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Antimicrobial Activity, Toxicity and Phytochemical Screening of Four Medicinal Plants Traditionally Used in Msambweni District, Kenya
(2014)
This study was designed to evaluate the antimicrobial activity, toxicity and phytochemical composition of organic and aqueous crude extracts of Zanthoxylum chalybeum Engl. (Rutaceae), Adansonia digitata L. (Bombacaceae), ...
Immunoepidemiology of Wuchereria bancrofti infection in two East African communities:
(2008)
The response pattern of specific antibodies to the microfilarial sheath (sheath-Ab) of the mosquito-borne
filarial parasite Wuchereria bancrofti was investigated in individuals from two East African communities
with ...
Land Tenure in Slum Upgrading Projects
(2011)
This paper gives an overview of slum upgrading in Kenya observing that slums are a major urban housing phenomena in Kenya that require immediate attention. Rather than demolishing them, which renders many people homeless, ...
Infectivity, pseudorecombination and mutagenesis of Kenyan cassava mosaic begomoviruses
(2007)
Cloned DNA-A and DNA-B components of Kenyan isolates of East African cassava mosaic virus
(EACMV, EACMV-UG and EACMV-KE2), East African cassava mosaic Kenya virus (EACMKV)
and East African cassava mosaic Zanzibar virus ...
Cryptosporidium species detected in calves and cattle in Dagoretti, Nairobi, Kenya
(2012)
A total of 1,734 cattle faecal samples from 296 dairy-keeping households were collected from urban settings in Nairobi, Kenya. Modified Ziehl–Neelsen staining method
and an immunofluorescence assay were used to identify ...
Survey of postharvest handling, preservation and processing practices along the camel milk chain in Isiolo district,Kenya
(2012)
Despite the important contribution of camel milk to food security for pastoralists in
Kenya, little is known about the postharvest handling, preservation and processing
practices. In this study, existing postharvest ...
Pattern of Heart Failure in an Adult Kenyan Population
(2014)
Background:
Pattern
of
heart
failure
shows
geographical
and
ethnic
variation.
These
data
are
important
for
informing
management
strategies.
There
are
no
recent
reports
from
Kenya.
Objective:
To
...
Seroprevalence of Cysticercus cellulosae and associated risk factors in free-range pigs in Kenya
(Cambridge University Press 2010, 2010)
Porcine cysticercosis is an emerging zoonosis with public health and economic
importance. A cross-sectional study was undertaken to investigate the disease in
free-range pigs on 182 smallholder farms in Busia District, ...
Financial Analysis Of The Effectiveness Of Tsetse Repellent In Bovine Trypanosomosis Control In Kenya
(2006)
A 12-month field trial was conducted in two tsetse-infested areas of Kenya. The objective was to evaluate
the effectiveness of a new tsetse repellent technology to control bovine trypanosomosis in smallholder
nomadic ...
The canopy effects of prosopis juliflora (dc.) and acacia tortilis (hayne) trees on herbaceous plants species and soil physico-chemical properties in Njemps flats, Kenya
(2009)
The canopy effects of an exotic and indigenous tree species on soil properties and understorey herbaceous plant species were investigated on the Njemps Flats, Baringo district, Kenya. Samples of soil and herbaceous plant ...