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Stinging nettle and neem enhance antibody response to local killed and imported live infectious bursal disease vaccines in indigenous chicken in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Immune responses are critical for protection of chickens from infectious bursal disease (IBD). In this study, the antibody response-enhancing effect of drinking water supplementation of 1% stinging nettle and neem on ...
Peripheral Arterial Disease Among Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Attending the Chest Clinic at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Background.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been shown to be the leading causes of death among COPD patients, with ...
Challenges of Implementing Strategy in Wajir County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Since the devolved system of governance was launched in 2013, strategy implementation has attracted a lot of attention to majority of the Kenyan people. A lot of the people want to know whether county governments are ...
A systematic review of neonatal treatment intensity scores and their potential application in low-resource setting hospitals for predicting mortality, morbidity and estimating resource use.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
BACKGROUND:
Treatment intensity scores can predict mortality and estimate resource use. They may therefore be of interest for essential neonatal care in low resource settings where neonatal mortality remains high. We ...
Prevalence and geographical distribution of Papio hamadryas papillomavirus 1 (PhPV1) in Kenyan baboons.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Papio hamadryas papillomavirus (PhPV) 1, 2, and 3, are Alphapapillomaviruses that have been detected in Kenyan Olive baboons but the distribution is unknown. Therefore, cervical screening for PhPV1 was performed in baboons ...