Browsing School of Agriculture & Food Science by Author "Ndung'u, Kariuki"
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Comparative Pathogenicity of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense Strains in Swiss white Mice and mastomys natalensis Rats
Muchiri, Margaret Wanjiku; Ndung'u, Kariuki; Kibugu, James Karuku; Thuita, John Kibuthu; Gitonga, Purity Kaari; Ngae, Geoffrey Njuguna; Mdachi, Raymond Ellie; Kagira, John Maina (2015)Abstract We evaluated Mastomys natelensis rat as an animal model for Rhodesian sleeping sickness. Parasitaemia, clinical and pathological characteristics induced by T. b. rhodesiense isolates, KETRI 3439, 3622 and 3637 ... -
Differential Virulence and Tsetse Fly Transmissibility of Trypanosoma Congolense and Trypanosoma Brucei Strains
Gitonga, Purity K; Ndung'u, Kariuki; Murilla, Grace A; Thande, Paul C; Wamwiri, Florence N; Auma, Joanna E; Ngae, Geoffrey N; Kibugu, James K; Kurgat, Richard; Thuita, John K (AOSIS, 2017)African animal trypanosomiasis causes significant economic losses in sub-Saharan African countries because of livestock mortalities and reduced productivity. Trypanosomes, the causative agents, are transmitted by tsetse ... -
Infectra(®)-kit: a device for restraining mice and confining tsetse flies during trypanosome infection transmission experiments
Ndung'u, Kariuki; Kibugu, James Karuku; Gitonga, Purity Kaari; Thuita, John Kibuthu; Auma, Joanna Eseri; Gitonga, Samuel Kariuki; Ngae, Geoffrey Njuguna; Murilla, Grace Adira (Elsevier, 2013)Chemical (anaesthesia) and manual techniques are commonly used to restrain mice during vector-mediated parasite transmission experiments in the laboratory. Chemical restraint may interfere with natural fly vector-mouse ...