University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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CARTA’S 2ND VICE CHANCELLOR’S MEETING
(University of Nairobi, 2017-07-10)The Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) is a south-south partnership with a south-north collaboration jointly led by the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), Kenya, and the ... -
Oil and Gas Sector in the East Africa Region; Challenges and Opportunities
(University of Nairobi, 2016-06-01)The Kenya Pipeline Company Ltd partnered with the University of Nairobi to host the inaugural oil and gas public lecture on 1st July 2016 at the University of Nairobi’s Taifa Hall. Over 500 participants drawn from the ... -
Effect of agricultural practices on water quality in Ndakaini Dam, gatanga, Muranga, County, Kenya
(2017-10)Change in Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) is inevitable and accuracy and time are important to detect the change in different seasons to monitor trends and status of water quality. Understanding LULC and Water Quality ... -
Live Attenuated Zoster Vaccine Boosts Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV)-Specific Humoral Responses Systemically and at the Cervicovaginal Mucosa of Kenyan VZV-Seropositive Women.
(Oxford Academic, 2018-09-08)BACKGROUND: Attenuated varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a promising vector for recombinant vaccines. Because human immunodeficiencyvirus (HIV) vaccines are believed to require mucosal immunogenicity, we characterized mucosal ... -
Reported willingness to participate in a hypothetical HIV vaccine trial and its translation to actual participation among healthy adults-Experience from Kenya.
(PLoS, 2018-11-02)OBJECTIVE: To evaluate initial reported willingness to participate in a hypothetical HIV vaccine clinical trial and actual participation of volunteers in a longitudinal observational study. METHODS: We recruited HIV ... -
Impact of Standard Bacterial Vaginosis Treatment on the Genital Microbiota, Immune Milieu, and Ex Vivo Human Immunodeficiency Virus Susceptibility.
(Oxford Academic, 2018-09-12)BACKGROUND: Genital immunology is a key determinant of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) susceptibility. Both factors are modulated by bacterial vaginosis (BV) and, to some extent, by Lactobacillus iners, the genital ... -
Live attenuated varicella-zoster virus vaccine does not induce HIV target cell activation.
(BMC, 2019-02-01)BACKGROUND: Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is under consideration as a promising recombinant viral vector to deliver foreign antigens including HIV. However, new vectors have come under increased scrutiny, since trials with ... -
Association between vaginal washing and vaginal bacterial concentrations.
(PLoS, 2019-01-24)Vaginal washing is a common practice associated with adverse outcomes including bacterial vaginosis (BV) and HIV infection. Prior studies have not examined the associations between vaginal washing and individual vaginal ... -
Safety and Immunogenicity of a 2-Dose Heterologous Vaccine Regimen With Ad26.ZEBOV and MVA-BN-Filo Ebola Vaccines: 12-Month Data From a Phase 1 Randomized Clinical Trial in Nairobi, Kenya.
(Oxford Academic, 2019-06-05)BACKGROUND: During the 2014 West African Ebola outbreak, Ebola vaccine development was accelerated. The phase 1 VAC52150EBL1003 study was performed to investigate 2-dose heterologous vaccination with Ad26.ZEBOV and ... -
Validation of urinary sphingolipid metabolites as biomarker of effect for fumonisins exposure in Kenyan children.
(Francis & Taylor, 2019-06)Fumonisins (FNs), a group of mycotoxins produced mainly by Fusarium species, are ubiquitous food contaminants, especially for maize. Fumonisin B1 (FB1) caused severe toxicities in farm animals, induced kidney and liver ... -
HIV-1 viral control varies by viral subtype in a large cohort of African adults with incident HIV-1 infection.
(Oxford Academic, 2019-04-02)Few HIV-infected persons can maintain low viral levels without therapeutic intervention. We evaluate predictors of spontaneous viral control in a prospective cohort of African adults shortly after HIV infection. Viral ... -
The effects of aflatoxin exposure on Hepatitis B-vaccine induced immunity in Kenyan children.
(Elsevier, 2019-05)BACKGROUND: Globally, approximately three million children die each year from vaccine preventable infectious diseases mainly in developing countries. Despite the success of the expanded immunization program, not all infants ... -
The effects of exposures to mycotoxins on immunity in children: A systematic review.
(Elsevier, 2019-05)The majority of childhood deaths occur in low-income countries, with vaccine-preventable infections contributing greatly. Of the many possible environmental factors that could hamper a child's immune response, mycotoxins ... -
Annual Report, 2018
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Academic Calender and Almanac 2018/2019
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The 60th Congregation for the Conferment of Degrees and award of Diplomas
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The 60th Congregation for the Conferment of Degrees and award of Diplomas at the Chancellor’s Court on Friday, December 21, 2018
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December 2018 Varsity Focus
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UON joins league of top Universities
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Political Economy of Kenya & the 2017 General Elections
(2019-03)n 2017, Kenya held two presidential elections in succession after the new apex court, the Supreme Court, annulled the August 2017 presidential results in which the incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the ...
