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pro vyhledávání: '"Victor Ofula"'
Autor:
Agnes Muhonja Otindo, Eric M. Ndombi, Martin Theuri, Margaret Muturi, Peris Thamaini, James Ogutu, Lister Onsongo, June K. Madete, Victor Ofula, Samuel Gitau, Gladys Mwangi, Paul Okemo
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Virology, Vol 4 (2024)
IntroductionSeroprevalence of anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (anti-SARS-CoV-2) antibodies in the postvaccination period in Kenya remains to be elucidated. This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgM a
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/4e1888d74ffa498ea9fa384cbbfa57cd
Autor:
Martin Theuri, Eric M. Ndombi, Peris Thamaini, James Opiyo Ogutu, Lister Onsongo, June K. Madete, Victor Ofula, Samuel Gitau, Gladys Mwangi, Paul Okemo
Publikováno v:
PeerJ, Vol 12, p e17723 (2024)
Background Post-coronavirus disease 2019 (post-COVID-19) is associated with considerable morbidity and reduced quality of life. However, studies characterizing the post-COVID-19 condition in Kenya are limited. This study aimed to determine the preval
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/387629b498674ef597480d0b263a9a90
Autor:
Hellen Koka, Joel Lutomiah, Solomon Langat, Edith Koskei, Albert Nyunja, James Mutisya, Francis Mulwa, Samuel Owaka, Victor Ofula, Samson Konongoi, Fredrick Eyase, Rosemary Sang
Publikováno v:
Virology Journal, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
Abstract Background Arbovirus surveillance and recurrence of outbreaks in Kenya continues to reveal the re-emergence of viruses of public health importance. This calls for sustained efforts in early detection and characterization of these agents to a
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/91382176bc8945aca1313073cd05b65f
Autor:
Joel Lutomiah, Francis Mulwa, James Mutisya, Edith Koskei, Solomon Langat, Albert Nyunja, Hellen Koka, Samson Konongoi, Edith Chepkorir, Victor Ofula, Samuel Owaka, Fredrick Eyase, Rosemary Sang
Publikováno v:
Parasites & Vectors, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2021)
Abstract Background Chikungunya virus is an alphavirus, primarily transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus. In late 2017–2018, an outbreak of chikungunya occurred in Mombasa county, Kenya, and investigations were conducted to establish assoc
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/770d48b178a7428d8b58950f15367f83
Autor:
Fredrick Eyase, Solomon Langat, Irina Maljkovic Berry, Francis Mulwa, Albert Nyunja, James Mutisya, Samuel Owaka, Samson Limbaso, Victor Ofula, Hellen Koka, Edith Koskei, Joel Lutomiah, Richard G Jarman, Rosemary Sang
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 11, p e0241754 (2020)
Between late 2017 and mid-2018, a chikungunya fever outbreak occurred in Mombasa, Kenya that followed an earlier outbreak in mid-2016 in Mandera County on the border with Somalia. Using targeted Next Generation Sequencing, we obtained genomes from cl
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/eb88fecf51484de096d2d57277911cfc
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 6, p e0198556 (2018)
The first laboratory confirmed dengue outbreak in Kenya was reported in coastal towns of Malindi and Kilifi in 1982. Since then, no other outbreak had been confirmed in Kenya. Dengue outbreak was confirmed among African Mission soldiers in Somalia (A
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/dd7a753515f644ce82d6e34b2ced46ab
Autor:
Samson Limbaso Konongoi, Albert Nyunja, Victor Ofula, Samuel Owaka, Hellen Koka, Edith Koskei, Fredrick Eyase, Daniel Langat, James Mancuso, Joel Lutomiah, Rosemary Sang
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 10, p e0205058 (2018)
Chikungunya is a reemerging vector borne pathogen associated with severe morbidity in affected populations. Lamu, along the Kenyan coast was affected by a major chikungunya outbreak in 2004. Twelve years later, we report on entomologic investigations
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/12652e1ff14d47b8adca3809429d3d23
Autor:
Esther M Ellis, John C Neatherlin, Mark Delorey, Melvin Ochieng, Abdinoor Haji Mohamed, Daniel Ondari Mogeni, Elizabeth Hunsperger, Shem Patta, Stella Gikunju, Lilian Waiboic, Barry Fields, Victor Ofula, Samson Limbaso Konongoi, Brenda Torres-Velasquez, Nina Marano, Rosemary Sang, Harold S Margolis, Joel M Montgomery, Kay M Tomashek
Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 9, Iss 4, p e0003733 (2015)
Dengue appears to be endemic in Africa with a number of reported outbreaks. In February 2013, several individuals with dengue-like illnesses and negative malaria blood smears were identified in Mombasa, Kenya. Dengue was laboratory confirmed and an i
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/e1039419f9f4482cb5bae38f42edb9fd
Autor:
Rosemary Sang, Clayton Onyango, John Gachoya, Ernest Mabinda, Samson Konongoi, Victor Ofula, Lee Dunster, Fred Okoth, Rodney Coldren, Robert B. Tesh, Amelia Travassos da Rosa, Stacy Finkbeiner, David Wang, Mary Crabtree, Barry Miller
Publikováno v:
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 12, Iss 7, Pp 1074-1080 (2006)
To identify tickborne viruses circulating in Kenya and the surrounding region, we conducted surveillance at abattoirs in Nairobi, Kenya. Species of ticks collected included Rhipicephalus pulchellus (56%), Amblyomma gemma (14%), R. appendiculatus (8%)
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/d4b82dc64c0942efb25f55933cb1f768
Autor:
Thomas Jaenisch, Thomas Junghanss, Bridget Wills, Oliver J. Brady, Isabella Eckerle, Andrew Farlow, Simon I. Hay, Philip J. McCall, Jane P. Messina, Victor Ofula, Amadou Sall, Anavaj Sakuntabhai, Raman Velayudhan, G.R. William Wint, Herve Zeller, Harold S. Margolis, Osman Sankoh
Publikováno v:
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 20, Iss 10, Pp - (2014)
An expert conference on Dengue in Africa was held in Accra, Ghana, in February 2013 to consider key questions regarding the possible expansion of dengue in Africa. Four key action points were highlighted to advance our understanding of the epidemiolo
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/42ff181eaab84b6ea09066298fd0dacd