoceros. Due to natural or human-induced stress factors
such as capture and translocations, animals often develop ...
Performance of GeneXpert Assay in Detecting Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Rifampicin Resistance in Patients Attending Kitui County Hospital, Kenya
(Longdom, 2017)
Background: To combat the challenges of TB epidemic in Kenya there has been massive scale up of both
treatment and diagnostic facilities.The challenges encountered in these centers is failure to accurately detect
Mycobacterium ...
Effects of DCM Leaf Extract of Gnidia glauca (Fresen) on Locomotor Activity, Anxiety, and Exploration-Like Behaviors in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Rats
(Hindawi, 2019)
Obesity is the main component of metabolic syndromes involving distinct etiologies that target different underlying behavioral and
physiological functions within the brain structures and neuronal circuits. An alteration ...
Urinary soluble egg antigen levels in Schistosoma haematobium infection in relation to sex and age of Kenyan schoolchildren following praziquantel treatment
(The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 2009-10)
Schistosoma haematobium soluble egg antigen (SEA) secreted in urine can be assayed to determine egg tissue load and hence morbidity in infected individuals. A cohort of 158 infected children aged 4–18 years was followed-up ...
Phenotypic and Genotypic Identification of Ticks Sampled from Wildlife Species in Selected Conservation Sites of Kenya
(Veterinary Science & Technology, 2016)
Hard ticks are blood feeding ectoparasites that infest humans and animals and are vectors of pathogenic microorganism that cause severe infectious diseases. Morphological identification has been the main approach of ...
Adding Injury To Infection: The Relationship Between Injury Status And Genetic Diversity Of Theileria Infecting Plains Zebra, Equus Quagga
(Elsevier, 2018)
Asymptomatic tick-borne infections are a common feature in wild herbivores. In human-dominated habitats, snare injuries to wild herbivores are common and are likely to co-occur with enzootic infections. The influence of ...
Symbiotic Efficiency and Genetic Characterization of Rhizobia and Non Rhizobial Endophytes Associated with Cowpea Grown In Semi-Arid Tropics of Kenya
(Elsevier, 2021)
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) is an important multipurpose legume crop grown in arid and semi-arid areas
of sub-Saharan Africa. The crop associates with a wide diversity of high ecological value rhizobia ...
Evaluation of antigen and antibody rapid detection tests for Trypanosoma evansi infection in camels in Kenya
(Veterinary Parasitology, 2003-05)
The card agglutination test for Trypanosoma evansi (CATT/T. evansi) for the detection of antibodies, and Suratex® for the detection of circulating antigens were compared in a cross-sectional study involving camels in eastern ...