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Field application of an ELISA using redefined Leishmania antigens for the detection of visceral leishmaniasis.
(University of Nairobi., 1993-07)
Two soluble antigens from Leishmania donovani of 116 kDa and 70 kDa molecular mass, and a soluble mixture of crude antigens, were used in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of visceral leishmaniasis ...
Giemsa and acridine orange stains: a laboratory experience in the diagnosis of leishmaniasis--short communication.
(University of Nairobi., 1993-07)
Isolation and characterization of flagellates from rodents and canids in Masinga, Machakos District, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 1995-11)
A total of 728 animals comprising of 633 rodents and 95 canids were examined for leishmanial parasites. Flagellates were isolated from 67 out of 111 (60.4%) Acomys subspinosus (spiny mouse), 12 out of 143 (8.4% ) Mastomys ...
Refractoriness of domestic cats to infection with a Kenyan strain of Leishmania donovani.
(University of Nairobi., 1993-05)
Comparison of two ribosomal DNA-based methods for differentiating members of the Anopheles gambiae complex (Diptera: Culicidae).
(University of Nairobi., 1993-03)
Two DNA-based methods, the restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR), were used to identify mosquitoes of the Anopheles gambiae Giles complex collected in Kenya. Field-collected ...
Cellular and humoral immune responses in a population from the Baringo District, Kenya to Leishmania promastigote lipophosphoglycan.
(University of Nairobi., 1992-04)
In a cross-sectional house-to-house study in a leishmaniasis-endemic area in Kenya, the cellular and humoral immune response to Leishmania lipophosphoglycan (LPG) was determined. Clinical data, peripheral blood mononuclear ...
Animal reservoirs of leishmaniasis in Marigat, Baringo District, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 1996-01)
A total of 1128 rodents belonging to seven genera were examined for leishmanial parasites over a period of sixteen months. Parasites were isolated from 36 (12.5%) Tatera robusta, 3 (0.5%) Arvicanthis niloticus, and 2 (0.8%) ...
Relationships between Plasmodium falciparum transmission by vector populations and the incidence of severe disease at nine sites on the Kenyan coast
(The American Society of Tropical Medecine and Hygiene, 1995)
The transmission of Plasmodium falciparum was studied in relation to the incidence of severe malaria infections at nine sites in the Kilifi District in Kenya. Intensive mosquito sampling during a one-year period yielded ...