Browsing School of Health Sciences & School of Nursing by Author "Bisanzio, Donal"
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Birthweight in offspring of mothers with high prevalence of helminth and malaria infection in coastal Kenya
Fairley, Jessica K; Bisanzio, Donal; King, Charles H; Kitron, Uriel; Mungai, Peter; Muchiri, Eric; King, Christopher L; Malhotra, Indu (The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2013)Results of studies on the associations of maternal helminth infection and malaria-helminth co-infection on birth outcomes have been mixed. A group of 696 pregnant women from the Kwale district in Kenya were recruited and ... -
Cross-sectional Study of the Burden of Vector-Borne and Soil-Transmitted Polyparasitism in Rural Communities of Coast Province, Kenya
Bisanzio, Donal; Mutuku, Francis; Bustinduy, Amaya L.; Mungai, Peter L.; Muchiri, Eric M.; King, Charles H.; Kitron, Uriel (Public Library of Science, 2014)In coastal Kenya, infection of human populations by a variety of parasites often results in co-infection or poly- parasitism. These parasitic infections, separately and in conjunction, are a major cause of chronic clinical ... -
Physical condition and maintenance of mosquito bed nets in Kwale County, coastal Kenya
Mutuku, Francis M; Khambira, Maureen; Bisanzio, Donal; Mungai, Peter; Mwanzo, Isaac; Muchiri, Eric M; King, Charles H; Kitron, Uriel (BioMed Central, 2014)Despite the extensive ownership and use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) over the last decade, the effective lifespan of these nets, especially their physical integrity, under true operational conditions is not ...