Search
Now showing items 1-3 of 3
Knowledge and demand for medicinal plants used in the treatment and management of diabetes in Nyeri County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-08)
Ethnopharmacological relevance
Non communicable diseases are currently a major health challenge facing humanity. Nyeri County has one of the highest diabetes prevalence in Kenya (12.6%), compared to the country’s ...
Seroepidemiological Survey of Rift Valley Fever Virus in Ruminants in Garissa, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Introduction: Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a vector-borne zoonotic disease caused by phlebovirus in the family
Bunyaviridae. In Kenya, major outbreaks occurred in 1997–1998 and 2006–2007 leading to human deaths, huge
economic ...
Comparative analysis of ear-hole closure identifies epimorphic regeneration as a discrete trait in mammals
(2016)
Why mammals have poor regenerative ability has remained a long-standing question in
biology. In regenerating vertebrates, injury can induce a process known as epimorphic
regeneration to replace damaged structures. ...