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Dual African Origins of Global Aedes aegypti s.l. Populations Revealed by Mitochondrial DNA
(Public Library of Science, 2013)
Background: Aedes aegypti is the primary global vector to humans of yellow fever and dengue flaviviruses. Over the past 50
years, many population genetic studies have documented large genetic differences among global ...
CHARACTERIZATION OF ALGAE OIL (OILGAE) AND ITS POTENTIAL AS BIOFUEL IN KENYA
(Journal of Applied Phytotechnology in Environmental Sanitation, 2012)
A survey of microalgae biodiversity in three Kenyan Rift valley lakes identified
high oil yielding species abundantly distributed naturally. The species were cultured in
BBM and BG-11 media to obtain pure clones and ...
Distribution of indigenous strains of atoxigenic and toxigenic Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus in maize and peanuts agro-ecological zones of Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2015)
Background
Grains of important food and export crops in Africa are susceptible to contamination by toxin-producing moulds. Aflatoxins are mycotoxins associated with liver damage and cancer in humans and animals. These ...
Expression of metallothionein and α-tubulin in heavy metaltolerant Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto (Diptera: Culicidae)
(Academic Press, 2010)
Anopheles mosquitoes have been shown to adapt to heavy metals in their natural habitats. In this
study we explored the possibility of using Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto as bio-reporters for
environmental heavy metal ...
A participatory epidemiological study of major cattle diseases amongst Maasai pastoralists living in wildlife-livestock interfaces in Maasai Mara, Kenya
(Springer Netherlands, 2019)
Livestock-wildlife interactions promote the transmission of a wide range of infectious diseases that constraint livestock production. We used a participatory appraisal approach to find out and rank infectious diseases of ...
Zoonotic pathogen seroprevalence in cattle in a wildlife–livestock interface, Kenya
(Springer US, 2019)
A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of Brucella spp. and Leptospira
spp. and risk factors of exposure in cattle in three zones with varying land use types and wildlife–
livestock ...
Seroprevalence of foot-and-mouth disease virus in cattle herds raised in Maasai Mara ecosystem in Kenya
(Elsevier, 2020)
A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) seroprevalence and identify risk factors of exposure among cattle herds raised in three zones with different types of land use and progressively ...
Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype epidemiology among PCV-10 vaccinated and unvaccinated children at Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital, Nairobi County: a cross-sectional study
(Faculty of 1000 Ltd, 2018)
Background: Serotype replacement and emergence of multidrug resistant S.
pneumoniae has exacerbated the need for continuous regional serotype
surveillance especially in the developing world. We investigated S. ...
A Framework for E-Learning Implementation in Developing Countries
(2012)
Institutions of higher learning in developing countries have lagged
behind those in the developed world in e-learning (eL) adoption, mainly due
to cost and poor Internet infrastructure. Introduction of eL in such ...
A SITUATIONAL METHOD FOR HEALTHCARE BUSINESS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
(International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology, 2018)
Healthcare business processes are complex due to the many decisions and procedures captured, are highly dynamic, increasingly
multidisciplinary and ad hoc which makes it difficult to achieve any meaningful improvement ...