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Promoting Sustainable Smallholder Aquaculture Productivity Through Landscape and Seascape Aquapark Models: A case Study of Busia County, Kenya
(Frontiers, 2022-06)The dwindling capture fisheries has triggered an increase in Kenya's annual fish demand deficit, currently estimated at 553,000 MT. With the adoption of sustainable policies, aquaculture can bridge and surpass this deficit. ... -
Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae meal improves growth performance, feed utilization, amino acids profile, and economic benefits of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus, L.)
(AQUATIC RESEARCH, 2022-07)This study investigated the effect of replacing soybean meal (SBM) with black soldier fly larvae meal (BSFLM) on the growth performance, feed utilization, carcass body composition, and amino acids profile of Nile tilapia ... -
Assessing the safety, impact and effectiveness of RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine following its introduction in three sub-Saharan African countries: methodological approaches and study set-up
(BioMed Central, 2022)Following a 30-year development process, RTS,S/AS01E (GSK, Belgium) is the first malaria vaccine to reach Phase IV assessments. The World Health Organization-commissioned Malaria Vaccine Implementation Programme (MVIP) is ... -
Genetic variation in CSF2 (5q31.1) is associated with longitudinal susceptibility to pediatric malaria, severe malarial anemia, and all-cause mortality in a high-burden malaria and HIV region of Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2022)Plasmodium falciparum infections remain among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in holoendemic transmission areas. Located within region 5q31.1, the colony-stimulating factor 2 gene (CSF2) encodes granulocyte ... -
Costs of continuing RTS, S/ASO1E malaria vaccination in the three malaria vaccine pilot implementation countries
(Public Library of Science, 2021-01-11)The RTS,S/ASO1E malaria vaccine is being piloted in three countries—Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi—as part of a coordinated evaluation led by the World Health Organization, with support from global partners. This study estimates ... -
Correction: Costs of continuing RTS, S/ASO1E malaria vaccination in the three malaria vaccine pilot implementation countries
(Public Library of Science, 2021-04-22)Cost estimates under additional vaccine price assumptions are not included in the main result Table (Table 3). Please view S4 Table,“Unit cost of continuing to vaccinate in pilot areas at various vaccine prices,” for results ... -
National stakeholder preferences for next-generation rotavirus vaccines: Results from a six-country study
(Elsevier, 2022-01-21)Currently available live, oral rotavirus vaccines (LORVs) have significantly reduced severe rotavirus hospitalizations and deaths worldwide. However, LORVs are not as effective in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) ... -
Healthcare provider perspectives on delivering next generation rotavirus vaccines in five low-to-middle-income countries
(Public Library of Science, 2022-06-23)Live oral rotavirus vaccines (LORVs) have significantly reduced rotavirus hospitalizations and deaths worldwide. However, LORVs are less effective in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Next-generation rotavirus ... -
Safety profile of the RTS, S/AS01 malaria vaccine in infants and children: additional data from a phase III randomized controlled trial in sub-Saharan Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-10-03)A phase III, double-blind, randomized, controlled trial (NCT00866619) in sub-Saharan Africa showed RTS, S/AS01 vaccine efficacy against malaria. We now present in-depth safety results from this study. 8922 children ... -
Estimating Annual Fluctuations in Malaria Transmission Intensity and in the Use of Malaria Control Interventions in Five Sub-Saharan African Countries
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020)RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine safety, effectiveness, and impact will be assessed in pre- and post-vaccine introduction studies, comparing the occurrence of malaria cases and adverse events in vaccinated versus unvaccinate ... -
Safety and immunogenicity of the RTS, S/AS01 malaria vaccine in infants and children identified as HIV-infected during a randomized trial in sub-Saharan Africa
(Elsevier, 2020-01-22)We assessed the safety and immunogenicity of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in a subset of children identified as HIV-infected during a large phase III randomized controlled trial conducted in seven sub-Saharan African ... -
Estimating annual fluctuations in malaria transmission intensity and in the use of malaria control interventions in five sub-Saharan African countries
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020-11)RTS, S/AS01 E malaria vaccine safety, effectiveness, and impact will be assessed in pre-and post-vaccine introduction studies, comparing the occurrence of malaria cases and adverse events in vaccinated versus unvaccinated ... -
Immunophenotypic Characterization of ART-naive, HIV Infected Adults in Kombewa Sub-county, Kisumu: A Cross Sectional Study of Rural Population in Western Kenya
(Journal of Clinical Immunology and Research, 2020-11-12)Reliable information on clinical immunophenotypic biomarkers is critical in the management of Hepatitis B and C infections especially in ART naive HIV positive adults. CD4 cell counts and the level of liver function ... -
Case Report: An unusual case of bee envenomation presenting with acute kidney injury, cavernous venous thrombosis and multiple episodes of convulsions
(Peertechz, 2020-11-07)Bee stings are common in the tropics and cause minor problems but may occasionally cause severe anaphylactoid reactions. Summary of clinical case: We present a case of M.O.O., an 8-year-old boy who was stung three times ... -
Association between haematological parameters and sickle cell genotypes in children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria resident in Kisumu County in Western Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2020-12)Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a monogenic disorder due to point mutation in the β-globin gene resulting in substitution of Valine for Glutamic acid. The SCD is prevalent in P. falciparum endemic regions such as western ... -
Burden of disease and risk factors for mortality amongst hospitalized newborns in Nigeria and Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2021-01-14)Objective To describe the patient population, priority diseases and outcomes in newborns admitted <48 hours old to neonatal units in both Kenya and Nigeria. Study design In a network of seven secondary and tertiary level ... -
Case report: Acute Kidney Injury, Liver impairment, Severe Anemia in a child with Malaria and Hyperparasitaemia
(Peertechz, 2021-01-19)Severe Malaria is a medical emergency mainly because of its rapid progression to complications and death if not promptly and adequately treated. In 2018 WHO put the incidence of P. falciparum Malaria in the African region ... -
Clinical laboratory hematology reference values among infants aged 1month to 17 months in Kombewa Sub-County, Kisumu: A cross sectional study of rural population in Western Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2021-03-17)There is an urgent need for reliable region-specific hematological reference values for clinical monitoring. Laboratory reference ranges are important for assessing study participant eligibility, toxicity grading and ... -
Baseline incidence of meningitis, malaria, mortality and other health outcomes in infants and young sub-Saharan African children prior to the introduction of the RTS, S/AS01E …
(BioMed Central, 2021-04-26)The lack of background disease incidence rates in sub-Saharan countries where the RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine is being implemented may hamper the assessment of vaccine safety and effectiveness. This study aimed to document ... -
Haematological abnormalities in children with sickle cell disease and non-severe malaria infection in western Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2021-12)In Plasmodium falciparum infection, clinical conditions such as anaemia, thrombocytopenia and leukocytosis are common. Mutation in haemoglobin sub-unit beta gene (HBB) may be a genetic factor responsible for these ...