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Selected ethno-medicinal plants from Kenya with in vitro activity against major African livestock pathogens belonging to the "Mycoplasma mycoides cluster".
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
ETHNOPHARMOCOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:
Members of 'Mycoplasma mycoides cluster' are important ruminant pathogens in Africa. Diseases caused by these Mycoplasma negatively affect the agricultural sector especially in developing ...
The effect of mass mosquito trapping on malaria transmission and disease burden (SOLARMAL): a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial.
(Unuversity of Nairobi, 2016)
BACKGROUND:
Odour baits can attract host-seeking Anopheles mosquitoes indoors and outdoors. We assessed the effects of mass deployment of odour-baited traps on malaria transmission and disease burden.
METHODS:
We ...
How would children register their own births? Insights from a survey of students regarding birth registration knowledge and policy suggestions in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Birth registration and obtaining physical birth certificates impose major challenges in developing countries, with impact on child and community health, education, planning, and all levels of development. However despite ...
Biopiracy of natural products and good bioprospecting practice.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
BACKGROUND:
Biopiracy mainly focuses on the use of biological resources and/or knowledge of indigenous tribes or communities without allowing them to share the revenues generated out of economic exploitation or other ...
Mass mosquito trapping for malaria control in western Kenya: study protocol for a stepped wedge cluster-randomised trial.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
BACKGROUND:
Increasing levels of insecticide resistance as well as outdoor, residual transmission of malaria threaten the efficacy of existing vector control tools used against malaria mosquitoes. The development of ...
Atmospheric corrosion studies in Kenya: past, present and future
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Despite the regular inspections and current contingencies made in the HF plant at
Necsa, an isolated case where two mild steel vessels leaked HF during operation
occurred without warning. The failure of both these vessels ...
Moringa oleifera and ceramic filters for escherichia coli and turbidity removal from drinking water.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Porous ceramic filters were prepared by incorporating burnout material into the clay and their
efficiency in removal of turbidity and Escherichia coli tested. Moringa oleifera seeds were also tested for their
biocoagulant ...
The epidemiology of residual Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission and infection burden in an African city with high coverage of multiple vector control measures.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
BACKGROUND:
In the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam, high coverage of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs), larvicide application (LA) and mosquito-proofed housing, was complemented with improved access to artemisinin-based ...
Profile: the Rusinga health and demographic surveillance system, western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
The health and demographic surveillance system on Rusinga Island, Western Kenya, was initiated in 2012 to facilitate a malaria intervention trial: the SolarMal project. The project aims to eliminate malaria from Rusinga ...
Field evaluation of two novel sampling devices for collecting wild oviposition site seeking malaria vector mosquitoes: OviART gravid traps and squares of electrocuting nets.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
BACKGROUND:
New sampling tools are needed for collecting exophilic malaria mosquitoes in sub-Saharan Africa to monitor the impact of vector control interventions. The OviART gravid trap and squares of electrocuting nets ...