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Evaluation of the performance of Sacace HPV genotypes 14 real-tm quant and Carehpv against linear array in detection of human Papilloma virus genotypes in women from Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)
Cervical cancer (CC) is common among women, with global estimates of over 530,000 new cases and over 270,000 deaths annually. Human papilloma virus (HPV) infection increases the risk for CC development while high HIV ...
Efficacy of Chlorfenapyr and Clothianidin Insecticides on Anopheles Malaria Vector populations of Nyando, Bumula and Ndhiwa sub-counties, Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)
Malaria is a global health problem resulting in 435,000 deaths annually with 90% of the deaths occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. Over 70% of the Kenyan population is at risk of malaria and western Kenya is an endemic region ...
Association between Ifn-γ, Tnf-α, Fcγriia and il-12β gene Polymorphisms and Susceptibility to Endemic Burkitt Lymphoma in children from Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)
Endemic Burkitt lymphoma (eBL) is an aggressive paediatric B-cell lymphoma prevalent in children from holoendemic malaria regions of sub-Saharan Africa. It is associated with early primary Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and ...
Surveillance for molecular markers of Plasmodium Falciparum resistance to Artemisinin-based combination therapies in Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)
Recent decreases in the global malaria burden are partly due to the deployment of artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) for treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. However, these significant gains ...