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Immunity after treatment of human schistosomiasis mansoni. III. Long-term effects of treatment and retreatment
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1987)
Group mean Schistosoma mansoni reinfection patterns are presented for 2 years after treatment with oxamniquine in 1981 of over 100 9- to 16-year-old Kenyan schoolchildren, and for one year after retreatment in 1983 with ...
Antibodies against haemorrhagic fever viruses in Kenya populations.
(1983)
Human sera from Lodwar (77 sera), Nzoia (841 sera), Masinga (251 sera), Laisamis (174 sera) and the Malindi/Kilifi area (556 sera) in Kenya were tested by indirect immunofluorescence for antibodies against Marburg, Ebola ...
Salt and blood pressure in various populations.
(1984)
A relationship between salt intake and blood pressure has been described in cross-sectional studies of several populations. However, serious methodological problems in many studies could have resulted in erroneous results. ...
Epidemiology of hepatitis B in eastern Kenya
(1989)
A cross-sectional survey of outpatients attending the three distinct hospitals in the towns of Mombasa, Kilifi, and Malindi was conducted to determine the patterns of hepatitis B transmission in eastern Kenya. Of 1,533 ...
Plasmodium falciparum: DNA probe diagnosis of malaria in Kenya
(1989)
We previously reported isolation of DNA probe which specifically recognizes Plasmodium falciparum and developed a simple method for its use. The sensitivity and specificity of this DNA probe method have now been extensively ...
Evidence for predisposition of individual patients to reinfection with Schistosoma mansoni after treatment.
(1987)
Statistical analysis of the relationship between intensities of infection before treatment and during reinfection after treatment in a sample of 119 Kenyan schoolchildren demonstrated a positive association, indicating ...
Immunity in human schistosomiasis mansoni: prevention by blocking antibodies of the expression of immunity in young children
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1987)
A total of 129 children were treated for Schistosoma mansoni infections, and followed for intensity of reinfection at 3-monthly intervals over a 21-month period. Blood samples were taken before treatment and at 5 weeks and ...
Field evaluation of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite detection in anopheline mosquitoes from Kenya
(1987)
An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using a monoclonal antibody that recognizes a repetitive epitope on the circumsporozoite protein of Plasmodium falciparum was used in Kenya to assess malaria infections in ...