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Origins, molecular epidemiology and genetic diversity of influenza a(H1N1)pdm09 virus in Kenya: a bayesian coalescent analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Background: An influenza pandemic caused by a swine-origin influenza virus A/H1N1 [A(H1N1)pdm09] spread worldwide in 2009 and is estimated to have caused between 151,700 and 575,400 deaths globally. The spread of influenza ...
Neuraminidase Inhibitor activities on Influenza B isolates obtained in Kenya, 2011-2012
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Introduction: Oseltamivir and zanamivir are neuraminidase inhibitors (NAIs) with important roles as drugs for prophylaxis and treatment of influenza. Whereas there have been reports of in vivo resistance of influenza B ...
Species and serotype diversity of human rhinoviruses from patients presenting with influenza like illness in Kenya in 2008
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Tract infections, the main cause of the common cold and recently have been associated with more serious respiratory infections. There are over 100 known serotypes of HRV, classified into 3 species (A, B and C). In Kenya, ...