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    • Dengue and west Nile virus transmission in children and adults in coastal Kenya 

      Vu, David M; Banda, Tamara; Teng, Crystal Y; Heimbaugh, Chelsea; Muchiri, Eric M; Mungai, Peter L; Mutuku, Francis M; Brichard, Julie; Gildengorin, Ginny; Borland, Erin M; Powers, Ann M; Kitron, Uriel; King, Charles H; LaBeaud, A.Desiree (American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2017-01-01)
      Dengue virus (DENV) and West Nile virus (WNV) are important reemerging arboviruses that are underrecognized in many parts of Africa due to lack of surveillance. As a part of a study on flavivirus, alphavirus, and parasite ...
    • High Rates of O ’ Nyong Nyong and Chikungunya Virus Transmission in Coastal Kenya 

      LaBeaud, A. Desiree; Banda, Tamara; Brichard, Julie; Muchiri, Eric M; Munga, Peter L.; Mutuku, Francis M; Borland, Erin; Gildengorin, Ginny; Pfei, Sarah; Teng, Crystal Y.; Long, Kristin; Heise, Mark; Powers, Ann M.; Kitron, Urie; King, Charles H (PLOS Neglected Tropical Disease, 2015-02-06)
      Background Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and o’nyong nyong virus (ONNV) are mosquito-borne alpha- viruses endemic in East Africa that cause acute febrile illness and arthritis. The objectives of this study were to measure ...
    • Malaria and Chikungunya Detected Using Molecular Diagnostics Among Febrile Kenyan Children 

      Waggoner, Jesse; Brichard, Julie; Mutuku, Francis; Ndenga, Bryson; Heath, Claire Jane; Mohamed-Hadley, Alisha; Sahoo, Malaya K; Vulule, John; Lefterova, Martina; Banaei, Niaz; Mukoko, Dustan; Pinsky, Benjamin A; LaBeaud, A Desiree (Infectitious Diseases Society of America, 2017-05-22)
      Background. In sub-Saharan Africa, malaria is frequently overdiagnosed as the cause of an undifferentiated febrile illness, whereas arboviral illnesses are presumed to be underdiagnosed. Methods. Sera ...