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Epidemiology, seasonality, and burden of influenza and influenza-like illness in urban and rural Kenya, 2007-2010.
(2012-12)
BACKGROUND:
The epidemiology and burden of influenza remain poorly defined in sub-Saharan Africa. Since 2005, the Kenya Medical Research Institute and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya have conducted ...
Detection of influenza A virus in live bird markets in Kenya, 2009-2011
(2013-03)
BACKGROUND:
Surveillance for influenza viruses within live bird markets (LBMs) has been recognized as an effective tool for detecting circulating avian influenza viruses (AIVs). In Sub-Saharan Africa, limited data exist ...
Epilepsy in poor regions of the world.
(2012)
Epilepsy is a common disorder, particularly in poor areas of the world, and can have a devastating effect on people with the disorder and their families. The burden of epilepsy in low-income countries is more than twice ...
Development and validation of the Kilifi Epilepsy Beliefs and Attitude Scale
(2012)
Epilepsy remains misunderstood, particularly in resource poor countries (RPC). We developed and validated a tool to assess beliefs and attitudes about epilepsy among people with epilepsy (PWE) in Kilifi, Kenya. The 50-item ...
Development and validation of the Kilifi Stigma Scale for Epilepsy in Kenya.
(2012)
The aim of this study was to develop and validate a tool to measure perceived stigma among people with epilepsy (PWE) in Kilifi, Kenya. We reviewed existing scales that measured stigma, particularly of epilepsy. We conducted ...
Caveat oncologist: clinical findings and consequences of distributing counterfeit erythropoietin in the United States.
(2012)
Counterfeit pharmaceuticals pose risks domestically. Because of their cost, cancer pharmaceuticals are vulnerable. We review findings from a domestic counterfeiting episode involving erythropoietin and outline anticounterfeiting ...
Continuous EEG monitoring in Kenyan children with non-traumatic coma
(2012)
The aim of this study was to describe the EEG and clinical profile of seizures in children with non-traumatic coma, compare seizure detection by clinical observations with that by continuous EEG, and relate EEG features ...
Dietary, social, and environmental determinants of obesity in Kenyan women.
(2011)
To assess the determinants of overweight and obesity in Kenyan women considered to be undergoing the nutrition transition.
A nationally representative sample of women (n = 1008) was randomly drawn. Weight, height, waist, ...
Epidemiology of respiratory viral infections in two long-term refugee camps in Kenya, 2007-2010
(2012-01)
BACKGROUND:
Refugees are at risk for poor outcomes from acute respiratory infections (ARI) because of overcrowding, suboptimal living conditions, and malnutrition. We implemented surveillance for respiratory viruses in ...
A case of primary cutaneous extranodal natural killer/t-cell lymphoma, nasal type, with a 22-year indolent clinical course.
(2012-04)
Extranodal natural killer (NK)/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type, is a rare type of cytotoxic lymphoma involving mainly the upper aerodigestive tract and associated with Epstein-Barr virus. The disease has usually a poor prognosis ...