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Comparative Evaluation of Five Widal Test Kits Used in Kenya for the Serological Diagnosis of Typhoid Fever
(2005)
Typhoid fever, caused by Salmonella typhi (S. typhi), is currently one of the most serious human diseases in Kenya, sometimes occurring in epidemic proportions, particularly in schools. It is essentially an enteric disease, ...
The occurrence of aflatoxin in poultry tissues collected in Nairobi, Kenya.
(2000)
106 (80 from poultry slaughterhouse and 26 from sick birds) chicken liver samples collected during October 1997 were analysed to determine the extent of aflatoxin B1 in poultry tissues. Analysis of aflatoxin B1 was done ...
Hatchability and fertility of indigenous chicken and duck eggs, and some causes of chick and duckling mortality in Kenya
(2007)
Flocks under study are located in the suburbs of Nairobi province and Machakos district. They belonged to smallholder farmers. Twenty seven clutches of eggs given to indigenous chickens to seat on, and 10 clutches of eggs ...