Epidemiology

Molecular detection of Rickettsia felis and Candidatus Rickettsia Asemboensis in fleas from human habitats, Asembo, Kenya

Abstract/Overview The flea-borne rickettsioses murine typhus (Rickettsia typhi) a

Malaria hotspot areas in a highland Kenya site are consistent in epidemic and non-epidemic years and are associated with ecological factors

Abstract/Overview Background Malaria epidemics in highland areas of East Africa h

Decreased prevalence of anemia in highland areas of low malaria transmission after a 1-Year interruption of transmission

Abstract/Overview Background. Malaria control campaigns have reduced malaria tran

Standardization and validation of a cytometric bead assay to assess antibodies to multiple Plasmodium falciparum recombinant antigens

Abstract/Overview Background Multiplex cytometric bead assay (CBA) have a number

Endothelial activation biomarkers increase after hiv-1 acquisition: plasma vcam-1 predicts disease progression

Abstract/Overview Objective—We aimed to determine whether endothelial activation

Filarial-specific antibody response in east African bancroftian filariasis: effects of host infection, clinical disease, and filarial endemicity

Abstract/Overview The effect of host infection, chronic clinical disease, and tra

Immunoepidemiology of Wuchereria bancrofti infection: Parasite transmission intensity, Filaria-specific antibodies, and host immunity in two East African communities

Abstract/Overview We compared the age profiles of infection and specific antibody

Spatial clustering of malaria and associated risk factors during an epidemic in a highland area of western Kenya

Abstract/Overview The epidemiology of malaria over small areas remains poorly und

Factors Associated with Low Birth Weight deliveries in Pumwani Maternity Hospital, Nairobi-Kenya

Abstract/Overview Low birth weight (LBW) is a major determinant of morbidity, mor