Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Antigenic and Phylogenetic Analysis of Influenza Viruses in Kenya from 2006-08 within the Context of Regional and Global Influenza Drift
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009) -
Aids - Is It A Dentist's Concern?
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1985)Analysis of 355 cases with fractures of the mandible indicated that 74.9% of the cases were due to interpersonal violence and 13.8% were caused by road traffic accidents. The men to women ratio was 8.4:1 and 75.5% of the ... -
Is there a need for a Kenya Dental Association Journal?
(University of Nairobi PressSchool of medicine, 1985) -
Short report: Clinical and molecular evidence for a case of Buruli ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans infection) in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)Mycobacterium ulcerans infection is an emerging disease that causes indolent, necrotizing skin lesions known as Buruli ulcer (BU) and occasional contiguous or metastatic bone lesions. Buruli ulcer is named after Buruli ... -
An Evaluation of the Epidemiology of Adenovirus Infections in Kenya Using a Sustained Laboratory-Based Sentinel Surveillance System
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2008) -
Maesanin: A Benzoquinone From Maesa Lanceolata That Completely Inhibits Respiration In Bloodstream Trypanosoma Brucei Brucei
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2008) -
Serological detection of virus diseases of sweet potato in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2008)Objective: To identify virus diseases attacking sweet potato in the major production areas in Kenya.Methodology and results: A total of 220 symptomatic and 108 asymptomatic sweet potato vines were collected from farmers’ ... -
Genetic analysis of H3N2 influenza A viruses isolated in 2006-2007 in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2008)BACKGROUND: Minimal influenza surveillance has been carried out in sub-Saharan Africa to provide information on circulating influenza subtypes for the purpose of vaccine production and monitoring trends in virus spread and ... -
Reaction of transgenic sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) lines to virus challenge in the glasshouse
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2008)Objective: Sweet potato virus disease (SPVD) is highly devastating and diseased plants produce little or no yield. Efficient methods to control the disease are not available and conventional breeding forresistance has had ... -
A Report of the First Two and a Half Years of a Comprehensive Influenza Sentinel Surveillance System in Kenya and Its Implications for Vaccine Strain Selection in the East Africa Region
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2008) -
Cancrum Oris: Case Report
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1983)Analysis of 355 cases with fractures of the mandible indicated that 74.9% of the cases were due to interpersonal violence and 13.8% were caused by road traffic accidents. The men to women ratio was 8.4:1 and 75.5% of the ... -
Description of a Distinct Antigenic Drift Variant of Influenza A (H3N2) Circulating in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2007) -
An Assessment of the Implementation of the First Comprehensive Influenza Surveillance Activity in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2007) -
Cloning and characterisation of Theileria parva RESA2 ortholog
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2004) -
Neonatal chondroblastic oesteosarcoma of the mandible
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1983)Analysis of 355 cases with fractures of the mandible indicated that 74.9% of the cases were due to interpersonal violence and 13.8% were caused by road traffic accidents. The men to women ratio was 8.4:1 and 75.5% of the ... -
Gene-expression analysis identifies novel RBL2/p130
(University of NairobiDepartment of Human Pathology, 2007-05)Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is a B-cell tumor whose characteristic gene aberration is the translocation t(8;14), which determines c-myc overexpression. Several genetic and epigenetic alterations other than c-myc overexpression ... -
Injuries Of The Maxillofacial Skeleton In Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1983)Analysis of 355 cases with fractures of the mandible indicated that 74.9% of the cases were due to interpersonal violence and 13.8% were caused by road traffic accidents. The men to women ratio was 8.4:1 and 75.5% of the ... -
Prevalence Of Anaemia Of Pregnancy And The Role Of Malaria In Its Aetiology In Rural Kenya
(University of NairobiObsterics and gynaecology, 1984) -
Amplification of 1-amino-cyclopropane-1-carboxylic (ACC) deaminase from plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in Striga-infested soil
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2003)Experiments were conducted in pots to determine the growth effect of different rhizobacteria on maize under Striga hermonthica infestation. Three bacteria were selected based on their plant growth promoting effects. Whole ... -
Spatial distribution of Burkitt’s lymphoma in Kenya and association with malaria risk
(University of NairobiDepartment of Human Pathology, 2007-08)Endemic Burkitt’s lymphoma (BL) is the most common paediatric malignancy in equatorial Africa and was originally shown to occur at high-incidence rates in regions where malaria transmission is holoendemic. New ecological ...
