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    • Molecular characterization of Echinococcus species in dogs from four regions of Kenya 

      Mulinge, Erastus; Magambo, Japhet; Odongo, David; Njenga, Sammy; Zeyhle, Eberhard; Mbae, Cecilia; Kagendo, Dorothy; Addy, Francis; Ebi, Dennis; Wassermann, Marion; Kern, Peter; Romig, Thomas (Elsevier, 2018-05-15)
      Cystic echinococcosis is endemic both in livestock and humans in many parts of Kenya. However, very little data exists on Echinococcus infections in dogs, and therefore their role in maintaining the transmission cycles and ...
    • A survey for Echinococcus spp. of carnivores in six wildlife conservation areas in Kenya 

      Kagendo D; Magambo J; Agola EL; Njenga SM; Zeyhle E; Mulinge E; Gitonga P; Mbae C; Muchiri EM; Wassermann M; Kern P; Romig T (Parasitology international, 2015)
      To investigate the presence of Echinococcus spp. in wild mammals of Kenya, 832 faecal samples from wild carnivores (lions, leopards, spotted hyenas, wild dogs and silver-backed jackals) were collected in six different ...