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Comparative Quantitative and Qualitative Attributes of the Surface Respiratory Macrophages in the Domestic Duck and the Rabbit
(Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía, 2011)
In mammals, surface respiratory macrophages (SM) are known to play a foremost role in protecting the respiratory system by providing first line of defense through engulfing pathogens and particulate matter respired with ...
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 ...
Multidrug-resistant Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli and Campylobacter lari isolated from asymptomatic school-going children in Kibera slum, Kenya [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
(F1000Research, 2020)
Background: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence
of thermophilic Campylobacter spp. in asymptomatic school-going children
and establish the antibiotic resistant patterns of the isolates towards ...
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 ...
Studies on Insect Pests and Diseases of Chayote, Sechium Edule (Swartz.) in Kenya
(aGRO, 2011)
The chayote, Sechium edule Sw., belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae. All parts
of the plant can be utilized including the fruit, seed, tuberous roots and young
shoots. Yields of up to 1,500 fruits per plant have been ...
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 ...
Influence of Age and Sex on Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria Susceptibility in Children 1-10 Year in Kisumu Town, Kenya
(2011)
Malaria is the world leading cause of deaths among the tropical infectious diseases particularly in children and pregnant women. A safe and effective vaccine would have been the easiest way to control this disease, but the ...
Adjuvants in malaria vaccine development strategies: a review
(2016-04)
Malaria leads in global rates of mortality and morbidity majorly borne by children aged below five years and primigravida women in developing countries. According to WHO, the cases of malaria infections in 2014 declined, ...
Impact of Insecticide-treated Bed Nets on Malaria Transmission Indices on the South Coast of Kenya.
(Malaria Journal, 2011-12)
BACKGROUND:
Besides significantly reducing malaria vector densities, prolonged usage of bed nets has been linked to decline of Anopheles gambiae s.s. relative to Anopheles arabiensis, changes in host feeding preference ...