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Integrated mosquito larval source management reduces larval numbers in two highland villages in western Kenya
(2012-05-18)
AbstractBackgroundIn western Kenya, malaria remains one of the major health problems and its control remains an important public health measure. Malaria control is by either use of drugs to treat patients infected with ...
The World Health Organization multicountry survey on maternal and newborn health: study protocol
(2011-10-26)
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Background
Effective interventions to reduce mortality and morbidity in maternal and newborn health already exist. Information about quality and performance of care and the use of critical interventions are ...
Vaginal microbicides for reducing the risk of sexual acquisition of HIV infection in women: systematic review and meta-analysis
(2012-11-06)
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Each year more than two million people are newly infected with HIV worldwide, a majority of them through unprotected vaginal sex. More than half of new infections in ...
Evaluation of low density polyethylene and nylon for delivery of synthetic mosquito attractants
(2012-09-19)
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Background
Synthetic odour baits present an unexploited potential for sampling, surveillance and control of malaria ...
Self-reported use of internet by cervical cancer clients in two National Referral Hospitals in Kenya
(2012-10-09)
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Cervical cancer remains a devastating disease in Kenya accounting for more than 2000 deaths each year. Lack of information on cervical cancer prevention and management has been attributed to the ...
Pyronaridine-artesunate granules versus artemether-lumefantrine crushed tablets in children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria: a randomized controlled trial
(2012-10-31)
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Background
Children are most vulnerable to malaria. A pyronaridine-artesunate pediatric granule formulation is being developed for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum ...
Raiding pastoral livelihoods: motives and effects of violent conflict in north-western Kenya
(2012-12-03)
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Conflicts related to livestock raiding are not new phenomena in many pastoral societies in the Horn of Africa. Traditionally, various pastoral communities use raiding as a cultural practice for restocking of ...
In search for an explanation to the upsurge in infant mortality in Kenya during the 1988-2003 period
(2012-06-18)
AbstractBackgroundIn Kenya, infant mortality rate increased from 59 deaths per 1000 live births in 1988 to 78 deaths per 1000 live births by 2003. This was an increase of about 32 percent in 15 years. The reasons ...
Evaluation of a single round polymerase chain reaction assay using dried blood spots for diagnosis of HIV-1 infection in infants in an African setting
(2011-02-18)
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The aim of this study was to develop an economical 'in-house' single round polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay using filter paper-dried blood spots (FP-DBS) for early infant HIV-1 diagnosis ...
Emergence of new types of Theileria orientalis in Australian cattle and possible cause of Theileriosis outbreaks
(2011-02-21)
Abstract
Theileria parasites cause a benign infection of cattle in parts of Australia where they are endemic, but have, in recent years, been suspected of being responsible for a number of outbreaks of disease in cattle ...