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Transfection and Characterization of Plasmodium Knowlesi Malaria Parasites Genetically Modified to Express Host Interferon Gamma (ifn-y) in Baboon (papio anubis)
(2008-12)
Despite efforts to control malaria. it still remains a major health problem in endemic countries. With the development of transfection technology, it is now possible to determine the structure-function relationship of ...
Development of Latex Agglutination Test for Detection of Antibodies against Capripox virus
(2004)
Currently the diagnostic tests in use for Capripoxvirus infection are immunofluorescent antibody test (IFAT) and virus neutralization test (VNT), which are slow because they are tissue culture dependant. IFAT is subjective ...
Finding the Distribution of a Random Variable from its Moment Function
(2000)
Consider the problem of r .~/ randomly distributed points in a unit n-ball and the convex hull created by these points. Let ~II be r! times the r-content of an rsimplex whose P vertices are in the interior and r -I- /- p ...
Detection of Genetically Modified Events in Foods Imported into Kenya and Determination of Public Perceptions Towards GMOS.
(2007-05)
Numerous advances have been made in the development of new varieties of plants including soybean, maize, rapeseed, cotton and potatoes. A number of the world's governments have authorized the marketing of genetically ...
Evaluation of Trypanocidal Activity of Selected Medicinal Plants in Kenya Against Trypanosoma evansi
(2007)
Typanosomiasis, a protozoan disease causes morbidity and death to humans and severely limits livestock production in endemic areas. It occurs predominantly in Africa, South America and Asia. Although Chemotherapy has been ...
Performance of Dynabead Technique Compared to Facs Techniques in Enumeration of cd4+ tcells in HIV Positive Patients Attending Mbagathi Hospital, Nairobi
(2009-04)
Human immuno-deficiency virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency. Syndrome (HIV and AIDS) is a major public health problem, a socio-economic burden and a serious threat to development particularly in developing countries. Human ...
Characterisation of natural immune responses to fal vac-l of plasmodium falciparumin children and adults from a holoendemic area of Western Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2000)
Previous studies indicate that FAL VAC-1, a recombinant multistage and
multicomponent Plasmodium falciparum candidate vaccine containing 12 B cell and 9
T cell epitopes from 9 different antigens of different life cycle ...
Evaluation of Bacille Calmette Guerin, Montanide Isa 720 and Aluminium Hydroxide as Adjuvants for Leishmania Vaccine in Salu/E Mice
(Kenyatta University, 2009-04)
Leishmaniases are parasitic diseases caused by protozoan flagellates of the genus
Leishmania. These parasites infect numerous mammalian species, including humans, and are transmitted through the infective bite of an insect ...
Assessment of kairomones as a monitoring tool for cotesia flavipes cameron (hymenoptera: braconidae)
(Kenyatta University, 2002)
Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) is a major pest of maize in East Africa. Its indigenous
natural enemies are unable to regulate its densities to a level acceptable to farmers.
Cotesia flavipes Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), ...
Use of a PCR-based procedure for differentiating between Schistosoma Mansoni and Schistosoma Rodhaini
(Kenyatta University, 2008-08)
Schistosoma mansoni, the parasite responsible for causing human intestinal schistosomiasis, is closely related to Schistosoma rodhaini, a parasite of rodents and carnivorous mammals. S rodhaini was discovered in Kenya for ...