Integrated survey of helminthic neglected tropical diseases and comparison of two mosquito sampling methods for lymphatic filariasis molecular xenomonitoring in the River Galana area, Kilifi County, coastal Kenya.

Autor: Sammy M Njenga, Henry M Kanyi, Cassian M Mwatele, Dunstan A Mukoko, Moses J Bockarie, Louise A Kelly-Hope

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 17, Iss 12, p e0278655 (2022)

A lymphatic filariasis (LF) endemic focus along the River Galana/ Sabaki in Kilifi County, coastal Kenya, provided a platform to conduct an integrated survey for three helminthic neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), namely soil-transmitted helminthias

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Schistosoma haematobium and soil-transmitted Helminths in Tana Delta District of Kenya: infection and morbidity patterns in primary schoolchildren from two isolated villages

Autor: Benson B. Estambale, Henry Madsen, Paul E. Simonsen, Walter Jaoko, Dunstan A. Mukoko, Gachuhi Kimani, Birgitte J. Vennervald, Kariuki Njaanake

Publikováno v: BMC Infectious Diseases
Njaanake, K H, Vennervald, B J, Simonsen, P E, Madsen, H, Mukoko, D A, Kimani, G, Jaoko, W G & Estambale, B B 2016, ' Schistosoma haematobium and soil-transmitted Helminths in Tana Delta District of Kenya : infection and morbidity patterns in primary schoolchildren from two isolated villages ', B M C Infectious Diseases, vol. 16, 57 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1387-4

Background: Schistosomes and soil-transmitted helminths (STH) (hookworm, Trichuris trichiura and Ascaris lumbricoides) are widely distributed in developing countries where they infect over 230 million and 1.5 billion people, respectively. The parasit

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http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4739089

Bancroftian filariasis: patterns of vector abundance and transmission in two East African communities with different levels of endemicity

Autor: Edwin Michael, Erling M. Pedersen, Paul E. Simonsen, N N Masese, Dunstan A. Mukoko, John H. Ouma, Mwele N. Malecela-Lazaro, R.T. Rwegoshora, Dan W. Meyrowitsch

Publikováno v: Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology. 99:253-265

Intensive monitoring of Wuchereria bancrofti vector abundance and transmission intensity was carried out in two communities, one with high-level endemicity for bancroftian filariasis (Masaika, Tanzania) and the other with low-level (Kingwede, Kenya),

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https://doi.org/10.1179/136485905x29675

Bancroftian filariasis in 12 villages in Kwale district, Coast province, Kenya - variation in clinical and parasitological patterns

Autor: Dunstan A. Mukoko, Benson B. Estambale, N N Masese, Erling M. Pedersen, John H. Ouma

Publikováno v: Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology. 98(8)

As part of a larger study on the effects of permethrin-impregnated bednets on the transmission of Wuchereria bancrofti, subjects from 12 villages in the Coastal province of Kenya, south of Mombasa, were investigated. The aims were to update the epide

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15667713

Socioeconomic factors associated with compliance with mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis elimination in Kenya: Descriptive study results

Autor: Magambo Jk, Mary Amuyunzu-Nyamongo, Sammy M. Njenga, Dunstan A Mukoko, Doris W. Njomo

Publikováno v: Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 5:103

Background: Annual Mass Drug Administration (MDA) to at least 65 - 80% of the population at risk is necessary for Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) elimination. In Kenya, MDA based on diethylcarbamazine and albendazole, using the community-directed treatment

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https://doi.org/10.4103/1755-6783.95962