Browsing by Author "Mireji, Paul O"

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    • Molecular characterization of tsetse’s proboscis and its response to Trypanosoma congolense infection 

      Awuoche, Erick O; Weiss, Brian L; Vigneron, Aurélien; Mireji, Paul O; Aksoy, Emre; Nyambega, Benson; Attardo, Geoffrey M; Wu, Yineng; O’Neill, Michelle; Murilla, Grace; Aksoy, Serap (Public Library of Science, 2017)
      Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) transmit parasitic African trypanosomes (Trypanosoma spp.), including Trypanosoma congolense, which causes animal African trypanosomiasis (AAT). AAT detrimentally affects agricultural activities ...

    • Multiple evolutionary origins of Trypanosoma evansi in Kenya 

      Kamidi, Christine M; Saarman, Norah P; Dion, Kirstin; Mireji, Paul O; Ouma, Collins; Murilla, Grace; Aksoy, Serap; Schnaufer, Achim; Caccone, Adalgisa (Public Library of Science, 2017-09-07)
      Trypanosoma evansi is the parasite causing surra, a form of trypanosomiasis in camels and other livestock, and a serious economic burden in Kenya and many other parts of the world. Trypanosoma evansi transmission can ...

    • Temporal genetic differentiation in Glossina pallidipes tsetse fly populations in Kenya 

      Okeyo, Norah P; Mengual, Michael; Dio, Kirstin; Saarman, Norah P; Bateta, Rosemary; Mireji, Paul O; Okoth, Sylvance; Ouma, Johnson O; Ouma, Collins; Ochieng, Joel; Murilla, Grace; Aksoy, Serap; Caccone, Adalgisa (BioMed Central, 2017-12)
      Glossina pallidipes is a major vector of both Human and Animal African Trypanosomiasis (HAT and AAT) in Kenya. The disease imposes economic burden on endemic regions in Kenya, including south-western Kenya, which has ...