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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 ...

Age-Stratified Profiles of Serum IL-6, IL-10, and TNF- a Cytokines among Kenyan Children with Schistosoma haematobium , Plasmodium falciparum , and Other Chronic Parasitic Co-infections

Bustinduy, Amaya L; Sutherland, Laura L.; Chang-Cojulun, Alicia; Malhotra, Indu; DuVall, Adam S; Fairley, Jessica K; Mungai, Peter L.; Muchiri, Eric M.; Mutuku, Francis M; Kitron, Uriel; King, Charles H (The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015)

In a study of children having polyparasitic infections in aSchistosoma haematobium– endemic area, we examined the hypothesis that S. haematobium–positive children, compared with S. haematobium–negative children (anti-soluble ...