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Biological diversity of the Yala Swamp lakes, with special emphasis on fish species composition, in relation to changes in the Lake Victoria Basin (Kenya): threats and conservation measures
(Springer Verlag, 2002-05-15)
During the second half of the last century, the Lake Victoria ecosystem has undergone drastic ecological changes. Most notable has been the decline in the populations of many endemic cichlid fishes. The lake has lost nearly ...
Leishmaniasis in northern and western Africa: a review
(2009)
Leishmaniasis, one of the highly neglected diseases is currently a significant health problem in northern Africa with a rising concern in western Africa because of co-infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). ...
The African Green Monkey model for cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis
(Trends in Parasitology, 2001-12)
Non-human primates are valuable models for biomedical research because of their similarities to human anatomy, immunology and physiology. Leishmaniasis, a disease caused by protozoan parasites, has a worldwide distribution ...
Characteristics of Larval Anopheline (Diptera: Culicidae) Habitats in Western Kenya.
(PubMed, 2001-03)
A longitudinal survey of mosquito larval habitats was carried out in Asembo Bay, western Kenya, during the rainy season of 1998. All pools of standing water along a 700-m transect were sampled twice per week. For each ...
Evidence of the establishment of Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid of cereal stemborers, and its host range expansion in Ethiopia
(Cambridge University Press, 2003-04)
Three lepidopteran cereal stemborers, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Crambidae), Busseola fusca Fuller, and Sesamia calamistis Hampson (Noctuidae) were collected from maize and sorghum in Ethiopia. The noctuid stemborers are ...
Efficacy of Trypan: a Diminazene Based Drug as Antileishmanial Agent
(PubMed, 2004)
Trypan, a diamidine based drug, was tested as an antileishmanial agent. Duplicate cultures of both Leishmania major and Leishmania donovani promastigotes in M199 medium and Trypan at various concentrations were tested. The ...
Prevalence of Antibodies and Cell Mediated Immune Response against Leishmania Major in Feral Nonhuman Primates from Kenya.
(PubMed, 2009)
In Kenya, Leishmania major is responsible for human cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). Natural infection with L. major of a vervet monkey and experimental susceptibility of some nonhuman primates (NHPs) from Kenya has been ...
Differential expression of the CrV1 haemocyte inactivation – associated polydnavirus gene in the African maize stem borer, Busseola fusca (fuller) parasitized by two biotypes of the endoparasitoid Cotesia sesamiae (Cameron)
(The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, 2007-07)
Polydnaviruses are rarely studied for their natural variation in immune suppressive abilities. The polydnavirus harboring braconid Cotesia sesamiae, a widespread endoparasitoid of Busseola fusca and Sesamia calamistis in ...
Environmental Assessment of the East African Rift Valley Lakes
(Birkhäuser-Verlag, 2003-09-01)
An assessment of the East African Rift Valley lakes was initiated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) with funding from Global Environment Facility as part of the Global International Waters Assessment (GIWA). ...
Evaluating Genetic Differentiation of Anopheles Arabiensis in Relation to Larval Habitats in Kenya.
(PubMed, 2007)
Anopheles arabiensis, an important vector of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa shows great versatility in utilizing a broad range of larval habitats. Most studies on the population genetic structure of this species have focused ...