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Human Papillomavirus Prevalence, Genotypes, and Factors Associated with Cervical Abnormalities Among HIV-Positive and Negative Women in Eastern and Central Regions, Kenya
(2022)Human Papillomavirus (HPV) associated cervical cancer caused 3,286 deaths in 2019 in Kenya with a national cervical screening rate of only 3.2%. The overwhelming predominance of distinctive HPV genotypes infection has ... -
Screening of Filovirus Ribonucleic Acid in Humans, Wild Caught Non-Human Primates, Bats and Rodents in Laikipia North Sub-County, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2022)In the recent decade, highly pathogenic human viruses have constantly emerged or re-emerged in different geographical locations worldwide approximately annually with the majority jumping from animals to humans. The major ... -
Streptococcus Pneumoniae Serotype Prevalence, Antibiotic Susceptibility and Associated Risk Factors among Children Attending Gertrudes Children’s Hospital in Nairobi City County-Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-06)Pneumococcal disease remains the biggest killer of children living in Kenya. This is true despite inclusion of the 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in the Kenya Expanded Program on Immunization. Serotype replacement, ... -
Spatial and temporal distribution of Aedes mosquitoes, Dengue and Chikungunya Viruses and their Phylogeny along the Coastline of Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-07)There are arthropod-borne disease outbreaks as a result of pathogen influx including arboviruses which are transmitted by strains of Aedes species that occur periodically in varying spots in Kenya. However, there has ... -
Aflatoxins in peanuts and the prevalence of aflatoxin induced hepatocellular carcinoma in Busia and Kisii Central Districts, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015-12)Aflatoxin is a carcinogenic toxin produced mainly by Aspergillus jlavus and contaminates foods including peanuts. Aflatoxin is associated with liver failure, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and death. Many people are ... -
Analyses of class and subclass antibody of circulating immune complexes in children with severe Plasmodium Falciparummalaria in endemic regions of Western Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2010-06)Plasmodium falciparum infection is characterized by deadly complications such as severe malaria-associated anaemia (SMA) and cerebral malaria (CM).The exact mechanisms underlying pathogenesis of these severe forms of ...
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Human Papillomavirus Prevalence, Genotypes, and Factors Associated with Cervical Abnormalities Among HIV-Positive and Negative Women in Eastern and Central Regions, Kenya
(2022)Human Papillomavirus (HPV) associated cervical cancer caused 3,286 deaths in 2019 in Kenya with a national cervical screening rate of only 3.2%. The overwhelming predominance of distinctive HPV genotypes infection has ... -
Screening of Filovirus Ribonucleic Acid in Humans, Wild Caught Non-Human Primates, Bats and Rodents in Laikipia North Sub-County, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2022)In the recent decade, highly pathogenic human viruses have constantly emerged or re-emerged in different geographical locations worldwide approximately annually with the majority jumping from animals to humans. The major ... -
Streptococcus Pneumoniae Serotype Prevalence, Antibiotic Susceptibility and Associated Risk Factors among Children Attending Gertrudes Children’s Hospital in Nairobi City County-Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-06)Pneumococcal disease remains the biggest killer of children living in Kenya. This is true despite inclusion of the 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in the Kenya Expanded Program on Immunization. Serotype replacement, ... -
Spatial and temporal distribution of Aedes mosquitoes, Dengue and Chikungunya Viruses and their Phylogeny along the Coastline of Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-07)There are arthropod-borne disease outbreaks as a result of pathogen influx including arboviruses which are transmitted by strains of Aedes species that occur periodically in varying spots in Kenya. However, there has ... -
Aflatoxins in peanuts and the prevalence of aflatoxin induced hepatocellular carcinoma in Busia and Kisii Central Districts, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015-12)Aflatoxin is a carcinogenic toxin produced mainly by Aspergillus jlavus and contaminates foods including peanuts. Aflatoxin is associated with liver failure, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and death. Many people are ... -
Analyses of class and subclass antibody of circulating immune complexes in children with severe Plasmodium Falciparummalaria in endemic regions of Western Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2010-06)Plasmodium falciparum infection is characterized by deadly complications such as severe malaria-associated anaemia (SMA) and cerebral malaria (CM).The exact mechanisms underlying pathogenesis of these severe forms of ...
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